# 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 2.17.2.2

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

Desensitised explosives shall be classified and packaged for supply and use in one of the four categories of this class depending on the corrected burning rate (A c ) using the test ‘burning rate test (external fire)’ described in Part V, sub-section 51.4 of the UN RTDG, Manual of Tests and Criteria , according to Table 2.17.1:
Table 2.17.1.
Criteria for desensitised explosives
Category
Criteria
1
Desensitised explosives with a corrected burning rate (A C ) equal to or greater than 300 kg/min but not more than 1 200 kg/min
2
Desensitised explosives with a corrected burning rate (A C ) equal to or greater than 140 kg/min but less than 300 kg/min
3
Desensitised explosives with a corrected burning rate (A C ) equal to or greater than 60 kg/min but less than 140 kg/min
4
Desensitised explosives with a corrected burning rate (A C ) less than 60 kg/min

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1272/annex/I/division/2/division/2.17/division/2.17.2/division/2.17.2.2 (the official version)
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