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The legal rules behind safety data sheets in the EU – explained in plain language and linked to the official texts on EUR-Lex.

Sources last checked: 14 October 2026 General information, not legal or professional advice. Always check the current consolidated text in the official sources.

Guides

Regulation (EU) 2020/878

Annex II to REACH

What a safety data sheet must contain: general rules, format and what changed with the current version. Read the guide → REACH Art. 31–36

Who must provide an SDS

Duties of manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors: when, how and to whom. Read the guide → Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

CLP and GHS

Classification, labelling and packaging: hazard groups, label elements and the changes under way until 2028. Read the guide → Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

REACH

Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction – and where the safety data sheet fits in. Read the guide → CLP Annexes III and IV

H and P statements

All hazard, EUH and precautionary statements in the official wording. See the list → Basics

Safety data sheet explained

What an SDS is, when it is required, the 16 sections and how long it stays valid. Read the guide →

Key legal texts

The EU rules on safety data sheets are directly applicable regulations. National law adds rules on enforcement, penalties and language.


National law: each Member State has its own act. In Slovakia it is Act No 67/2010 Coll. (Chemicals Act).

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We prepare and revise safety data sheets under Annex II as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/878.

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