Division 3.5 Grouping of components in an interchangeable component groupF1

Components may be grouped in a submission in an interchangeable component group provided that:

1. (a)

   for all components in the interchangeable component group:

   • the technical function(s) for which the components are used in the mixture for which the submission is made is (are) identical, and

   • the classification for health and physical hazards is identical (hazard class and category), and

   • the toxicological properties, including at least the type of toxicological effect(s) and the target organ(s), are the same; and

2. (b)

   for all possible combinations of the resulting final mixture based on the components in the interchangeable component group, the hazards identification and additional information referred to in Section 2 of Part B are identical.

Alternatively, components that are classified only for skin corrosion, skin irritation, eye damage, eye irritation, aspiration toxicity, or respiratory or skin sensitisation, or a combination thereof, may be grouped in an interchangeable component group provided that:

1. (a)

   the classification for health and physical hazards (hazard class and category) is identical for all components; and

2. (b)

   the pH, where applicable, of all components classified for skin corrosion, skin irritation, eye damage, or eye irritation is either acidic, neutral or alkaline; and

3. (c)

   the interchangeable component group does not contain more than five components; and

4. (d)

   for all possible combinations of the resulting final mixture based on the components grouped in the interchangeable component group, the hazards identification and additional information referred to in Section 2 of Part B are identical.