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Division 2.11.2.1 A substance or mixture shall be classified as a self-heating substance or mixture of this class, if in the tests performed in accordance with the test method given in the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, sub-section 33.3.1.6:F1

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  1. (a)

    a positive result is obtained using a 25 mm cube sample at 140 oC;

  2. (b)

    a positive result is obtained in a test using a 100 mm sample cube at 140 oC and a negative result is obtained in a test using a 100 mm cube sample at 120 oC and the substance or mixture is to be packed in packages with a volume of more than 3 m3;

  3. (c)

    a positive result is obtained in a test using a 100 mm sample cube at 140 oC and a negative result is obtained in a test using a 100 mm cube sample at 100 oC and the substance or mixture is to be packed in packages with a volume of more than 450 litres;

  4. (d)

    a positive result is obtained in a test using a 100 mm sample cube at 140 oC and a positive result is obtained in a test using a 100 mm cube sample at 100 oC.

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F1

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).