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European standard phrases catalogue, version 1.0, May 15, 2010

BDI is offering here the current version of the "European Phrase Catalogue EuPhraC" for safety data sheets and exposure scenarios in version 1.0 (status May 15, 2010). This catalogue has been established by the BusinessEurope Working Group EuPhraC (WG EuPhraC) on the basis of the previous European Standard Phrases Catalogue, version 10.2. Due to the current adaptation to a new structure, numbering of versions is now starting again with 1.0.

The "European Phrase Catalogue EuPhraC" is further gaininig significance with regard to REACH and CLP/GHS. The catalogue is being continuously adapted to new requirements. The current version is already available in 30 languages. Actualised draft versions are made available on the bottom of this site, until the next EuPhraC version is published here.

• Introduction and Conditions for use
• Online-access to the various modules of the catalogue
• Download version of the various modules of the catalogue in CSV format 
• Release notes

Questions of general nature and requests for new entries are kindly requested to be addressed to the chair of the WG EuPhraC Dr. Hillmer, for more specific questions as regards the respective chapters, please make use of the following list of e-mail-addresses.

Chapter 1, 3: Dr. Damrau
Chapter 2, 15: Mr. Simmchen
Chapter 4: Mrs. Freund
Chapter 5: Dr. Werner
Chapter 6: Mr. Schmidt
Chapter 7: Dr. Hillmer
Chapter 8: Dr. Rathmann
Chapter 9: Dr. Schulte
Chapter 10: Prof. Dr. Schendler
Chapter 11: Dr. Fleig; Dr. Haselbach
Chapter 12: Mrs. Palauschek
Chapter 13: Dr. Sossdorf
Chapter 14: Mr. Boenisch
Chapter 16: Dr. Hillmer
EU-languages and software integration: Dr. Henckels  

   Further support     

• BDI recommends the electronic exchange of safety data sheets between suppliers and customers in order to achieve more efficient and automated processes in companies. In this respect, xml-based formats such as e. g. EDAS are suitable (http://www.edas.org/).
• SDS empty template with EU-GHS/CLP elements (editable and commented version) status June 3, 2009
• DRAFT Working Document "New ANNEX II REACH (UN-GHS SDS Format)" status June 06, 2010
• Prelininary draft for chapter 9 of the safety data sheet
• European waste catalogue
• List of CLP-signal words

Former R- and S-phrases in all official EU languages

EuPhraC draft in preparation of the next version

The "European Phrase Catalogue EuPhraC" is under continuous development.
The current state of work is made available under the following links, however it is not fully suitable for productive application due to further changes to come and the still missing final approval.

• Online-access to the various modules of the catalogue http://draft.euphrac.eu/.
• Download version of the various modules of the catalogue in CSV format.
• Release notes.

Conditions of use and the comments/requests process are described above.