Commission Directive 82/473/EEC of 10 June 1982 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 73/173/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (solvents)

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 189 , 11 . 7 . 1973 , P . 7 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 229 , 30 . 8 . 1980 , P . 57 .

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE OF 10 JUNE 1982 ADAPTING TO TECHNICAL PROGRESS COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 73/173/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE CLASSIFICATION , PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS ( SOLVENTS )

( 82/473/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 73/173/EEC OF 4 JUNE 1973 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO THE CLASSIFICATION , PACKAGING AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS ( SOLVENTS ) ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 80/781/EEC ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS EXAMINATION OF THE LIST OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN THE ANNEX TO DIRECTIVE 73/173/EEC HAS SHOWN THAT THIS LIST NEEDS TO BE AMENDED IN THE LIGHT OF BOTH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS AND THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND , MORE PRECISELY , THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE CLASSES AND/OR SUB-CLASSES OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES AND TO INCLUDE SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE NOT YET ON THE LIST , GIVING DETAILS OF THE CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES TO WHICH THEY BELONG OR OF THE CONCENTRATION LIMITS FOR SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED AS BEING CORROSIVE AND/OR IRRITANT ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DIRECTIVE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR ADAPTATION TO TECHNICAL PROGRESS OF THE DIRECTIVES ON THE REMOVAL OF TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE IN DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEX TO DIRECTIVE 73/173/EEC IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS DIRECTIVE .

ARTICLE 2

BY 1 JULY 1983 THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ADOPT AND PUBLISH THE PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE . THEY SHALL FORTHWITH INFORM THE COMMISSION THEREOF .

THEY SHALL APPLY SUCH PROVISIONS NOT LATER THAN 1 JANUARY 1984 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 10 JUNE 1982 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

KARL-HEINZ NARJES

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

ANNEX

CLASS I

VERY TOXIC AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

CLASS I/A

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE

006-003-00-3 * CARBON DISULPHIDE

601-020-00-8 * BENZENE

602-008-00-5 * CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

602-015-00-3 * 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE

602-017-00-4 * PENTACHLOROETHANE

609-003-00-7 * NITROBENZENE

612-008-00-7 * ANILINE

602-016-00-9 * 1,1,2,2-TETRABROMOETHANE

603-015-00-6 * 2-PROPEN-1-OL

602-010-00-6 * 1,2-DIBROMOETHANE

603-028-00-7 * 2-CHLOROETHANOL

CLASS I/B

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE

608-029-00-2 * BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL)ETHER

604-001-00-2 * PHENOL

604-004-00-9 * CRESOL

605-010-00-4 * 2-FURALDEHYDE

613-027-00-3 * PIPERIDINE

CLASS I/C

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE

602-019-00-5 * 1-BROMOPROPANE

603-001-00-X * METHANOL

608-001-00-3 * ACETONITRILE

606-030-00-6 * HEXAN-2-ONE

CLASS II

HARMFUL SUBSTANCES

CLASS II/A

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE

602-014-00-8 * 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE

603-018-00-2 * FURFURYL ALCOHOL

606-009-00-1 * 4-METHYL-3-PENTEN-2-ONE

613-002-00-7 * PYRIDINE

602-006-00-4 * TRICHLOROMETHANE

602-034-00-7 * 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE

609-001-00-6 * 1-NITROPROPANE

609-002-00-1 * 2-NITROPROPANE

602-012-00-7 * 1,2-DICHLORETHANE

602-033-00-1 * CHLOROBENZENE

610-007-00-6 * 1-CHLOR-1-NITROPROPANE

601-007-01-4 * HEXANE - MIXTURE OF ISOMERS CONTAINING MORE THAN 5 % N-HEXANE ( 1 )

603-024-00-5 * 1,4-DIOXANE

( 1 ) IN THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE THE CONCENTRATION TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE CALCULATION FORMULA DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2 SHOULD BE THE N-HEXANE CONCENTRATION IN THE PREPARATION .

CLASS II/B

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE

602-003-00-8 * DIBROMOMETHANE

602-011-00-1 * 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE

602-020-00-0 * DICHLOROPROPANE

602-025-00-8 * 1,1-DICHLOROETHYLENE

602-026-00-3 * 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE

602-027-00-9 * TRICHLOROETHYLENE

602-028-00-4 * TETRACHLOROETHYLENE

616-001-00-X * N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE

609-036-00-7 * NITROMETHANE

609-035-00-1 * NITROETHANE

616-011-00-4 * N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE

603-014-00-0 * 2-BUTOXYETHANOL

CLASS II/C

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE

607-013-00-6 * DIMETHYL CARBONATE

650-002-00-6 * TURPENTINE

606-011-00-2 * 2-METHYLCYCLOHEXANE

603-051-00-2 * 2-ETHYLBUTAN-1-OL

603-057-00-5 * BENZYL ALCOHOL

606-029-00-0 * PENTANE-2,4-DIONE

601-028-00-1 * O-METHYLSTYRENE

601-023-00-4 * ETHYLBENZENE

602-013-00-2 * 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE

602-018-00-X * CHLOROPROPANE

602-022-00-1 * CHLOROPENTANE

601-022-00-9 * XYLENE

601-021-00-3 * TOLUENE

606-010-00-7 * CYCLOHEXANONE

603-011-00-4 * 2-METHOXYETHANOL

CLASS II/D

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE

603-009-00-3 * CYCLOHEXANOL

603-010-00-9 * 2-METHYLCYCLOHEXANOL

603-004-00-6 * BUTANOL EXCEPT TERT-BUTHYL ALCOHOL

603-005-00-1 * 2-METHYLPROPAN-2-OL

603-027-00-1 * 1,2-ETHANEDIOL

603-006-00-7 * AMYL ALCOHOL EXCEPT TERT-PENTANOL

603-007-00-2 * 2-METHYLBUTAN-2-OL

607-037-00-7 * 2-ETHOXYETHYL ACETATE

607-038-00-2 * 2-BUTOXYETHYL ACETATE

603-050-00-7 * 1-(2-BUTOXYPROPOXY)PROPAN-2-OL

603-059-00-6 * HEXAN-1-OL

606-024-00-3 * 2-HEPTAN-2-ONE

607-036-00-1 * 2-METHOXYETHYLACETATE

016-031-00-8 * TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE-1,1-DIOXIDE

602-004-00-3 * DICHLOROMETHANE

603-013-00-5 * 2-ISOPROPOXYETHANOL

CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES

PREPARATIONS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE OF THE SUBSTANCES CLASSIFIED AS CORROSIVE IN THIS ANNEX IN INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS NOT EXCEEDING THE SPECIFIED CORROSIVE LIMITS SHALL BE CONSIDERED CORROSIVE IF THE SUM OF THE QUOTIENTS OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE WEIGHT PERCENTAGE OF EACH SUBSTANCE IN THE PREPARATION BY THE CORROSIVE LIMIT SPECIFIED FOR THAT SUBSTANCE EXCEEDS 1 .

INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATION AT WHICH PREPARATION TAKES SYMBOL INDICATED

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE * C % * XI %

607-008-00-9 * ACETIC ANHYDRIDE * > 20 * 8-20

607-010-00-X * PROPIONIC ANHYDRIDE * > 25 * 10-25

612-006-00-6 * 1,2-DIAMINOETHANE * > 10 * 2-10

IRRITANT SUBSTANCES

PREPARATIONS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE OF THE SUBSTANCES CLASSIFIED AS CORROSIVE OR IRRITANT IN THIS ANNEX IN INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS NOT EXCEEDING THE SPECIFIED IRRITANT LIMITS SHALL BE CONSIDERED IRRITANT IF THE SUM OF THE QUOTIENTS OBTAINED BY DIVIDING THE WEIGHT PERCENTAGE OF EACH SUBSTANCE IN THE PREPARATION BY THE IRRITANT LIMIT SPECIFIED FOR THAT SUBSTANCE EXCEEDS 1 .

INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATION AT WHICH PREPARATION TAKES SYMBOL INDICATED

REFERENCE NO IN DIRECTIVE 67/548/EEC * SUBSTANCE * C % * XI %

603-012-00-X * 2-ETHOXYETHANOL * * * 25

603-025-00-0 * TETRAHYDROFURAN * * * 25

601-027-00-6 * ISOPROPENYLBENZENE * * 25

601-025-00-5 * MESITYLENE * * * 25

601-026-00-0 * STYRENE * * * 25

606-005-00-X * 2,6-DIMETHYLHEPTAN-4-ONE * * * 10

605-015-00-1 * 1,1-DIETHOXYETHANE * * * 10

603-016-00-1 * 4-HYDROXY-4-METHYLPENTAN-2-ONE * * * 10

603-053-00-3 * 2-METHYLPENTANE-2,4-DIOL * * * 10

603-054-00-9 * DIBUTYLETHER * * * 10

606-020-00-1 * 5-METHYLHEPTAN-3-ONE * * * 10

603-052-00-8 * 3-BUTOXYPROPAN-2-OL * * * 25

606-021-00-7 * N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE * * * 10

603-061-00-7 * TETRAHYDRO-2-FURYLMETHANOL * * * 10

603-062-00-2 * TETRAHYDROFURAN-2,5-DIYLDIMETHANOL * * * 10

601-029-00-7 * O-MENTHA-1,8(9)-DIENE * * * 25

601-024-00-X * PROPYLBENZENE AND ISOPROPYLBENZENE * * * 25

603-008-00-8 * METHYLPENTAN-2-OL * * * 25

606-012-00-8 * 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-ENONE * * * 25