National Regulations Governing Labels:

Sweden is a member of the European Union and as such is bound by EU regulations. For pure substances, Austrian labels must be compliant with the EU’s GHS based CLP-regulation No. 1272/2008 – labels created to be compliant with Directive 67/548/EEC have expired. For mixtures, labels can be compliant with either 1272/2008 or with the previous Directive 1999/45/EC.

 

Additional Regulations:

Sweden is fully compliant with EU chemical regulations. For more information on environment and chemical policy please refer to the Swedish Chemical Agency. Additional information on labeling and standards can be found on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website.

Please note that while the regulations for consumer and industrial labels in Sweden are the same, the concerns of industry and consumers may differ. In order to find more information on consumer issues, legislation, filing complaints, product safety and current news please refer to the Swedish Consumer Agency. Business may find the Consumer Agency a valuable source of information on the concerns of their stakeholders.

 

GHS Implementation Status:

The EU has fully adopted GHS under their CLP Regulation (Regulation on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures). The deadline for having new Labels has passed for pure substances – it was November 30, 2010. The deadline for mixtures is May 31, 2015. Not all the building blocks in the United Nations’ Purple Book were adopted by the EU CLP regulation.

 

Language for required text:

English

 

Multi-Jurisdiction Label Options:

N/A

 

Extra language comments:

All specific hazard text can be provided in Swedish. Hazard text can be provided in additional languages upon request. Marketing text translation can be provided upon request.

Wayne Everett, Ph.D., International Lubricants, Inc.

International Lubricants, Inc. has been very pleased with the international regulatory compliance services that Nexreg Compliance Inc. provides to us. These services range from the generation of OSHA/WHMIS MSDS to CCCR compliance label reviews. We can rely upon the accuracy of their information and their attention to detail. In addition, their project turnaround times are excellent.