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Classifying, labelling and packaging chemicals if there's no Brexit deal

How the classification, labelling and packaging of hazardous chemicals would be regulated if the UK leaves the EU on 12 April 2019 with no deal.

• From: Health and Safety Executive
• Published: 12 October 2018
• Last updated: 19 December 2018
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  1. 19 December 2018

     Updated the introductory paragraphs of this technical notice.

  2. 14 December 2018

     Updated the link to the 'Transporting dangerous goods' collection in the 'After March 2019 if there’s no deal' section.

  3. 28 November 2018

     Made correction to the paragraph explaining that manufacturers and importers will need to continue to comply with the duty to notify the required classification and labelling of the substances that they place on the UK market.

  4. 12 October 2018

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 27 March 2019

Read the latest information about classifying, labelling and packaging chemicals if there’s no Brexit deal on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website.

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If the UK leaves the EU on 12 April 2019 without a deal, find out how this would affect the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals.