European Communities (Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Preparations) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 62 of 2004).

These Regulations implement in Ireland provisions of Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations placed on the market of the European Community. The Regulations apply to all dangerous preparations with exceptions for certain categories of preparations such as medicines, cosmetics etc., which are covered by other Council Directives. The Regulations require persons placing a dangerous preparation on the market, to classify and label it according to the inherent hazards including, for the first time, the danger to the environment hazard category. Certain preparations that would not be classified as dangerous by the Directive and these Regulations are nevertheless subject to specific labelling requirements if the particular preparations are listed in the Annex V to Directive 1999/45/EC, as amended by Commission Directive 2001/60/EC. The classification, labelling and packaging requirements of these Regulations have also been extended to include plant protection products.