S.I. No. 335/1984 - European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations, 1984.

I, RUAIRI QUINN, 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. 83/467/EEC of 29 July 1983^a hereby make the following Regulations:

^a O.J. No. L257, 16.9.83, p. 1-33.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 1979 to 1984.

(2) The European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 1979 to 1983, and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 1979 to 1984.

(3) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1986.

2. (1) Regulation 2 (1) of the European Communities (Dangerous Substances) (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 383 of 1979 ), is hereby amended by:—

( a ) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "Annex 1":

" 'Annex 1' means Annex 1 (inserted by Commission Directive No. 76/907/EEC of 14 July, 1976 ¹) to the directive, as amended by the Commission Directives specified in paragraph (3) of this Regulation;";

¹O.J. No. L360, 30.12.76, p. 1-424.

( b ) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "Annex II":

"'Annex II' means Annex II (inserted by Commission Directive No. 83/467/EEC of 29 July, 1983 ²) to the directive;";

² O.J. No. L257, 16.9.83, p. 1-33.

( c ) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "Annex III":

"'Annex III' means Annex III (inserted by the said Commission Directive No. 76/907/EEC) as amended by the said Commission Directive No. 83/467/EEC, to the Directive;";

( d ) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "Annex IV":

" 'Annex IV' means Annex IV (inserted by the said Commission Directive No. 76/907/EEC) as amended by the said Commission Directive No. 83/467/EEC, to the directive;";

( e ) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "the directive":

" 'the directive' means Council Directive No. 67/548/EEC of 27 June, 1967 ³, as amended by the Council Directives and the Commission Directive specified in paragraph (4) of this Regulation;";

³ O.J No. L196, 16.8.67, p. 234-237.

and

( f ) the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (2):

"(3) The Commission Directives referred to in the definition of 'Annex I' in paragraph (1) of this Regulation are Commission Directive No. 81/957/EEC of 23 October, 1981, ⁴ Commission Directive No. 82/232/EEC of 25 March, 1982, ⁵ and Commission Directive No. 83/467/EEC of 29 July, 1983. ²

⁴ O.J. No. L351, 7.12.81, p. 5.

⁵ O.J. No. L106, 21.4.82, p. 18.

² O.J. No. L257, 16.9.83, p. 1-33.

(4) The Council Directives and the Commission Directive referred to in the definition of 'the directive' in paragraph (1) of this Regulation are Council Directive No. 69/81/EEC of 13 March, 1969 ^6, Council Directive No. 70/189/EEC of 6 March, 1970,⁷, Council Directive No. 71/114/EEC of 22 March, 1971 ^8, Council Directive No.u 73/146/EEC of 21 May, 1973 ⁹ Council Directive No. 75/409/EEC of 24 June, 1975 ¹⁰, and Commission Directive No. 76/907/EEC. ¹".

⁶ O.J. No. L68, 19.3.69, p. 1-4.

⁷ O.J. No. L59, 14.3.70, p. 147.

⁸ O.J. No. L74, 29.3.71, p. 180.

⁹ O.J. No. L167, 25.6.73, p. 1-2, p. 105. p. 128.

¹⁰ O.J. No. L183, 14.7.75, p. 22-24.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of December, 1984.

RUAIRI QUINN,

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations give effect to Council Directive No. 83/467/EEC of 29 July, 1983. They provide for the implementation of amendments to Annex I, Annex III, Annex IV and Annex VI and the replacement of Annex II of Council Directive No. 67/548/EEC of 27 June, 1967.