Dangerous Preparations Directive

The Dangerous Preparations Directive^[1] was a European Union directive in the field of occupational safety and health and consumer protection that came into force in 30 July 1999. It complemented the Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) and replaced a previous Dangerous Preparations Directive (88/379/EEC).^[2] The European Court of Justice had ruled in 1985 that Dangerous Substances Directive (67/548/EEC) applies only to pure substances, not preparations (mixtures of substances).^[3] It was repealed on 1 June 2015, as part of the European Union's adoption of Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, as part of CLP Regulation.^[4]

Directive 1999/45/EC

European Union directive
Text with EEA relevance
Title	Directive concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations
Made by	European Parliament and Council
Made under	Art. 95 (EC)
Journal reference	L200, 30 July 1999, pp. 1–68
EEA Joint Committee decision	No 59/2004 of 26 April 2004
History
Date made	31 May 1999
Entry into force	30 July 1999
Implementation date	30 July 2002
Preparative texts
Commission proposal	COM 96/0347 Final, C283, 26 September 1996, p. 1 COM 97/0462 Final, C337, 7 November 1997, p. 45
EESC opinion	C158, 26 May 1997, p. 76
EP opinion	C222, 21 July 1997, p. 26 C150, 28 May 1999
Other legislation
Replaces	Dir. 78/631/EEC Dir. 88/379/EEC Dir. 90/35/EEC Dir. 91/442/EEC
Amended by	Dir. 2001/60/EC Reg. (EC) No 1882/2003 Dir. 2004/66 Dir. 2006/8 Dir. 2006/96 Reg. (EC) No 1907/2006 Reg. (EC) No 1137/2008
Replaced by	Reg. (EC) No 1272/2008 (from 1 June 2015)
Repealed