CLP Article 45 and Detergents

Ir. D. van Corven-Kloosterman

Introduction to A.I.S.E.Introduction to A.I.S.E.

International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products

Members:

37 National Associations in 42 countries

10 direct member companies

About 900 companies (60% SMEs)

Consumer and industrial & institutional markets (41bn Euros value)

A.I.S.E. Membership countries (Australia not pictured)

A.I.S.E. Contacts (+ Egypt & Arabian Peninsula)

AISE main issue

Harmonisation of ..

Dataset

and

Way of providing the information

Aim of AISE:Harmonisation dataset

• Dataset usefull for urgent situations– Concentration ranges for all ingredients

ConfidentialityMinimal changes

• Dataset in line with current legal obligations

Legal framework

CLP/Dangerous

Preparations

Dangerous Substance

REACH

Deter-gents

Aërosol

Cosmetics

Paint

Biocidal products

Directive or Regulation

What is already in place?Safety data sheet

• What information available in SDS– Ingredient information of hazardous

substances in ranges– Classification and labelling of the product

REACH

What is already in place? Medical Ingredient Datasheet

• Ingredient datasheet for medical personnel

All ingredients in (by weight) decreasing order sub-divided into the following weight percentage ranges:

• > 10 % or more,• 1 % or over, but less than 10 %,• 0,1 % or over, but less than 1 %,• less than 0,1 %.• Impurities shall not be considered to be ingredients

• Ingredient list for consumerOn website, no ranges

Deter-gents

Aim of AISE:harmonise way of providing

• One European submission

• Integration in SDS/label software– Minimalisation of the workload

Workload for SME

A B C

People involved in legal framework(size of company)

1(<100)

2(<50)

1,5(<60)

Number of products notified in NL in 2010

80 2400 62

Aim of AISE:harmonise way of providing

• One European submission

• Integration in SDS/label software– Minimalisation of the workload

• Full labelSoftware problems

Educating the user

• Education tips and pictures on pack (detergents and maintenance products)

Educating the user

Summary

Strong support for harmonisation ofdataset and way of providing the information

A.I.S.E. would like to participate in working out the details

Thank you for your attention

A.I.S.E.Avenue Herrmann Debroux 15A, B-1160 Brussels (Belgium), + 32 (0)2 679 62 60

vanCorven-Kloosterman@nvz.nl