7. Mistakes to avoid

7.1 Don't be too quick to deal with scope and exemptions

An obligation implemented when the company is not concerned will lead to additional enforcement difficulties and extra costs. Conversely, a wrongly applied exemption can result in damage, regulatory deviations and penalties.

Examples:

• certain specific uses benefit from exemptions listed at the start of CLP. On the other hand, the regulations relating to its application refer to the DSD/DPD directives for the classification and labeling of hazards: they will therefore be revised in 2015 when these directives are repealed, to refer to CLP ;

• certain uses, such as cosmetics, are partially covered by REACh: in these cases, we...