# 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), 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:

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

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.
Category
Criteria
Unstable explosives or explosives of Divisions 1.1 to 1.6
For 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 explosives 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1272/annex/I/division/2/division/2.1/division/2.1.2/division/2.1.2.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1272/annex-I/division-2/division-2.1/division-2.1.2/division-2.1.2.3
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