What has changed?
Revised labeling requirements
- Sans serif, black font on a white background
- Font size depends on the packaging volume (see table below)
- Line spacing is 120% of the font size
- Folded labels are now generally permitted – all formatting requirements also apply to them
Our regulatory team takes these new labeling requirements into account when creating their layouts.
New requirements in advertising:
- For dangerous mixtures, pictograms, signal words and hazard statements (H and EUH phrases) must be included in advertising.
For advertising campaigns aimed at the general public, the following additional notice must be included:
"The information on the product label must always be followed."
New hazard classes according to Regulation (EU) 2023/707 of 19 December 2022
The following new hazard classes have been introduced, each with specific EUH phrases:
- Endocrine disruptors (EUH380, EUH381)
- Environmentally harmful endocrine disruptors (EUH430, EUH431)
- Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT/vPvB) (EUH440, EUH441)
- Persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT/vPvM) (EUH450, EUH451)
Transitional periods
Switzerland
- For Switzerland, the final implementation is still being clarified and is expected with the packages of measures next autumn.
EU
- In the EU, the deadlines are regulated as follows:
Fabrics:
- New substances must be classified and placed on the market according to the revised CLP Regulation starting May 1, 2025. For substances placed on the market before May 1, 2025, a transition period applies until November 1, 2026.
Mixtures:
- New mixtures must be classified and placed on the market according to the new CLP Regulation starting May 2026. A transition period until May 1, 2028, applies to mixtures already placed on the market before this date.
Marcel Fankhauser, Regulatory Affairs
