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Directive 67/548/EEC
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<p>The Dangerous Substances Directive (as amended) was one of the main <a href="/facts/European_Union_law/57K20YAG">European Union laws</a> concerning chemical safety, until its full replacement by the new regulation <a href="/facts/CLP_Regulation/CexIk2Ro">CLP Regulation</a> (2008), starting in 2016. It was made under Article 100 (Art. 94 in a consolidated version) of the <a href="/facts/Treaty_of_Rome/JVG01BHk">Treaty of Rome</a>. By agreement, it is also applicable in the <a href="/facts/European_Economic_Area/6c4T2eDE">EEA</a>, and compliance with the directive will ensure compliance with the relevant Swiss laws. The Directive ceased to be in force on 31 May 2015 and was repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Text with EEA relevance). </p>