CLP Label Element Checker

Each hazard pictogram must be at least 1 cm² and at least one fifteenth of the minimum surface area of the label that carries the CLP information (Annex I §1.2.1.3). In practice the binding minimum follows the pack-size tiers in Table 1.3 (Annex I §1.2.1.4): a 16 mm pictogram side for packs up to 3 L, 23 mm for 3–50 L, 32 mm for 50–500 L and 46 mm above 500 L. The pictogram is a red diamond border with a black symbol on white; the diamond may not be the only element scaled down.

Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 introduced quantitative minimum font x-heights (≥1.2 mm for packs not exceeding 0.5 L, ≥1.4 mm for >0.5–3 L, ≥1.8 mm for >3–50 L, ≥2.0 mm above 50 L) and a line spacing of at least 120% of the font size. These were due earlier but Regulation (EU) 2025/2439 ("stop the clock", in force 23 December 2025) postponed the label-format, advertising and distance-selling provisions to 1 January 2028. Until then the pre-2028 baseline applies and the quantitative font rules are advisory. Switch the rules-regime toggle to preview the from-2028 spec.

Not always. Annex I §1.5.2.1.1(b) allows partial omission of hazard (H) and precautionary (P) statements on packaging not exceeding 125 ml — but only when every hazard class falls within a fixed eligible list (Skin Irrit. 2, Eye Irrit. 2, Aquatic Acute 1, Aquatic Chronic 1 and 2, plus Acute Tox. 4 and STOT SE 3 where the product is not supplied to the general public). The pictogram, signal word and supplier identity always stay. If any class is outside the list, full labelling is required.

Article 17(2) requires the label in the official language(s) of every Member State where the product is placed on the market. Several states have more than one: Belgium needs Dutch, French and German; Luxembourg French, German and Luxembourgish; Finland Finnish and Swedish; Ireland English and Irish; Malta Maltese and English. Selecting multiple markets unions all their official languages — every one must appear on the physical label.

The signal word indicates the relative severity of the hazard: "Danger" for the more severe categories and "Warning" for the less severe ones (Annex I §1.2). Where a product has several hazard classes, only the single highest-severity signal word is shown — if any class warrants "Danger", "Warning" is not used (Article 20 precedence). Some low-severity categories carry no signal word at all.

From 1 January 2028 the supplier identified on the label must be established in the EU, or an EU-established responsible person must be identified — part of Reg (EU) 2024/2865, postponed from 2026 by Reg (EU) 2025/2439. Today (before that date) it is not yet a binding requirement, so a non-EU supplier should appoint an EU-established responsible person ahead of the 2028 deadline rather than treat it as an immediate blocker.

No. You must supply the CLP hazard class + category codes already determined from Annex I or a supplier safety data sheet — the tool does not perform classification. It also does not draft the localised H/P phrases: it emits the H and P codes, and your DTP toolchain injects the ECHA-published phrase for each code in each required language. The tool resolves which elements are required and their dimensions; it does not certify compliance.

No. The output is an informational resolution of the required label elements from the cited regulation; it is not legal advice and does not certify compliance. Only a qualified person can sign off finished label artwork. Use the spec to brief your design and your qualified person, and re-verify against the live regulation before print — the dataset carries a last-verified date and warns when stale.