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Division 2.1.2.3 Explosives, which are not classified as an unstable explosive, shall be classified in one of the six divisions referred to in paragraph 2.1.2.2 of this Annex based on Test Series 2 to 8 in Part I of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria according to the results of the tests laid down in Table 2.1.1:F1

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Table 2.1.1
Criteria for explosives

This comprises substances, mixtures and articles which are manufactured with a view to producing a practical, explosive or pyrotechnic effect.

CategoryCriteria
Unstable explosives or explosives of Divisions 1.1 to 1.6For explosives of Divisions 1.1 to 1.6, the following are the core set of tests that need to be performed:
Explosibility: according to UN Test Series 2 (section 12 of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria). Intentional explosivesf1 shall not be subject to UN Test Series 2.
Sensitiveness: according to UN Test Series 3 (section 13 of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria).

Thermal stability: according to UN Test 3(c) (sub-section 13.6.1 of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria).

Further tests are necessary to allocate the correct Division.

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Textual amendments

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Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 487/2013 of 8 May 2013 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, 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).

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This comprises substances, mixtures and articles which are manufactured with a view to producing a practical, explosive or pyrotechnic effect.