Safety data sheet

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Article 31 of REACH requires a safety data sheet (SDS) for substances and mixtures classified as hazardous, for PBT and vPvB substances and for substances on the Candidate List. For certain unclassified mixtures the supplier provides one on request. Annex II, in the version of Regulation (EU) 2020/878, sets out the sixteen sections, and a competent person prepares the sheet. It goes to professional recipients free of charge, on paper or electronically, no later than the first delivery, in an official language of the Member State where the product is placed on the market, unless that Member State provides otherwise. It has no expiry date. When new hazard information becomes available, the supplier updates it without delay and sends the new version to every recipient supplied in the preceding twelve months.