# 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), Part 1: Categories of dangerous substances

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

This Part covers all dangerous substances falling under the hazard categories listed in Column 1:
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Hazard categories in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Qualifying quantity (tonnes) of dangerous substances as referred to in Article 3(10) for the application of
Lower-tier requirements
Upper-tier requirements
Section ‘H’ – HEALTH HAZARDS
H1 ACUTE TOXIC Category 1, all exposure routes
5
20
H2 ACUTE TOXIC
Category 2, all exposure routes
Category 3, inhalation exposure route (see note 7)
50
200
H3 STOT SPECIFIC TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY – SINGLE EXPOSURE
STOT SE Category 1
50
200
Section ‘P’ – PHYSICAL HAZARDS
P1a EXPLOSIVES (see note 8)
Unstable explosives or
Explosives, Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 or 1.6, or
Substances or mixtures having explosive properties according to method A.14 of Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 (see note 9) and do not belong to the hazard classes Organic peroxides or Self-reactive substances and mixtures
10
50
P1b EXPLOSIVES (see note 8)
Explosives, Division 1.4 (see note 10)
50
200
P2 FLAMMABLE GASES
Flammable gases, Category 1 or 2
10
50
P3a FLAMMABLE AEROSOLS (see note 11.1)
‘Flammable’ aerosols Category 1 or 2, containing flammable gases Category 1 or 2 or flammable liquids Category 1
150 (net)
500 (net)
P3b FLAMMABLE AEROSOLS (see note 11.1)
‘Flammable’ aerosols Category 1 or 2, not containing flammable gases Category 1 or 2 nor flammable liquids category 1 (see note 11.2)
5 000(net)
50 000(net)
P4 OXIDISING GASES
Oxidising gases, Category 1
50
200
P5a FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
Flammable liquids, Category 1, or
Flammable liquids Category 2 or 3 maintained at a temperature above their boiling point, or
Other liquids with a flash point ≤ 60 °C, maintained at a temperature above their boiling point (see note 12)
10
50
P5b FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
Flammable liquids Category 2 or 3 where particular processing conditions, such as high pressure or high temperature, may create major-accident hazards, or
Other liquids with a flash point ≤ 60 °C where particular processing conditions, such as high pressure or high temperature, may create major-accident hazards (see note 12)
50
200
P5c FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
Flammable liquids, Categories 2 or 3 not covered by P5a and P5b
5 000
50 000
P6a SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES and ORGANIC PEROXIDES
Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Type A or B or organic peroxides, Type A or B
10
50
P6b SELF-REACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES and ORGANIC PEROXIDES
Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Type C, D, E or F or organic peroxides, Type C, D, E, or F
50
200
P7 PYROPHORIC LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS
Pyrophoric liquids, Category 1
Pyrophoric solids, Category 1
50
200
P8 OXIDISING LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS
Oxidising Liquids, Category 1, 2 or 3, or
Oxidising Solids, Category 1, 2 or 3
50
200
Section ‘E’ – ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
E1 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment in Category Acute 1 or Chronic 1
100
200
E2 Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment in Category Chronic 2
200
500
Section ‘O’ – OTHER HAZARDS
O1 Substances or mixtures with hazard statement EUH014
100
500
O2 Substances and mixtures which in contact with water emit flammable gases, Category 1
100
500
O3 Substances or mixtures with hazard statement EUH029
50
200

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