FEICA calls for swift adoption of CLP ‘stop-the-clock’
Publication ref.: POP-EX-O07-022
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FEICA Position on CLP - Comments after the CLP reality workshop
On 16 May 2025, FEICA participated in the European Commission’s 'CLP Reality Check' workshop, which gathered over 700 stakeholders to explore simplification opportunities under the CLP Regulation. This document provides FEICA’s written follow-up, reiterating key concerns raised during the workshop—particularly the need to remove font size requirements and to simplify hazard label obligations in advertisements.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-O04-019
The sequential implementation on substances not classified as hazardous
Read the FEICA Position Paper on the proposal from the European commission to introduce restrictions for group substances. As shown, such restrictions can cover very large groups of substances and mixtures that were not classified as hazardous, and therefore, had no labelling or declaration obligations before.
From the perspective of downstream users, restrictions on substances and mixtures that are not classified as hazardous require a sequential implementation process.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-M12-057
Call for urgent dialogue and a rethink regarding CLP Revision – 3 key aspects that will have a major negative impact on industry and the environment
11 European associations (including FEICA) representing producers, product formulators (downstream users), distributors and end users of chemicals, expressed their strong concerns regarding the ongoing revision of the Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). While we acknowledge the importance of ensuring clear and concise information on product labels, we firmly believe that the impact of the changes proposed in the revised CLP regulation has been greatly underestimated in the European Commission's impact assessment, especially with regard to minimum requirements for labelling.
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Publication ref.:COS-EX-M09-048
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Clarification of supplier duties under CLP Regulation
Read here the FEICA position on the proposal of the EU Commission for an update of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 introducing in Article 30 a clarification of supplier duties. FEICA advocates for the exemption from the duty of updating labels of distributors who does not modify the product or the packaging they have in stock.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-M03-041
FEICA position on the CLP Revision
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to revise the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, confirming the ambitions laid out in the proposal’s inception impact assessment by including provisions aiming at better identifying and classifying hazardous chemicals, and improving communication on chemical hazards, including that by online suppliers.
Revising the CLP means changing the foundation of one of the most comprehensive pieces of hazard communication legislation in the world, and it is important to consider sectorial implications. Please see FEICA's comments on certain points of the revision in this
FEICA Position Paper on the CLP Revision.
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Publication ref.: POP-EX-M03-011
CLP Revision Analysis
On 19 December 2022, the Commission proposed a revised Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) and introduced new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors (EDs); persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) substances; very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances; persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) substances; and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances. This document includes an analysis of the changes proposed.
Publication ref.: POP-IN-M01-001
Downstream Users – 8 priorities for the CLP revision
The EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP) is a cornerstone of the EU chemical legislation. Revising CLP means changing the foundation of one of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation in the world. As a horizontal piece of legislation, CLP has a wide-ranging impact, with any change to likely have a knock-on effect on various sectors, including, but not limited to biocides, pesticides, detergents, cosmetics, toys, and medical devices. Thus, DUCC strongly urges the European Commission to include evaluation of sectorial implications in CLP impact assessment.
Consumers and professional users buy paints, detergents, adhesives, sealants, inks etc., not chemicals. These products, or articles containing these products, are made by DUCC Downstream Users of Chemicals Coordination Group members, including FEICA.
This paper illustrates 8 priorities regarding the CLP revision, as outlined by DUCC and its members.
Publication ref.: COS-EX-L10-53
FEICA response to the public consultation for the simplification and digitalisation of labelling
FEICA fully supports the initiative of the Commission to simplify CLP labels and allow for digitalisation when possible. This position paper covers FEICA’s response to the public consultation for the simplification and digitalisation of labelling.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-K09-047
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