# Council Directive of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers (75/324/EEC), Article 8

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

1. Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council , each aerosol dispenser or, where particulars cannot be put on the aerosol dispenser due to its small dimensions (maximum capacity of 150 ml or less) a label attached thereto must bear the following particulars in visible, legible and indelible characters:
(a) the name and address or trade mark of the person responsible for marketing the aerosol dispenser,
(b) the symbol ‘3’ (inverted epsilon) certifying conformity with the requirements of this Directive,
(c) code markings enabling the filling batch to be identified,
(d) the details referred to in point 2.2 of the Annex,
(e) the net contents by weight and by volume.
1a. Where an aerosol dispenser contains flammable components as defined in point 1.8 of the Annex but the aerosol dispenser is not considered as ‘ flammable ’ or ‘ extremely flammable ’ according to the criteria set out in point 1.9 of the Annex, the quantity of flammable material contained in the aerosol dispenser must be stated clearly on the label, in the form of the following legible and indelible wording: ‘ X % by mass of the contents are flammable ’ .
2. Member States may make the marketing of aerosol dispensers in their territory conditional on the use of their national language or languages for the wording on the label.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1975/324/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1975-324/article-8
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