Stratus Packaging supports your compliance journey
Key changes of regulation (EU) 2024/2865
EU-based supplier identification: Obligation to identify an EU-based supplier on the label to ensure compliance.
Clarification: Any substance or mixture placed on the EU market must now have an EU-based supplier identified on the label, ensuring the product complies with regulatory requirements. This provision aims to improve control over cross-border online sales.
- Harmonized classification and new hazard classes: Integration of new classes, such as endocrine disruption and PBT/vPvB properties.
- Digital labeling: Introduction of an option to provide certain information in a digital format.
- Fold-out labels: Regular use of fold-out labels is now permitted.
- Refill stations: Specific rules for labeling and packaging substances supplied via refill stations.
- Advertising and online sales: Strengthened mandatory information for advertising and distance selling.
- Hazardous substances advertising: Mandatory information in advertisements for hazardous substances and mixtures is reinforced, now including hazard pictograms, warning statements, hazard statements, and additional EUH statements.
Implementation deadlines for the new regulation
- General application: Most provisions, including new labeling rules, will apply from July 1, 2026.
- Emergency response information declaration: These requirements, defined in Article 45 and Annex VIII, will come into effect on January 1, 2027.
- Optional early application: Suppliers can voluntarily apply the new rules starting December 10, 2024, offering flexibility to anticipate regulatory demands.
- Transitional provisions: Substances and mixtures placed on the market before July 1, 2026, and compliant with previous provisions can remain on the market until July 1, 2028, without reclassification or relabeling.
Labels Compliance with the CLP Regulation
- Characters printed in black on a white background
- Line spacing equal to or greater than 120% of the font size
- Use of a single, easily readable, sans-serif font
- Letter spacing must ensure that the selected font remains easy to read
Stratus Packaging solutions for optimal compliance
- Digital Labeling
Digitized labels provide an efficient alternative to complement physical label information. Stratus Packaging incorporates QR codes or other digital tools on labels, enabling immediate access to detailed information while meeting regulatory requirements. - Fold-out Labels
For packaging with limited space, Stratus Packaging offers fold-out labels compliant with standards. These solutions integrate all mandatory information while ensuring optimal readability. - Wrap-around Labels
These labels ensure 360° communication around your product. - Stretch & Shrink Sleeves
Ideal solutions for 360° coverage, sleeves fit all container shapes perfectly. - Labels for Refill Stations
Labeling for refill stations requires enhanced resistance to usage constraints. Stratus Packaging designs durable and compliant labels to ensure user safety. - Custom Solutions for Complex Substances
The classification of multi-constituent substances requires a tailored approach. Leveraging its expertise in advanced printing techniques, Stratus Packaging delivers solutions tailored to the specific requirements of the chemical industry. - Support and Expertise
Stratus Packaging offers its expertise to help clients understand and implement the new regulatory requirements. From label design to production, we assist you at every stage of this transition.
A commitment to safety and sustainability
By combining innovation and regulatory compliance, Stratus Packaging is committed to providing labeling solutions that protect both consumers and the environment. Our advanced technologies ensure label compliance while optimizing their durability and ecological impact.
The changes introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 bring significant updates to chemical product labeling. Our teams are ready to discuss and support you with all your projects.