Legal provisions of COM(1998)561 - Amendment of Council Directive 67/548/EEC as regards the labelling of certain dangerous substances in Austria and Sweden

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dossier COM(1998)561 - Amendment of Council Directive 67/548/EEC as regards the labelling of certain dangerous substances in Austria and Sweden.
document COM(1998)561 EN
date May 10, 1999


Contents

Article 1

The following paragraphs shall be added to Article 23 of Directive 67/548/EEC: "5. Austria may from 1 January 1999 until 31 December 2000 require the use of:

- the additional symbol dustbin with a cross through it concerning waste disposal, not included in Annex II, and

- the additional S-phrase Antidote exists, medical staff contact Poisons Information Centre regarding counter-measures in the case of accident, not listed in Annex IV.

6. Sweden may from 1 January 1999 until 31 December 2000 require the use of the following additional R-phrases, not listed in Annex III:

- R-322 for substances which present acute toxic effects not covered by criteria for classification of Annex VI (Swedish category moderately harmful), and

- R-340 for substances classified as carcinogenic, category 3, instead of R-phrase R40."

Article 2

The Republic of Austria and the Kingdom of Sweden shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 July 2000 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When the Member States concerned adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.