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Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (repealed)
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1.Articles 9, 10 and 11 shall not apply to explosives placed on the market with a view to obtaining an explosive or pyrotechnic effect.
2.For certain dangerous preparations within the meaning of Article 5, 6 or 7 defined in Annex VII which, in the form in which they are placed on the market, do not present any physico-chemical risk, or risk to health or to the environment, Articles 9, 10 and 11 shall not apply.
3.Member States may also:
(a)permit the labelling required by Article 10 to be applied in some other appropriate manner on packages which are either too small or otherwise unsuitable for labelling in accordance with Article 11(1) and (2);
(b)by way of derogation from Articles 10 and 11 permit the packaging of dangerous preparations which are classified as harmful, extremely flammable, highly flammable, flammable, irritant or oxidising to be unlabelled or to be labelled in some other way, if they contain such small quantities that there is no reason to fear any danger to persons handling such preparations or to other persons;
(c)by way of derogation from Articles 10 and 11, for preparations classified according to Article 7, permit the packaging of dangerous preparations to be unlabelled or labelled in some other way if they contain such small quantities that there is no reason to fear any dangers to the environment;
(d)by way of derogation from Articles 10 and 11 permit the packaging of dangerous preparations which are not mentioned in (b) or (c) above to be labelled in some other appropriate way, if the packages are too small for the labelling provided for in Articles 10 and 11 and there is no reason to fear any danger to persons handling such preparations or to other persons.
Where this paragraph is applied, the use of symbols, indications of danger, risk (R) phrases or safety (S) phrases different to those laid down in this Directive shall not be permitted.
4.If a Member State makes use of the options provided for in paragraph 3, it shall forthwith inform the Commission and Member States thereof. Where it is appropriate, measures shall be decided upon in the framework of Annex V and in accordance with the provisions of article 20.
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