# Council Directive of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers (75/324/EEC), Division 4.1.4: Filling

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) Aerosol dispensers filled with compressed gas shall not be required to withstand a pressure of more than 9 bars at 50° C.
(b) Aerosol dispensers filled with dissolved gas shall not be required to withstand a pressure of more than 8 bars at 50° C.
(c) Aerosol dispensers containing liquefied gas or mixtures of liquefied gas shall not be required to withstand, at 20° C, pressures higher than those shown in the following table:
Total capacity
Percentage by weight of liquefied gas in the total mixture
20 %
50 %
80 %
50 to 80 ml
3·5 bars
2·8 bars
2·5 bars
< 80 to 160 ml
3·2 bars
2·5 bars
2·2 bars
< 160 to 220 ml
2·8 bars
2·1 bars
1·8 bars
This table shows the pressure limits permitted at 20° C in relation to the percentage of gas.
Pressure limits for percentages of gas not shown in the table shall be extrapolated from it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1975/324/annex/division/4/division/4.1/division/4.1.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1975-324/annex/division-4/division-4.1/division-4.1.4
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