CLP Regulation

Explained

CLP stands for classification, labelling and packaging. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 sets out how substances and mixtures are classified by their hazards and how they are labelled: with pictograms, a signal word, hazard statements and precautionary statements. The classification decides whether a safety data sheet is required. Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 amended CLP, among other things on minimum font sizes, distance sales and the voluntary digital label. Regulation (EU) 2025/2439 postponed the formatting rules, the rules for advertising and distance sales and the new deadlines for updating labels to 1 January 2028. Article 49 CLP requires suppliers to keep the information used for classification and labelling for at least ten years.