The European Commission is consulting the public until 8 October in order to revise Regulation 1272/2008/EC on classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures (the so-called CLP Regulation) to bring it into line with the latest scientific knowledge and better protect human health and the environment.
Launched on 20 September, this consultation concerns a draft delegated Regulation to incorporate into the CLP Regulation new hazard classes and their scientific identification criteria for substances of very high concern, in line with the requirements of the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (see EUROPE 12953/11).
This includes endocrine disruptors for human health and the environment as well as PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic), vPvB (very persistent and very bioaccumulative), PMT (persistent, mobile and toxic) and vPvM (very persistent and very mobile) substances and mixtures.
The text provides for two categories of endocrine disruptors: those known or suspected (category 1) and those suspected (category 2), both for human health and for the environment.
Link to the public consultation: https://aeur.eu/f/389 (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)