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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1272/annex-I/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.1/division-2.1.1.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1272/annex-I/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.1/division-2.1.1.2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/1272",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1272",
  "path": "annex/I/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.1/division/2.1.1.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.1.1.2",
  "heading": "For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:",
  "text": "An explosive substance or mixture is a solid or liquid substance or mixture of substances which is in itself capable by chemical reaction of producing gas at such a temperature and pressure and at such a speed as to cause damage to the surroundings. Pyrotechnic substances are included even when they do not evolve gases.\nA pyrotechnic substance or mixture is a substance or mixture of substances designed to produce an effect by heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of these as the result of non-detonative self-sustaining exothermic chemical reactions.\nAn unstable explosive is an explosive substance or mixture which is thermally unstable and/or too sensitive for normal handling, transport and use.\nAn explosive article is an article containing one or more explosive substances or mixtures.\nA pyrotechnic article is an article containing one or more pyrotechnic substances or mixtures.\nAn intentional explosive is a substance, mixture or article which is manufactured with a view to producing a practical, explosive or pyrotechnic effect.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1272/annex/I/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.1/division/2.1.1.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:47.470832+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."
}