Do you supply chemicals to another country within the EU?

Do you supply chemicals to another country within the EU?

Companies supplying chemical substances or mixtures to other countries within the EU, including Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Northern Ireland are not considered as ‘exporters’ under chemical legislation.

Is the substance or mixture hazarous?

Companies supplying substances or mixtures onto the EU market (domestic or otherwise) must ensure the product is classified, labelled and packaged in accordance with CLP. This includes providing hazard information in the language of the country in which the product is being placed on the market.

Have you determined whether a safety data sheet is required?

If the substance or mixture is classified in any hazard class (physical, health or environment) in accordance with CLP and/or is included on the candidate list a safety data sheet must be provided in the language of the country in which it is placed on the market. If the mixture contains ≥ 1% (0.2% for gaseous) of a substance posing a health or environmental hazard, or ≥ 0.1% of a CMR, PBT or vPvB substance or contains a substance that has an occupational exposure limit value, the safety data sheet should be available on request.

If a safety data sheet is not required, the recipient should still receive information on registration, authorisation, restriction and risk management measures.

Have you determined whether notification to the Poison Centre in the importing country is required?

Hazardous (health and/or physical endpoint classifications) mixtures must be notified to the Poison Centre in which the product is placed on the market and their emergency telephone number included in Section 1.4 of the safety data sheet.

Please note that all EU poison centres will be harmonised and information for professional and consumer uses can be submitted to the Poison Centre Notification (PCN) portal from 1st January 2021, which will include the generation of a Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) for inclusion on the label and safety data sheet. Industrial uses must be notified to the PCN portal from 1st January 2024 and until that time should be submitted as normal to the poison centre in the importing country. If you have notified the poison centre in the country in which the product is placed on the market before 1st January 2021, you may benefit from a transitional period before notifying to the PCN until 1st January 2025.