CLP
Classification, Labelling and Packaging
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
CELEX 32008R1272 eur-lex.europa.eu verified 23.08.2026
Not yet verified at source. Indicative only. This record was compiled from the instrument identifier and has not yet been opened at source. The market rows below carry their own verification dates and are not affected by this.
Scope
What it bears on.
The product categories this site tracks under this instrument, and the parameters of the shared vocabulary it touches. Nothing here is a statement about any one market — that is below, and it comes from that market's own record.
Product categories
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Nicotine pouches
Oral, tobacco-free products containing synthetic or natural nicotine, presented as portioned sachets, powder, particles or paste.
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Nicotine strips
Oral, tobacco-free nicotine products in strip or film form. Their classification is unsettled in several markets, which is why they are tracked separately from pouches rather than assumed to follow them.
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E-liquids
Refill liquids for electronic cigarettes, with or without nicotine, including bases, flavour concentrates and DIY boosters where the market treats them the same way.
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E-cigarettes
The devices themselves. Several markets regulate the device separately from the liquid, and at least one permits one subtype while banning the other.
Parameters
- Prohibited ingredients
- Other packaging requirements
- Chemicals legislation
In the markets we cover
The national provisions, not ours.
Every row below is a market's own requirement, with the act that imposes it in that market and a link to that act. A directive binds the member state, not the product; what binds a product is the national provision that transposes it.
Belgium
- Prohibited ingredients E-liquids
- Vitamins, caffeine, colourants that colour emissions, and additives that facilitate nicotine inhalation or uptake
AR 28.10.2016 ejustice.just.fgov.be verified 10.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements E-liquids
- Information leaflet in the pack; child-resistant closure; tamper evidence; ingredient list; nicotine content and delivery per dose; batch number; flavour named neutrally
Elements creating a false impression of benefit or reduced harm are prohibited.
AR 28.10.2016 ejustice.just.fgov.be verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-liquids
- REACH and CLP apply in parallel; safety data sheet required; UFI code and poison-centre notification for mixtures classified as hazardous
Nicotine is classified as acutely toxic. REACH and CLP compliance does not legalise a product the national regime prohibits — the national prohibition takes precedence.
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008; Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 health.belgium.be verified 10.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements E-cigarettes
- Attractive device features such as light effects are prohibited; the flavour may be named on the pack only in a neutral manner
In force since July 2023, with a transitional period for retailers to 11 January 2024.
AR 28.10.2016 ejustice.just.fgov.be verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-cigarettes
- REACH and CLP apply; safety data sheet required
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008; Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 health.belgium.be verified 10.07.2026
Czechia
- Prohibited ingredients Nicotine pouches
- Vitamins, minerals, caffeine, taurine and stimulants; capsaicin, estragole, hydrogen cyanide and others listed in the annex
Vyhláška č. 141/2023 Sb., annex zakonyprolidi.cz verified 09.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements Nicotine pouches
- Must not resemble food, cosmetics or a toy; child-resistant; no economic inducements
Vyhláška č. 141/2023 Sb. zakonyprolidi.cz verified 09.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation Nicotine pouches
- REACH and CLP apply; safety data sheet required; national act 350/2011 Sb.
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008; Zákon č. 350/2011 Sb. zakonyprolidi.cz verified 09.07.2026
- Prohibited ingredients E-liquids
- Vitamins, caffeine, taurine, stimulants, cannabinoids, oils and fats; CBD per the ministry's position; annexes 1 and 2 of decree 429/2025
The exact contents of annexes 1 and 2 should be checked against the full consolidated text — see the verification queue.
Vyhláška č. 37/2017 Sb.; Vyhláška č. 429/2025 Sb. zakonyprolidi.cz verified 09.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements E-liquids
- Must not resemble food, cosmetics or a toy; no economic inducements; the flavour stated in words using the term příchuť
Vyhláška č. 37/2017 Sb. zakonyprolidi.cz verified 09.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-liquids
- REACH and CLP apply; safety data sheet required; national act 350/2011 Sb.
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008; Zákon č. 350/2011 Sb. zakonyprolidi.cz verified 09.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-cigarettes
- REACH and CLP apply; national act 350/2011 Sb.
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 zakonyprolidi.cz verified 09.07.2026
Germany
- Chemicals legislation Nicotine pouches
- REACH and CLP apply to nicotine as a substance
For the finished consumer product food law is decisive, and it is food law that blocks the market. Chemicals compliance does not unblock it.
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 mobil.bfr.bund.de verified 10.07.2026
- Prohibited ingredients E-liquids
- Vitamins, caffeine, taurine and stimulant compounds, and any substance posing a risk
Ingredients suggesting a health benefit are prohibited alongside those posing a risk.
§ 28 and Anlage 2 TabakerzV gesetze-im-internet.de verified 10.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements E-liquids
- Ingredients in descending order by weight; nicotine content and delivery per dose; batch number; a keep-away-from-children statement; a German-language leaflet headed Gebrauchsinformationen; child, tamper and leak protection
Attributing health or stimulant effects, or suggesting reduced harm, is prohibited.
§§ 26–27 TabakerzV gesetze-im-internet.de verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-liquids
- CLP, REACH and the General Product Safety Regulation apply in parallel with tobacco law
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008; Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EU) 2023/988 bvl.bund.de verified 10.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements E-cigarettes
- Child, tamper and leak protection, and resistance to breakage
§§ 26–27 TabakerzV gesetze-im-internet.de verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-cigarettes
- CLP, REACH and the General Product Safety Regulation apply in parallel
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008; Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EU) 2023/988 bvl.bund.de verified 10.07.2026
Spain
- Chemicals legislation Nicotine pouches
- REACH and CLP apply to nicotine as a substance
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 sanidad.gob.es verified 10.07.2026
- Prohibited ingredients E-liquids
- Characterising flavours, vitamins, caffeine, taurine, colourants, additives facilitating nicotine uptake, toxic substances, and CBD or cannabinoids
RD 579/2017 boe.es verified 10.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements E-liquids
- Child and tamper protection; a leaflet (folleto); text in Spanish; the pack is filed with the Dirección General de Salud Pública
RD 579/2017 boe.es verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-liquids
- REACH and CLP apply; safety data sheet required; national RD 1468/1988
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 boe.es verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-cigarettes
- REACH and CLP apply; safety data sheet required
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 boe.es verified 10.07.2026
Sweden
- Prohibited ingredients Nicotine pouches
- Beyond nicotine, only ingredients that pose no health risk; CMR substances prohibited under REACH
§ 9 Förordning (2022:1263) riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements Nicotine pouches
- Content declaration and health warning; the pack must not resemble food or cosmetics; no economic inducements
Förordning (2022:1263) riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation Nicotine pouches
- REACH and CLP apply, as referred to in Förordning (2022:1263)
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
- Prohibited ingredients E-liquids
- Vitamins and other additives suggesting a benefit; caffeine, taurine and stimulants; nicotine above 20 mg/ml
§ 10 Förordning (2019:223) riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
- Other packaging requirements E-liquids
- Information leaflet and content declaration; the pack must not resemble food or cosmetics; no economic inducements
Förordning (2019:223) riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-liquids
- REACH and CLP apply; safety data sheet required; supervised by KemI
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026
- Chemicals legislation E-cigarettes
- REACH and CLP apply; supervised by KemI
Regulation (EC) 1907/2006; Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 riksdagen.se verified 10.07.2026