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Globally Harmonized System
for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
BASIS FOR ACTION 4. The present Terms of Reference provide guiding principles, procedures and workplans for undertaking the technical work for harmonizing existing systems of classification and labelling of chemicals. They are based on the finding of the 1992 ILO Report on the Size of the Task of Harmonizing Existing Systems of Classification and Labelling for Hazardous Chemicals. In January 1992, the Intersecretariat Committee of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), endorsed the establishment of a Coordinating Group for the Harmonization of Chemical Classification Systems (CG/HCCS) to promote and oversee this work. 5. The following international instruments, Conference resolutions and intergovernmental and inter-organizational decisions are the basis for action toward achieving a globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals:
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