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Division 2.17.2.1 F1

United Kingdom

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Any explosive while in a desensitised state shall be considered in this class unless, in that state:

  1. (a)

    It is intended to produce a practical explosive or pyrotechnic effect;

  2. (b)

    It has a mass explosion hazard according to test series 6 (a) or 6 (b) or the corrected burning rate according to the burning rate test described in part V, subsection 51.4 of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria is greater than 1 200 kg/min; or

  3. (c)

    The exothermic decomposition energy is less than 300 J/g.

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Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/521 of 27 March 2019 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).