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Paragraph 2.1 Other than gaseous preparations

Northern Ireland

For substances that produce non-lethal irreversible effects after a single exposure (R39/route of exposure, R68/route of exposure), the individual concentration limits specified in Table II determine, when appropriate, the classification of the preparation.

Table II

Classification of the substanceClassification of the preparation
T+TXn
(*)

In order to indicate the route of administration/exposure the combined R phrases listed in Annex III of the Council Directive 67/548/EEC shall be used.

(†)

R68 here refers to substances classified as harmful. Concentration limits for substances required to be labelled R68 but classified mutagenic are given in Table VI.

T+ with R39/ route of exposureconcentration ≥ 10% R39f1 obligatory1% ≤ concentration < 10% R39 obligatory0.1% ≤ concentration < 1% R68 f2 obligatory
T with R39/ route of exposureconcentration ≥ 10% R39 obligatory1% ≤ concentration < 10% R68 obligatory
Xn with R68/ route of exposureconcentration ≥ 10% R68 obligatory

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

(*)

In order to indicate the route of administration/exposure the combined R phrases listed in Annex III of the Council Directive 67/548/EEC shall be used.

f2

(†)

R68 here refers to substances classified as harmful. Concentration limits for substances required to be labelled R68 but classified mutagenic are given in Table VI.

Notes on Part II

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 Pt. 2 in operation at 24.8.2009, see reg. 1