Division 2.2.3 Hazard CommunicationF1

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Label elements shall be used for substances and mixtures meeting the criteria for classification in this hazard class in accordance with Table 2.2.3.

F2Table 2.2.2

Label elements for flammable gases

	Category 1A	Gases categorised as 1A meeting pyrophoric or unstable gas A/B criteria			Category 1B	Category 2
		Pyrophoric gas	Chemically unstable gas
		Pyrophoric gas	Category A	Category B
GHS Pictogram						No pictogram
Signal Word	Danger	Danger	Danger	Danger	Danger	Warning
Hazard Statement	H220: Extremely flammable gas	H220: Extremely flammable gas. H232: May ignite spontaneously if exposed to air	H220: Extremely flammable gas. H230: May react explosively even in the absence of air	H220: Extremely flammable gas. H231: May react explosively even in the absence of air at elevated pressure and/or temperature	H221: Flammable gas	H221: Flammable gas
Precautionary Statement Prevention	P210	P210 P222 P280	P202 P210	P202 P210	P210	P210
Precautionary Statement Response	P377 P381	P377 P381	P377 P381	P377 P381	P377 P381	P377 P381
Precautionary Statement Storage	P403	P403	P403	P403	P403	P403
Precautionary Statement Disposal

F3If a flammable gas or gas mixture is classified as pyrophoric and/or chemically unstable, then all relevant classification(s) shall be communicated on the safety data sheet as specified in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, and the relevant hazard communication elements included on the label.

The classification procedure is set out in the following decision logic (see Figure 2.2.1).

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Figure 2.2.1Flammable gases

Annotations

Textual amendments

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).
F2: Substituted 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).
F3: 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).
F4: Deleted 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).