European Commission Corrects Nitric Acid Concentration Boundary In Bulgarian CLP Text

Bulgarian CLP Nitric Acid Concentration Error Is Corrected

The nitric acid concentration boundary for Annex VI index number 007-004-00-1 has been corrected in the Bulgarian-language text of the EU CLP amendment. Corrigendum C/2026/6697, published on 23 September 2026, changes the entry's concentration condition from “C less than or equal to 70%” to “C greater than 70%”.

The correction applies to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1182, commonly known as the 15th Adaptation to Technical Progress to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation. It does not create a new substance classification or reopen a proposal. It repairs the Bulgarian legal text governing an existing harmonised classification entry.

The separate nitric acid entry under index number 007-030-00-3 continues to cover concentrations at or below 70%. The corrected wording therefore removes an apparent overlap and confirms that a product containing exactly 70% nitric acid remains within the lower-concentration boundary, not the corrected greater-than-70% condition.

What Changes And What Remains Unchanged

Only the concentration condition shown for index number 007-004-00-1 in the Bulgarian text is corrected. The corrigendum does not alter nitric acid's identity, introduce a new transitional period or replace the wider Classification, Labelling and Packaging duties that already apply to suppliers.