The Legal Classification List Principle

The classification of substances in annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC [3-1] is obligatory for all Member States in the European Community, because all regulations of the free market are based on Article 95 of the EC treaty any national modification is not allowed. 

Usually, the member states have to incorporate the ATPs in national regulations without any modification within 18 months. Many member states have implemented in their national regulations a direct reference to the actual ATP. The people responsible for placing substances on the market can adopt the classification and labeling directly after publication in the Official Journal of the European Community. After the appointed date for adoption, the old classification and labeling are no longer valid. 

Substance identity EC-No CAS-No Classification danger symbol R-phrases Labeling danger symbol R-phrase S-phrase Concentration limits in % Classification/ labeling danger symbol R-phrase 

Supplementary to the classification and labeling of the substances, concentration limits for preparations are fixed for special substances (see Section 3.7.2). 

As mentioned in Section 3.3, no deviation from the R-phrases for category 1 and 2 of substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction is allowed. The exact category is laid down in annex I, as shown in Table 3.15 as a representative example, in the following way  

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