| European Union directive | |
| Text with EEA relevance | |
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| Title | Directive concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations |
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| Made by | European Parliament and Council |
| Made under | Art. 95 (EC) |
| Journal reference | L200, 30 July 1999, pp. 1–68 |
| EEA Joint Committee decision | No 59/2004 of 26 April 2004 |
| History | |
| Date made | 31 May 1999 |
| Came into force | 30 July 1999 |
| Implementation date | 30 July 2002 |
| Preparative texts | |
| Commission proposal | COM 96/0347 Final, C283, 26 September 1996, p. 1 COM 97/0462 Final, C337, 7 November 1997, p. 45 |
| EESC opinion | C158, 26 May 1997, p. 76 |
| EP opinion | C222, 21 July 1997, p. 26 C150, 28 May 1999 |
| Other legislation | |
| Replaces | Dir. 78/631/EEC Dir. 88/379/EEC Dir. 90/35/EEC Dir. 91/442/EEC |
| Amended by | Dir. 2001/60/EC Reg. (EC) No 1882/2003 Dir. 2004/66 Dir. 2006/8 Dir. 2006/96 Reg. (EC) No 1907/2006 Reg. (EC) No 1137/2008 |
| Replaced by |
Reg. (EC) No 1272/2008 (from 1 June 2015) |
| Current legislation | |
The Dangerous Preparations Directive is a European Union directive in the field of occupational safety and health and consumer protection. It complements the Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) and replaces a previous Dangerous Preparations Directive (88/379/EEC). The European Court of Justice had ruled in 1985 that Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) applies only to pure substances, not preparations (mixtures of substances).