Article 34a / Physical and digital labelling
Article 34a
Physical and digital labelling
1.
The label elements for substances and mixtures referred to in Article 17 shall be provided on a label in a physical form (‘physical label’). In addition to the physical label, the label elements referred to in Article 17 may be provided in a digital form (‘digital label’).
2.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, suppliers may provide the label elements set out in section 1.6 of Annex I on a digital label only.
Where the label elements set out in section 1.6 of Annex I are provided on a digital label only, suppliers shall, upon oral or written request or when the digital label is temporarily unavailable at the time of purchase of the substance or mixture, provide those label elements by alternative means. Suppliers shall provide those elements independently of a purchase and free of charge.
3.
Where the information is provided through a digital label, the requirements for digital labels set out in Article 34b shall apply.