{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-73/annex-n2/division-A.21/division-3/division-3.2",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2004/73",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2004/73/EC of 29 April 2004 adapting to technical progress for the twenty-ninth time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-73",
  "path": "annex/n2/division/A.21/division/3/division/3.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.2",
  "heading": "INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS",
  "text": "The test results are assessed on the basis of:\na)) whether the mixture of test substance and cellulose spontaneously ignites; and\nb)) the comparison of the mean time taken for the pressure to rise from 690 kPa to 2070 kPa with that of the reference substance(s).\nA liquid substance is to be considered as an oxidizer when:\na)) a 1:1 mixture, by mass, of the substance and cellulose spontaneously ignites; or\nb)) a 1:1 mixture, by mass, of the substance and cellulose exhibits a mean pressure rise time less than or equal to the mean pressure rise time of a 1:1 mixture, by mass, of 65% (w/w) aqueous nitric acid and cellulose.\nIn order to avoid a false positive result, if necessary, the results obtained when testing the substance with an inert material should also be considered when interpreting the results.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See reference 1 for interpretation of the results under the UN transport regulations using several reference substances."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/73/annex/n2/division/A.21/division/3/division/3.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:47.605967+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}