The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Other than gaseous preparationsN.I.

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2.1  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% R39(*) obligatory1% ≤ concentration < 10% R39(*) obligatory0.1% ≤ concentration < 1% R68(*) (†) obligatory
T with R39/ route of exposureconcentration ≥ 10% R39(*) obligatory1% ≤ concentration < 10% R68(*) (†) obligatory
Xn with R68/ route of exposureconcentration ≥ 10% R68(*)(†) obligatory

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 2.1 in operation at 27.7.2009, see reg. 1