21/04/2023 (Agence Europe) – New EU rules on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures (an amendment of the CLP Regulation) entered into force on Thursday 20 April, the European Commission announced. They create new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic), vPvB (very persistent, very bioaccumulative), PMT (persistent, mobile and toxic) and vPvM (very persistent and very mobile) substances and mixtures, under a delegated act adopted by the European Commission in December 2022 (see EUROPE 13087/6). These rules could allow for additional measures to be taken to address and mitigate the risks of substances and mixtures under other EU downstream legislation - for example, the REACH regulation, the revision proposal for which, scheduled for June, could be delayed until the last quarter of 2023 (see EUROPE 13166/6). (AN)