# Commission Directive (EU) 2016/2037 of 21 November 2016 amending Council Directive 75/324/EEC as regards the maximum allowable pressure of aerosol dispensers and to adapt its labelling provisions to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance), Article 1: Amendments to Directive 75/324/EEC

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

The Annex to Directive 75/324/EEC is amended as follows:
(a) Point 2.2 is replaced by the following:
‘2.2.
Labelling
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, each aerosol dispenser must visibly bear the following legible and indelible marking:
(a) where the aerosol is classified as ‘non-flammable’ according to the criteria of point 1.9, the signal word ‘Warning’ and the other label elements for Aerosols Category 3 provided for in Table 2.3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
(b) where the aerosol is classified as ‘flammable’ according to the criteria of point 1.9, the signal word ‘Warning’ and the other label elements for Aerosols Category 2 provided for in Table 2.3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
(c) where the aerosol is classified as ‘extremely flammable’ according to the criteria of point 1.9, the signal word ‘Danger’ and the other label elements for Aerosols Category 1 provided for in Table 2.3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
(d) where the aerosol dispenser is a consumer product, the precautionary statement P102 provided for in Part 1, Table 6.1 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008;
(e) any additional operating precautions which alert consumers to the specific dangers of the product; if the aerosol dispenser is accompanied by separate instructions for use, the latter must also reflect such operating precautions.’
(b) Point 3.1.2 is replaced by the following:
‘3.1.2
The pressure at 50 °C in the aerosol dispenser must not exceed the values provided for in the following table, depending upon the content of gases in the aerosol dispenser:
Content of gases
Pressure at 50 °C
Liquefied gas or mixture of gases having a flammable range with air at 20 °C and a standard pressure of 1,013 bar
12 bar
Liquefied gas or mixture of gases not having a flammable range with air at 20 °C and a standard pressure of 1,013 bar
13,2 bar
Compressed gases or gases dissolved under pressure not having a flammable range with air at 20 °C and a standard pressure of 1,013 bar
15 bar
’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2037/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-2037/article-1
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