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Guillaume DELEDALLE: Risk assessor, SICADAE
INTRODUCTION
In the European Union, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are the means of communicating to recipients of substances and mixtures the information they need to manage chemical risk. The SDS is a document introduced by Regulation (EC) N°1907/2006 (REACH).
In addition, content requirements have changed with the update of REACH Annex II (Regulation (EU) 2020/878), which applies from 1 er January 2021, and becomes mandatory in all cases by December 31, 2022.
When you receive an MSDS, you need to retrieve certain information to identify your regulatory obligations. It is therefore essential to know what information must be included, and to master its structure so as to know where to find it easily.
The purpose of this sheet is to guide you in reading an SDS.
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Published in 2018 and updated in December 2020 by Guillaume DELEDALLE
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Technical guide: Guidance on the compilation of safety data sheets. Version 4.0 – December 2020. ECHA-20-H-25-EN
Technical Guide: Guidance on labelling and packaging in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 . Version 4.1 – May 2020. ECHA-20-G-02-EN
Technical Guide: Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria. Version 5.0...
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Règlement (CE) n°1907/2006 du Parlement Européen et du Conseil du 18 décembre 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACh).
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Various guides are available on the European CHemical Agency (ECHA) website.
ECHA's SDS development guide: from the home page, follow: "Supporting documents and information > REACH – Guidance documents > Guidance documents – to find out more > SDS development guide".
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