‘STOP-THE-CLOCK’ officially confirmed!
Regulation (EU) 2025/2439 has been published, officially giving effect to the “stop-the-clock” mechanism.
This recently published CLP revision postpones a number of deadlines that were laid down in the November 2024 CLP revision, namely:
Requirements
| Requirement | November 2024 revision | Stop-the-Clock |
| Label update deadline | 1 July 2026 | 1 January 2028 |
| Format of physical labels | 1 January 2027 | 1 January 2028 |
| Advertising | 1 January 2027 | 1 January 2028 |
| Distance selling | 1 January 2027 | 1 January 2028 |
| Ready-mixed cement | 1 January 2027 | 1 January 2028 |
This does not amend the requirements introduced by the November 2024 CLP revision, but rather provides the industry with additional time to comply with the new obligations.
“…so it is not correct that the November 2024 CLP revision has been fully postponed…”
Although it is often suggested that the November 2024 CLP revision has been fully delayed, this is not the case. Only the deadlines listed above have been postponed. All other new requirements from the November 2024 CLP revision - including fold-out labels, refill stations, More than One Constituent Substances (MOCS), the EU supplier obligation, and C&L notification - together with their respective deadlines, remain fully applicable and unchanged.
“…EU stakeholders are working on a broader CLP revision…”
In the background, EU stakeholders are working on a broader CLP revision, in which the format requirements for labels may be adjusted. This proposal has been put forward as part of the OMNIBUS VI package.
