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Division 7.1.1 X1F1

United Kingdom

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Recommendations shall be specified to:

  1. (a)

    allow safe handling of the substance or mixture, such as containment and measures to prevent fire as well as aerosol and dust generation;

  2. (b)

    prevent handling of incompatible substances or mixtures;

  3. (c)

    draw attention to operations and conditions which create new risks by altering the properties of the substance or mixture, and to appropriate countermeasures; and

  4. (d)

    reduce the release of the substance or mixture to the environment, such as avoiding spills or keeping away from drains.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/830 of 28 May 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance).

Editorial notes

X1

Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Official Journal of the European Union L 396 of 30 December 2006).

Notes on the whole EU Regulation

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Text with EEA relevance).

Notes on Division 7

Textual amendments

F2

Words in Annex 2 point 7 inserted (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 2(10); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Word in Annex 2 Pt. A point 7 substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 15 para. 74(2)(e)