OpenLegislation

Division 1.9.2 Flammable foam aerosolsF1

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In the case of foam aerosols, the classification shall be made on the basis of the results of the foam flammability test.

  1. (a)

    The aerosol product shall be classified as ‘ extremely flammable ’ if:

    1. (i)

      the flame height is 20 cm or more and the flame duration is two seconds or more;

      or

    2. (ii)

      the flame height is 4 cm or more and the flame duration is seven seconds or more.

  2. (b)

    The aerosol product which does not meet the criteria in (a) is classified as ‘ flammable ’ if the flame height is 4 cm or more and the flame duration is two seconds or more.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Inserted by Commission Directive 2008/47/EC of 8 April 2008 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Council Directive 75/324/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers (Text with EEA relevance).