The Dangerous Preparations Directive is a

European Union directive A directive is a legal act of the European Union that requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving that result. Directives first have to be enacted into national law by member states before thei ...

in the field of

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and

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. It complements the

Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) The Dangerous Substances Directive (as amended) was one of the main European Union laws concerning chemical safety, until its full replacement by the new regulation CLP Regulation (2008), starting in 2016. It was made under Article 100 (Art. 94 ...

and replaces a previous Dangerous Preparations Directive (88/379/EEC). The

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had ruled in 1985 that Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) applies only to pure substances, not preparations (mixtures of substances).
Re criminal proceedings against Giacomo Caldana
' (Case 187/84 – Art. 177 (EEC) referral by the Pretore di Torino). Judgement 26 September 1985. ''European Court reports''

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3013.

References

{{reflist European Union directives Packaging Regulation of chemicals in the European Union 1999 in law 1999 in the European Union