30.12.76 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 14 July 1976 adapting to technical progress the Council Directive of 27 June 1967 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (76/907/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Council Directive amending the Directive of 27 June 1967 concerning the approxima- tion of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (), as last amended by the Directive of 24 June 1975 (%), and in particular Articles 8a, 8b and 8c thereof, Whereas Annex I to the Directive of 27 June 1967 contains a list of dangerous substances classified by the atomic number of the element most characteristic of their properties, together with the methods for labelling each substance (symbol, indication of the risks and safety advice); Whereas examination of the list of dangerous sub- stances has shown that it needs to be adapted in the light of the latest scientific and technical knowledge; whereas a considerable number of new dangerous sub- stances have been placed on the market in the past years; (*) OJ No 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1. () O] No L 183, 14. 7. 1975, p. 22. Whereas it is therefore advisable to replace that Annex by a new Annex I; Whereas Annexes I1I and IV to the Directive of 27 June 1967 contain indications of the special risks (phrases R) and safety advice (phrases S), which proved too numerous to be shown on the label; whereas it is therefore necessary to reduce their number without diminishing the effectiveness and the principal purpose of labelling; whereas in these circumstances it is advisable to replace those Annexes by new Annexes III and 1IV; Whereas, in order not to overburden the label with inscriptions, provision should be made for the possi- bility of combining R and S phrases; Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in Dange- rous Substances and Preparations, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Annexes I, IIl and IV to the Council Directive of 27 June 1967 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification; packaging and labelling of danger-