Environmental & Chemical Regulations
New hazard classes now mandatory under CLP (ED, PBT, vPvB, PMT, vPvM)
Most Regulation 2024/2865 provisions become mandatory
Substances with harmonised classification in Annex VI
Regulation Overview
https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/legislation
The CLP Regulation is the EU's implementation of the UN Globally Harmonised System (GHS) for classifying and communicating chemical hazards. For supply chain teams, the primary obligation is ensuring every substance and mixture placed on the EU market carries correct hazard classifications, compliant labels with GHS pictograms and hazard statements, and up-to-date Safety Data Sheets reflecting current classification data.
CLP now includes six new hazard classes—endocrine disruptors for human health and environment, PBT, vPvB, PMT, and vPvM—mandatory for new substances since May 2025 with existing substances required to comply by November 2026. Companies must also submit Poison Centre notifications via ECHA's portal under Annex VIII and maintain C&L Inventory notifications within one month of placing substances on the market.
CLP compliance demands substance-level classification data from every supplier. When ECHA updates harmonised classifications in Annex VI or new hazard classes take effect, your entire product portfolio requires reassessment.
Key Components / Sub-Frameworks
EU/EEA manufacturers of chemical substances and mixtures
Importers placing substances or mixtures on the EU market
Downstream users who further process or reformulate mixtures
Non-EU companies selling chemicals to EU customers via online channels
Companies submitting Poison Centre notifications under Annex VIII
Distributors selling, rebranding, or relabelling hazardous products in the EU
Key Thresholds
Six new CLP hazard classes are now mandatory. Your suppliers provide SDSs that predate the ED, PBT, and PMT classifications. You have 800 substances across 200 suppliers—and no systematic way to determine which require reclassification. The November 2026 deadline for existing substances is approaching, and your supplier SDS library is already outdated.
Every hazardous mixture requires a Poison Centre notification with exact composition data, UFI codes, and toxicological information—submitted via ECHA's IUCLID portal for every EU Member State where the product is sold. You reformulate 50 mixtures per year. Each reformulation triggers a notification update. Manual tracking at this scale breaks down.
Your downstream customers rely on your SDSs for their own CLP compliance. A supplier reclassifies a component, but the updated SDS sits in an inbox for three months. Your mixture's SDS is now non-compliant. Your customer's label is wrong. The compliance gap cascades through three tiers before anyone notices.
CLP labels require language-specific hazard and precautionary statements for each EU market. Regulation 2024/2865 adds new font size minimums, colour requirements, and digital labelling provisions. A single product sold in 15 EU markets needs 15 language versions—each compliant with new formatting rules. Manual label management cannot keep pace.
Certivo In Action
Certivo in Action — CLP Workflow
From Manual SDS Review to Automated Validation
CORA parses and validates supplier SDSs automatically, extracting classification data across all hazard classes. Your team focuses on exceptions—not manually reviewing hundreds of Safety Data Sheets for hazard classification accuracy.
CLP Documentation Acceleration
Generate complete, audit-ready CLP compliance packages—label content, classification summaries, and Poison Centre data—in hours instead of the weeks of manual compilation.
Proactive CLP Compliance Monitoring
When ECHA publishes ATPs or harmonised classification changes, Certivo reassesses your substance portfolio instantly. Know which products are affected before enforcement inspections begin.
Key Statistics
Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies must comply with the CLP Regulation?
The CLP Regulation applies to all manufacturers, importers, downstream users, and distributors placing chemical substances or mixtures on the EU/EEA market. Under Regulation 2024/2865, distributors who rebrand or sell hazardous mixtures across Member State borders must now also submit Poison Centre notifications. Non-EU companies selling chemicals online to EU consumers must designate an EU-based responsible supplier.
What are the penalties for CLP non-compliance?
Enforcement is handled by national competent authorities in each EU Member State, with penalties varying by jurisdiction. Consequences include product withdrawal from the market, import bans, fines, and criminal liability for serious violations. ECHA's REF-14 enforcement project launching inspections in 2026 will specifically target CLP labelling and Poison Centre notification compliance.
How does Certivo handle the six new CLP hazard classes?
CORA parses supplier SDSs and extracts classification data for all hazard classes, including the six new classes introduced by Delegated Regulation 2023/707—endocrine disruptors (human health and environment), PBT, vPvB, PMT, and vPvM. Certivo flags substances where existing supplier SDSs do not reflect the new classification requirements and tracks compliance against the November 2026 deadline for existing substances and May 2028 deadline for existing mixtures.
What SDS and declaration formats does Certivo accept from suppliers?
Certivo accepts any format: PDF Safety Data Sheets, XML exports, IUCLID files, Excel spreadsheets, and freeform responses. CORA extracts classification data, hazard statements, composition information, and concentration limits regardless of format or language—eliminating the need to standardize SDS collection across your global supply chain.
How does CLP compliance relate to REACH and other chemical regulations?
CLP and REACH are companion regulations—CLP governs how substances are classified and communicated while REACH governs their registration, evaluation, and restriction. A CLP classification change can trigger REACH registration dossier updates, SVHC identification, and downstream supply chain communication obligations. Certivo validates supplier data against CLP, REACH, RoHS, and related frameworks simultaneously from a single SDS submission.