Copenhagen - All chemical substances marketed in the EU must be classified and labelled according to the regulation on classification and labelling of dangerous substances. Substances with harmonised classifications adopted in the EU are included in the List of harmonised classification and labelling of hazardous substances (Annex VI of 1272/2008/EU).

But: This list covers around 7,000 substances which have been classified for their hazardous properties. However, this also means that about 93,000 of the 100,204 existing substances in the EU (EINECS list), are not classified in a harmonised way. For these substances, it is the manufacturer's or importer's responsibility to carry out an appropriate classification of the dangerous intrinsic properties (“self-classification”). In most cases however, there are currently no test data (from animal testing, etc.) available on their properties in relation to human health or the environment hazards.

To address this issue, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency has published the Advisory self-classification list of dangerous substances in 2001. The latest list of Version 2.1 was published in February 2010.

A background report for the Danish EPA advisory self-classification list can be downloaded under mst.dk(1). The advisory self-classification list itself (latest Version: 2.1) is based on assessments from (Q)SAR researchers from the National Food Institute – Technical University of Denmark and available as a database via mst.dk(2).

Quelle: Danish Ministry of the Environment

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