Part 2 / SPECIAL RULES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LABEL ELEMENTS FOR CERTAIN MIXTURES

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The statements set out in sections 2.1 to 2.10 and 2.12 shall be assigned to mixtures in accordance with Article 25(6).

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2.1.   Mixtures containing lead

The label on the packaging of paints and varnishes containing lead in quantities exceeding 0,15  % (expressed as weight of metal) of the total weight of the mixture, as determined in accordance with ISO standard 6503, shall bear the following statement:

EUH201 — ‘Contains lead. Should not be used on surfaces liable to be chewed or sucked by children’

In the case of packages the contents of which are less than 125 ml, the statement may be as follows:

EUH201A — ‘Warning! Contains lead’

2.2.   Mixtures containing cyanoacrylates

The label on the immediate packaging of adhesives based on cyanoacrylate shall bear the following statement:

EUH202 — ‘Cyanoacrylate. Danger. Bonds skin and eyes in seconds. Keep out of the reach of children’

Appropriate advice on safety shall accompany the package.

2.3.   Cements and cement mixtures

Unless cements or cement mixtures are already classified and labelled as a sensitiser with the hazard statement H317, ‘May cause an allergic skin reaction’, the label on the packaging of cements and cement mixtures that contain, when they are hydrated, more than 0,0002  % soluble chromium (VI) of the total dry weight of the cement shall bear the statement:

EUH203 — ‘Contains chromium (VI). May produce an allergic reaction’

If reducing agents are used, then the packaging of cement or cement-containing mixtures shall include information on the packing date, the storage conditions and the storage period appropriate to maintaining the activity of the reducing agent and to keeping the content of soluble chromium VI below 0,0002  %.

2.4.   Mixtures containing isocyanates

Unless already identified on the label of the packaging, mixtures containing isocyanates (as monomers, oligomers, prepolymers, etc., or as mixtures thereof) shall bear the following statement:

EUH204 — ‘Contains isocyanates. May produce an allergic reaction.’

2.5.   Mixtures containing epoxy constituents with an average molecular weight ≤ 700

Unless already identified on the label of the packaging, mixtures containing epoxy constituents with an average molecular weight ≤ 700 shall bear the following statement:

EUH205 — ‘Contains epoxy constituents. May produce an allergic reaction.’

2.6.   Mixtures sold to the general public which contain active chlorine

The label on the packaging of mixtures containing more than 1 % of active chlorine shall bear the following statement:

EUH206 — ‘Warning! Do not use together with other products. May release dangerous gases (chlorine)’

2.7.   Mixtures containing cadmium (alloys) and intended to be used for brazing or soldering

The label on the packaging of the above mentioned mixtures shall bear the following statement:

EUH207 — ‘Warning! Contains cadmium. Dangerous fumes are formed during use. See information supplied by the manufacturer. Comply with the safety instructions’

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2.8.   Mixtures containing at least one sensitising substance

The label on the packaging of mixtures not classified as sensitising but containing at least one substance classified as sensitising and present in a concentration equal to or greater than that specified in Table 3.4.6 of Annex I shall bear the statement:

EUH208 — ‘Contains (name of sensitising substance). May produce an allergic reaction’.

Mixtures classified as sensitising containing other substance(s) classified as sensitising (in addition to the one that leads to the classification of the mixture) and present in a concentration equal to or greater than that specified in Table 3.4.6 of Annex I shall bear the name(s) of that/those substance(s) on the label.

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Where a mixture is labelled in accordance with Section 2.4 or 2.5, the statement EUH208 may be omitted from the label for the substance concerned.

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2.9.   Liquid mixtures containing halogenated hydrocarbons

For liquid mixtures which show no flashpoint or a flashpoint higher than 60 oC but not more than 93 oC and contain a halogenated hydrocarbon and more than 5 % highly flammable or flammable substances, the label on the packaging shall bear one of the following statements, depending on whether the substances referred to above are highly flammable or flammable: o o

EUH209 — ‘Can become highly flammable in use’ or

EUH209A — ‘Can become flammable in use’

2.10.   Mixtures not intended for the general public

For mixtures not classified as hazardous but which contain:

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the label on the packaging shall bear the statement:

EUH210 — ‘Safety data sheet available on request’.

2.11   Aerosols

Note that aerosols are also subject to the labelling provisions in accordance with points 2.2 and 2.3 in the Annex to Directive 75/324/EEC.

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2.12.    Mixtures containing titanium dioxide

The label on the packaging of liquid mixtures containing 1 % or more of titanium dioxide particles with aerodynamic diameter equal to or below 10 μm shall bear the following statement:

EUH211: ‘Warning! Hazardous respirable droplets may be formed when sprayed. Do not breathe spray or mist.’

The label on the packaging of solid mixtures containing 1 % or more of titanium dioxide shall bear the following statement:

EUH212: ‘Warning! Hazardous respirable dust may be formed when used. Do not breathe dust.’

In addition, the label on the packaging of liquid and solid mixtures not intended for the general public and not classified as hazardous which are labelled with EUH211 or EUH212, shall bear statement EUH210.

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