1. Define how you want to switch from the old to the new classification
Under the CLP regulation, classification is presented in the form of a DSD classification for substances or a DPD classification for mixtures (also known as the "old classification") and a CLP classification ("new classification").
Before you start determining the CLP classification, you need to define how you want to switch from DSD/DPD to CLP classification:
If you have no data on your substance/mixture (e.g. toxicological values) but only the old classification, you will classify using Annex VII of the CLP Regulation. This method is discussed in the following steps.
If you have raw data, or if you don't have the old classification in its entirety, you will classify using Annex I of the CLP regulation. This method is explained elsewhere for substances (see Substance: determining...
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