The draft text for an amendment to REACh Annex II (Requirements for the Compilation of Safety Data Sheets) has been made available to the public after a positive vote in committee. The draft text requires substantial amendments to Safety Data Sheet format and content.

The draft has two annexes. The first annex, REACH-2010-I, amends SDS requirements effective 1 Dec. 2010 for substances and mixtures subject to dual classification under the old system (DSD/DPD) and the CLP (GHS).

The second annex, REACH-2010-II, amends SDS requirements effective 1 June 2015 to shift to the CLP (GHS) – only classifications.

Key impacts of the proposed regulation include:

• Required format elements expanded to 16 headers + 46 subheaders (from 16 headers).
• All Safety Data Sheets are required to follow the new requirements from 1 December 2010 – for both substances and mixtures. This is expected to be amended before the text is adopted as final.
• Clarifies that the REACH registration number final digits, identifying the supplier, may be omitted, except by the registrant(s).