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Part 3 Categories of Substances and Preparations not specifically named in Part 2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Categories of dangerous substancesQuantity in tonnes
1

VERY TOXIC

520
2

TOXIC

50200
3

OXIDISING

50200
4

EXPLOSIVE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 2(a))

50200
5

EXPLOSIVE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 2(b))

1050
6

FLAMMABLE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(a))

5,00050,000
7a

HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(b)(i))

50200
7b

HIGHLY FLAMMABLE liquids (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(b)(ii))

5,00050,000
8

EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE (where the substance or preparation falls within the definition given in Note 3(c))

1050
9

DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT in combination with risk phrases:

(i)

R50: “Very toxic to aquatic organisms”

200500
(ii)

R51: “Toxic to aquatic organisms”; and

R53: “May cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment”

5002,000
10

ANY CLASSIFICATION not covered by those given above in combination with risk phrases:

(i)

R14: “Reacts violently with water” (including R14/15)

100500
(ii)

R29: “in contact with water, liberates toxic gas”

50200