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Division 2.11.2.2 A self-heating substance or mixture shall be classified in one of the two categories for this class if, in a test performed in accordance with test method N.4 in Part III, sub-section 33.3.1.6 of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria, the result meets the criteria according to Table 2.11.1:F1

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Table 2.11.1

Criteria for self-heating substances and mixtures

CategoryCriteria
1A positive result is obtained in a test using a 25 mm sample cube at 140 oC
2
  1. (a)

    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 25 mm cube sample at 140 oC and the substance or mixture is to be packed in packages with a volume of more than 3 m3; or

  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 25 mm cube sample at 140 oC, a positive 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 450 litres; or

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

  1. Note

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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).