The objective of this Commission Working Paper is to report on the evaluation of
the operation of ·
• Council Directive 67/548/EEC1 on the approximation of laws, regulations and
administrative provisions relating to the classificatiOf, packaging and labelling of
dangerous substanc_es, _as amended;
• .Directive 88/379/EEC2 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of ·
dangerous preparations;
• Council Regulation (EEC) 79_3/933 on the evaluation and control of the risks of
existing substances;
• Directive 76/769/EEC4 on the approximation of the. laws, regulations and
ad~inistrative provisions of the. Member States relating to restrictions on the
marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations. These four
legal instruments govern industrial chemicals in the Community.