Article 1

Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations · European Union

1. Without prejudice to the application of other relevant Community provisions, this Directive is concerned with restricting the marketing and use in the Member States of the Community, of the dangerous substances and preparations listed in the Annex. (1)OJ No C 60, 13.3.1975, p. 49. (2)OJ No C 16, 23.1.1975, p. 25. 2. This Directive shall not apply to: (a) the carriage of dangerous substances and preparations by rail, road, inland waterway, sea or air; dangerous substances and preparations exported to non-member countries; substances and preparations in transit and subject to customs inspection, provided that they undergo no processing. 3. For the purposes of this Directive: (a) "substances" means chemical elements and their compounds as they occur in the natural state or as produced by industry; "preparations" means mixtures or solutions composed of two or more substances.

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