# Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 8

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

The hazard class Explosives includes explosive articles (see Section 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008). If the quantity of the explosive substance or mixture contained in the article is known, that quantity shall be considered for the purposes of this Directive. If the quantity of the explosive substance or mixture contained in the article is not known, then, for the purposes of this Directive, the whole article shall be treated as explosive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2012/18/annex/I/annotations/1/annotation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-18/annex-I/annotations/1/annotation/8
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