Great Britain CLP enforcement: competent authorities, enforcing bodies, offences, defences, powers, penalties and appeals under BPCR 2013 and HSWA 1974 (assimilated law)

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Background to the Great Britain Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation

Trade in substances and mixtures affects not only the market in Great Britain (GB), but also commerce around the world. Before Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 — the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (EU CLP Regulation) — was adopted in 2009, common criteria for classification and labelling had already been devised within the United Nations (UN), producing the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), intended to enable global trade while safeguarding human health and the environment. The EU CLP Regulation took effect on 20 January 2009 in the EU (which then included the UK), and Recital 6 expresses the objective of advancing worldwide harmonisation of classification and labelling by incorporating the internationally agreed GHS criteria. Under the EU CLP Regulation, classification has applied to substances placed on the market since 1 December 2010 and to mixtures from 1 June 2015. From 1 June 2015, the EU CLP framework completely superseded the earlier classification regime established by the Dangerous Substances Directive 67/548/EEC (DSD) and the Dangerous Preparations Directive 1999/45/EC (DPD). Together, these milestones created a harmonised system, aligning EU and GB practice with UN GHS to support trade...

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