# 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 3.3.2.1.2: Eye irritation (Category 2)

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

Table 3.3.2
Eye irritation
Grading criteria are understood as described in Regulation (EC) No 440/2008.
Category
Criteria
Category 2
Substances that produce in at least 2 of 3 tested animals a positive response of:
(a) corneal opacity ≥ 1; and/or
(b) iritis ≥ 1; and/or
(c) conjunctival redness ≥ 2; and/or
(d) conjunctival oedema (chemosis) ≥ 2
calculated as the mean scores following grading at 24, 48 and 72 hours after instillation of the test material, and which fully reverses within an observation period of normally 21 days.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1272/annex/I/division/3/division/3.3/division/3.3.2/division/3.3.2.1/division/3.3.2.1.2 (the official version)
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