Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/918 of 19 May 2016 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 is amended as follows: (1) In Article 23, point (f) is replaced by the following: ‘(f) substances or mixtures classified as corrosive to metals but not classified as skin corrosion or as serious eye damage (Category 1).’ (2) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. (3) Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. (4) Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation. (5) Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation. (6) Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation. (7) Annex VI is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation. (8) Annex VII is amended in accordance with Annex VII to this Regulation.

By way of derogation from Article 3, substances and mixtures may, before 1 February 2018, be classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended by this Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 3, substances and mixtures classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and placed on the market before 1 February 2018 shall not be required to be relabelled and repackaged in accordance with this Regulation before 1 February 2020.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall apply from 1 February 2018.