draft commission regulation amending regulation ec no 1907 2006 of the european parliament and of the council on the registration evaluation authorisation and restriction of chemicals reach 63 pages in english . annex ii of reach contains the requirements for safety data sheets sds . sdss have been a well-accepted and effective method of providing information on substances and mixtures in the community and have been made an integral part of the reach system. the attached draft proposal aims to amend annex ii of reach in order to align it with the provisions of regulation ec no 1272 2008 on classification labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures the clp regulation as well as those of the united nations globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals un ghs . the clp regulation harmonises the provisions and criteria for the classification and labelling of substances and mixtures within the community taking into account the classification criteria and labelling rules of the un ghs. the clp regulation thus contributes to the un ghs aim that the same hazards will be described and communicated in the same way around the world. the clp regulation replaces the current directives on classification and labelling directives 67 548 eec and 1999 45 e in a staggered way the clp criteria for classification and labelling will start applying to substances as of 1 december 2010 and to mixtures as of 1 june 2015. both the current directives will be repealed and replaced by the clp regulation on 1 june 2015. in addition to harmonising the criteria for classification and labelling the un ghs also provides rules for sdss as hazard communication tools. therefore annex ii of the reach regulation needs to be amended to adapt it on the one hand to the criteria for classification and other relevant provisions laid down in the clp regulation and on the other hand to the requirements of the un ghs for sdss. the enacting terms of the draft proposal provide for a transitional period in order to ensure that the application of the sds requirements for substances and mixtures respectively follow the same staggered application of the classification and labelling provision for substances and mixtures foreseen by the clp regulation. accordingly for substances the sds requirements should apply as of 1 december 2010 and for mixtures as of 1 june 2015. the draft proposal contains the enacting terms and two annexes to reflect the slightly varying provisions for the transitional period. the annex i contains the provisions from 1 december 2010 and the annex ii the provisions from 1 june 2015.