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More than three million classification and labelling notifications improve information on hazardous chemicals

date:  04/01/2011

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More than three million notifications on the classification of chemical substances in line with new EU rules have been received by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). All companies manufacturing or importing hazardous substances were required to classify them by 1 December 2010 and notify ECHA by 3 January 2011.