(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1. These Regulations amend the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3247) by introducing a supplement to the 4th edition of the approved supply list (thereby implementing Article 1(1) of Commission Directive 98/73/EC (OJ No. L305, 16.11.98, p.1) adapting to technical progress for the 24th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC (OJ No. L196, 16.8.67, p.1) on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances).E+W+S
2. Regulation 4 provides for a transitional period until 31st October 1999 during which a person may either comply with the principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations or the principal Regulations as in force immediately before these Regulations came into force.E+W+S
3. Copies of the approved supply list (4th edition) (ISBN 0 7176 1641 X) and the approved supply list supplement (ISBN 0 7176 1683 5) are available from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 6FS; Dillons; Rymans the Stationer; and good booksellers.E+W+S
4. A copy of the regulatory impact assessment prepared in respect of these Regulations can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive, Economic Advisers Unit, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS. Copies have been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.E+W+S