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Division 2.5.2.1 Gases under pressure shall be classified, according to their physical state when packaged, in one of four groups in accordance with Table 2.5.1:F1

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Table 2.5.1
Criteria for gases under pressure

Note:

Aerosols shall not be classified as gases under pressure. See section 2.3.

Group Criteria
Compressed gas A gas which when packaged under pressure is entirely gaseous at – 50 °C; including all gases with a critical temperature ≤ – 50 °C.
Liquefied gas

A gas which, when packaged under pressure, is partially liquid at temperatures above – 50 °C. A distinction is made between:

  1. (i)

    high pressure liquefied gas: a gas with a critical temperature between – 50 °C and + 65 °C; and

  2. (ii)

    low pressure liquefied gas: a gas with a critical temperature above + 65 °C.

Refrigerated liquefied gas A gas which when packaged is made partially liquid because of its low temperature.
Dissolved gas A gas which when packaged under pressure is dissolved in a liquid phase solvent.

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).