Commission Directive 96/65/EC of 11 October 1996 adapting to technical progress for the fourth time Council Directive 88/379/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations and modifying Directive 91/442/EEC on dangerous preparations the packaging of which must be fitted with child-resistant fastenings (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 18 October 1996
• Subject Matter: Internal market - Principles,Approximation of laws,Technical barriers,Consumer protection
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 265, 18 October 1996

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Commission Directive 96/65/EC of 11 October 1996 adapting to technical progress for the fourth time Council Directive 88/379/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations and modifying Directive 91/442/EEC on dangerous preparations the packaging of which must be fitted with child-resistant fastenings (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 265 , 18/10/1996 P. 0015 - 0017

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 96/65/EC of 11 October 1996 adapting to technical progress for the fourth time Council Directive 88/379/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations and modifying Directive 91/442/EEC on dangerous preparations the packaging of which must be fitted with child-resistant fastenings (Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 88/379/EEC of 7 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/18/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 6 and 15 thereof,

Whereas Annex VI to Council Directive 67/548/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/54/EC (4), provides for new criteria and a new R phrase for 'Aspiration hazard` under the category of danger 'harmful`, and in particular R phrase 65;

Whereas the provisions set out in Annex I to Directive 88/379/EEC, should therefore be supplemented;

Whereas the Annex to Commission Directive 91/442/EEC (5) defines, in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 88/379/EEC, the characteristics of certain preparations which shall be fitted with child resistant fastenings; whereas these characteristics should be revised to correspond to the criteria for 'Aspiration hazard` of Annex VI to Directive 67/548/EEC.

Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in Dangerous Substances and Preparations,

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