S.I. No. 34/1980 - European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations, 1980.


S.I. No. 34 of 1980.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES) (CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING AND LABELLING) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1980.

I, GENE FITZGERALD, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Directive No. 79/370/EEC of 30 January, 1979 (a), hereby make the following Regulations:

(a) OJ No. L88·—7 April, 1979.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations, 1980.

(2) The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 1979 and 1980.

(3) These Regulations shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 1980.

2. In these Regulations "the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 383 of 1979 ).

3. The definition of "the directive" in Regulation 2 (1) of the Principal Regulations shall be construed and have effect as if amongst the Council or Commission Directives therein mentioned as amending Council Directive No. 67/548/EEC of 27 June, 1967 (b), there were included a reference to Commission Directive No. 79/370/EEC of 30 January, 1979.

(b) OJ No. 196·—16 August, 1967.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 7th day of February, 1980.

GENE FITZGERALD,

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for corrections, amendments and additions to Annex 1, additions to Annex III and amendments to Annex IV of the European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 1979— S.I. No. 383 of 1979 .