Paragraph 11 Classification by the conventional method as irritant

The following preparations shall be regarded as liable to cause serious eye damage—

(a)

preparations containing one or more substances classified or regarded as irritant to which is assigned the risk phrase R41 (risk of serious damage to eyes) in individual concentrations exceeding—

(i)

either the concentration specified in the approved supply list for the substance or substances under consideration, or

(ii)

the concentration specified in paragraph 4 of Part II (Table IV or Table IVA in the case of gases) where the substance or substances do not appear in the approved supply list or appear in it without concentration limits;

(b)

preparations containing more than one substance classified or regarded as corrosive or irritant to which is assigned the risk phrase R41 in individual concentrations not exceeding the limits specified either in the approved supply list or in paragraph 4 of Part II (Table IV or Table IVA in the case of gases) if the sum of the quotients obtained by dividing the percentage by weight of each irritant substance in the preparation by the irritant (R41) limit specified for that substance is 1 or more, that is to say,

Σ (\frac{P_{Xi.R41}}{L_{Xi.R41}}) \geq 1

where—

P_Xi.R41 is the percentage by weight of each irritant substance to which is assigned the risk phrase R41 in the preparation,
L_Xi.R41 is the irritant (R41) limit specified for each irritant substance expressed as a percentage by weight to which is assigned the risk phrase R41 in the preparation.