Transitional Arrangements:
There are derogations or transitional arrangements in place as follows:
- For substances already placed on the market (i.e. “on the shelves”) before 1st December 2010 and not required to be re-labelled and re-packaged until 1st December 2012, the SDS does not need to be replaced with a SDS according to Annex I of Reg. No. 453/2010 until 1st Dec 2012 (unless an update in accordance with Art. 31(9) of REACH is required).
- For mixtures already placed on the market (i.e. “on the shelves”) before 1st June 2015 and not required to be re-labelled and re-packaged until 1st June 2017, the SDS does not need to be replaced with a SDS according to Annex II of Reg. No. 453/2010 until 1st June 2017 (unless an update in accordance with Art. 31(9) of REACH is required).
- For suppliers of mixtures: SDSs for mixtures provided to any recipient at least once before 1st December 2010 may continue to be used and need not comply with Annex I to Reg. No. 453/2010 until 30th November 2012.
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