30. 8. 80 Official Journal of the Europeari Communities No L 229/57 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 22 July 1980 amending Directive 73/173/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (solvents) (80/781/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Haﬁng regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Whereas, for the better protection of the general public and, in particular, of persons who come into contact with dangerous solvent preparations in the course of their work or in the pursuit of a hobby, it is necessary to extend the scope of Council Directive 73/173/EEC of 4 June 1973 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (solvents) (3); Whereas the Directive will henceforth apply to not only mixtures of two or more dangerous solvents but also mixtufes of solvents with other non-dangerous substances when they are intended to be used as solvents; whereas corrosive, irritant, highly flammable and flammable solvents are now likewise brought within the scope of the Directive; Whereas it is desirable that the scope of this Directive be more clearly defined with respect to other Directives relating to products which likewise contain dangerous solvents; Whereas the provisions concerning the information appearing on the label, the dimensions of the label and - the assignment of the various danger symbols have also to be brought into line with Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of (1) OJ No C 182, 31.7. 1978, p. 62. (3) OJ No C 269, 13. 11. 1978, p. 35. (3) OJ No L 189, 11. 7. 1973, p. 7. the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (4), as last amended by Directive 79/831/EEC (5); Whereas the necessary amendment and amplification of the Annex to Directive 73/173/EEC will be carried out under the procedure provided for in Article 10 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Articles 1 to 10 of Directive 73/173/EEC shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 1. This Directive shall concern: — the classification — the packaging — the labelling of the following preparations which are placed on the market in the Member States of the Community and are considered as dangerous within the meaning of Article 2: ‘(a) preparations intended for use as solvents and containing only the substances listed in the Annex hereto, including those which contain impurities or additives as defined in Article 2 (5)s (b) preparations intended for use as solvents and containing, in addition to the substances listed in the Annex hereto, liquid substances classified as extremely flammable, highly flammable or flammable as defined in Article 2 (2) of Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 (hereinafter referred to as “the Directive of 27 June 1967’) and/or substances not defined as dangerous in the same Article of that Directive. " (4 OJ No 196, 16. 8. 1967, p. 1/67. (5) OJ No L 259, 15. 10. 1979, p. 10.