Dangerous substances: carcinogens, mutagens or toxic to reproduction, c/m/r (23rd amend. Directive 76/769/EEC)

PURPOSE : to amend for the 23rd time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (substances classifed as carcinogens, mutagens or substances toxic to reproduction - c/m/r). COMMUNITY MEASURE : Directive 2003/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the 23rd time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (substances classified as carcinogens, mutagens or substances toxic to reproduction - c/m/r). CONTENT : in order to improve health protection and consumer safety, substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction and preparations containing them should not be placed on the market for use by the general public. The Parliament and the Council have adopted this Directive which amends for the 23rd time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (substances classifed as carcinogens, mutagens or substances toxic to reproduction - c/m/r). The Directive intends to restrict the marketing and the use of 25 new substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction. To recall, Commission Directive 98/98/EC of 15 December 1998 adapting to technical progress for the 25th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC, which in particular adapts Annex I thereto, contains 20 substances newly classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction of category 1 or 2, and Commission Directive 2000/32/EC of 19 May 2000 adapting to technical progress for the 26th time Council Directive 67/548/EEC, which in particular adapts Annex I thereto, contains two substances newly classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction of category 1 or 2. These substances should be added to points 29, 30 and 31 of the Appendix to Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 15/07/2003. TRANSPOSITION : 15/07/2004. Member States shall apply these measures from 15/01/05.�