ANNEX 
‘ANNEX III 
PROPERTIES OF WASTE WHICH RENDER IT HAZARDOUS 
HP 1 ‘Explosive’: waste which is capable by  chemical reaction of producing gas at 
such a temperature and pressure and at such  a speed as to cause damage to the 
surroundings. Pyrotechnic waste, explosive orga nic peroxide waste and explosive 
self-reactive waste is included. 
When a waste contains one or more substanc es classified by one of the hazard class and 
category codes and hazard statement codes show n in Table 1, the waste shall be assessed for 
HP 1, where appropriate and pr oportionate, according to test methods. If the presence of a 
substance, a mixture or an article indicates that the waste is explos ive, it shall be classified as 
hazardous by HP 1.  
Table 1: Hazard Class and Category Code(s ) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste 
constituents for the classification of wastes as hazardous by HP 1: 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s)  Hazard statement Code(s) 
Unst. Expl. H 200 
Expl. 1.1  H 201 
Expl. 1.2  H 202 
Expl. 1.3  H 203 
Expl. 1.4  H 204 
Self-react. A 
Org. Perox. A H 240 
Self-react. B 
Org. Perox. B H 241 
HP 2 ‘Oxidising’: waste which may, ge nerally by providing oxygen, cause or 
contribute to the combustion of other materials. 
When a waste contains one or more substances  classified by one of the hazard class and 
category codes and hazard statement codes show n in Table 2, the waste shall be assessed for 
HP 2, where appropriate and pr oportionate, according to test methods. If the presence of a 
substance indicates that the wa ste is oxidising, it shall be cl assified as hazardous by HP 2. 
Table 2: Hazard Class and Category Code(s) and Hazard statement Code(s) for the 
classification of wastes as hazardous by HP 2: 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s)  Hazard statement Code(s)  
Ox. Gas 1 H 270 
Ox. Liq. 1 H 271  
 Ox. Sol. 1 
Ox. Liq. 2, Ox. Liq. 3 
Ox. Sol. 2, Ox. Sol. 3 H 272 
HP 3 ‘Flammable’: 
– flammable liquid waste: li quid waste having a flash poi nt below 60°C or waste 
gas oil, diesel and light heating o ils having a flash point > 55°C and ≤ 75°C; 
– flammable pyrophoric liquid a nd solid waste: solid or liquid waste which, even 
in small quantities, is liable to ignite  within five minutes after coming into 
contact with air; 
– flammable solid waste: solid waste which is readily combustible or may cause 
or contribute to fire through friction; 
– flammable gaseous waste: gaseous wast e which is flammable in air at 20°C 
and a standard pressure of 101.3 kPa; 
– water reactive waste: waste which, in  contact with water, emits flammable 
gases in dangerous quantities; 
– other flammable waste: flammable aeros ols, flammable self-heating waste, 
flammable organic peroxides and flammable self-reactive waste. 
When a waste contains one or more substances classified by one of the following hazard class 
and category codes and hazard statement codes s hown in Table 3, the waste shall be assessed, 
where appropriate and proportionate, accordi ng to test methods. If the presence of a 
substance indicates that the waste is flammabl e, it shall be classified as hazardous by HP 3. 
Table 3: Hazard Class and Category Code(s ) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste 
constituents for the classification of wastes as hazardous by HP 3: 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s)  Hazard statement Code(s)  
Flam. Gas 1 H220 
Flam. Gas 2 H221 
Aerosol 1 H222 
Aerosol 2 H223 
Flam. Liq. 1 H224 
Flam. Liq.2 H225 
Flam. Liq. 3 H226 
Flam. Sol. 1 
Flam. Sol. 2 H228 
Self-react. CD H242  
 Self-react. EF 
Org. Perox. CD 
Org. Perox. EF 
Pyr. Liq. 1 
Pyr. Sol. 1 H250 
Self-heat.1 H251 
Self-heat. 2 H252 
Water-react. 1 H260 
Water-react. 2 
Water-react. 3 H261 
HP 4 ‘Irritant - skin irritation and eye damage’: waste which on application can 
cause skin irritation or damage to the eye. 
When a waste contains one or more substances in  concentrations above the cut-off value, that 
are classified by one of the following hazard class and category codes and hazard statement 
codes and one or more of the following concen tration limits is ex ceeded or equalled, the 
waste shall be classified  as hazardous by HP 4.  
The cut-off value for consideration in an assess ment for Skin corr. 1A (H314), Skin irrit. 2 
(H315), Eye dam. 1 (H318) and Eye irrit. 2 (H319) is 1%. 
If the sum of the concentrations  of all substances classified as Skin corr. 1A (H314) exceeds 
or equals 1%, the waste shall be cla ssified as hazardous according to HP 4. 
If the sum of the concentrations of all substa nces classified as H318 exceeds or equals 10%, 
the waste shall be classified as hazardous according to HP 4. 
If the sum of the concentrations  of all substances classified H315 and H319 exceeds or equals 
20%, the waste shall be classified  as hazardous according to HP 4. 
Note that wastes containing substances classi fied as H314 (Skin corr.1A, 1B or 1C) in 
amounts greater than or equal to 5% will be classified as haza rdous by HP 8. HP 4 will not 
apply if the waste is classified as HP 8. 
 
HP 5 ‘Specific Target Organ Toxicity (S TOT)/Aspiration Toxicity’: waste which can 
cause specific target organ toxicity either  from a single or repeated exposure, or 
which cause acute toxic effects following aspiration. 
When a waste contains one or more substances  classified by one or more of the following 
hazard class and category codes and hazard statement codes shown in Table 4, and one or more of the concentration limits in Table 4 is exceeded or equalled, the waste shall be 
classified as hazardous according to HP 5. When substances classi fied as STOT are present in 
a waste, an individual substance has to be present at or above the concentration limit for the 
waste to be classified as hazardous by HP 5.   
 When a waste contains one or more substances classified as Asp. Tox. 1 and the sum of those 
substances exceeds or equals the concentration limit, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 5 only where the overall kinema tic viscosity (at 40°C) does not exceed 20.5 
mm²/s.
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Table 4: Hazard Class and Category Code(s ) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste 
constituents and the corresponding concentrati on limits for the classification of wastes as 
hazardous by HP 5 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s)  Hazard statement Code(s)  Concentration limit 
STOT SE 1 H370 1% 
STOT SE 2 H371 10% 
STOT SE 3 H335 20% 
STOT RE 1 H372 1% 
STOT RE 2 H373 10% 
Asp. Tox. 1 H304 10% 
HP 6 ‘Acute Toxicity’: waste which can caus e acute toxic effects following oral or 
dermal administration, or inhalation exposure. 
If the sum of the concentrations  of all substances contained in a waste, classified with an 
acute toxic hazard class and category code and hazard statement code given in Table 5, exceeds or equals the threshold given in that tabl e, the waste shall be classified as hazardous 
by HP 6. When more than one substance classified  as acute toxic is present in a waste, the 
sum of the concentrations is required only for substances within the same hazard category. 
The following cut-off values shall appl y for consideration in an assessment: 
– For Acute Tox. 1, 2 or 3 (H300, H310, H330, H301, H311, H331): 0.1%;  
– For Acute Tox. 4 (H302, H312, H332): 1%. 
Table 5: Hazard Class and Category Code(s ) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste 
constituents and the corresponding concentrati on limits for the classification of wastes as 
hazardous by HP 6 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s) Hazard statement Code(s)  Concentration limit 
Acute Tox.1 (Oral) 
Acute Tox. 2 (Oral) 
Acute Tox. 3 (Oral) 
Acute Tox 4 (Oral) 
Acute Tox.1 (Dermal) 
Acute Tox.2 (Dermal) H300 
H300 
H301 H302 
H310 
H310 0.1% 
0.25% 
5% 
25% 
0.25% 
2.5% 
                                                            
1 The kinematic viscosity shall only be determined for fluids.  
 Acute Tox. 3 (Dermal) 
Acute Tox 4 (Dermal) 
Acute Tox 1 (Inhal.) 
Acute Tox.2 (Inhal.) 
Acute Tox. 3 (Inhal.) 
Acute Tox. 4 (Inhal.) H311 
H312 
H330 
H330 H331 
H332 15% 
55% 
0.1% 
0.5% 3.5% 
22.5% 
HP 7 ‘Carcinogenic’: waste which induces  cancer or increases its incidence.  
When a waste contains a substance classifi ed by one of the following hazard class and 
category codes and hazard statement codes a nd exceeds or equals one of the following 
concentration limits shown in Table 6, the wast e shall be classified as hazardous by HP 7. 
When more than one substance classified as car cinogenic is present in a waste, an individual 
substance has to be present at or above the concentration limit for the waste to be classified as hazardous by HP 7. 
Table 6: Hazard Class and Category Code(s ) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste 
constituents and the corresponding concentrati on limits for the classification of wastes as 
hazardous by HP 7 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s) Hazard statement Code(s)  Concentration limit 
Carc. 1A 
Carc. 1B H350 0.1% 
Carc. 2 H351 1.0% 
HP 8 ‘Corrosive’: waste which on a pplication can cause skin corrosion. 
When a waste contains one or more substances classified as Skin corr.1A, 1B or 1C (H314) 
and the sum of their concentrations exceeds or equals 5%, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 8. 
The cut-off value for consideration in an asse ssment for Skin corr. 1A, 1B, 1C (H314) is 
1.0%. 
HP 9 ‘Infectious’: waste containing viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are 
known or reliably believed to cause dise ase in man or other living organisms. 
The attribution of HP 9 shall be assessed by th e rules laid down in reference documents or 
legislation in the Member States. 
HP 10 ‘Toxic for reproduction’: waste which ha s adverse effects on sexual function 
and fertility in adult males and females, as well as developmental toxicity in the offspring. 
When a waste contains a substance classifi ed by one of the following hazard class and 
category codes and hazard statement codes a nd exceeds or equals one of the following 
concentration limits shown in Table 7, the waste shall be classified ha zardous according to 
HP 10. When more than one substance classifi ed as toxic for reproduction is present in a 
waste, an individual substance has to be presen t at or above the con centration limit for the 
waste to be classified as hazardous by HP 10.  
 Table 7: Hazard Class and Category Code(s ) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste 
constituents and the corresponding concentrati on limits for the classification of wastes as 
hazardous by HP 10 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s) Hazard statement Code(s)  Concentration limit 
Repr. 1A 
Repr. 1B H360 0.3% 
Repr. 2 H361 3.0% 
HP 11 ‘Mutagenic’: waste which may cause a mu tation, that is a permanent change in 
the amount or structure of th e genetic material in a cell. 
When a waste contains a substance classifi ed by one of the following hazard class and 
category codes and hazard statement codes a nd exceeds or equals one of the following 
concentration limits shown in Table 8, the waste sh all be classified as hazardous according to 
HP 11. When more than one substance classified  as mutagenic is pres ent in a waste, an 
individual substance has to be present at or above the concentration limit for the waste to be 
classified as hazardous by HP 11. 
Table 8: Hazard Class and Category Code(s ) and Hazard statement Code(s) for waste 
constituents and the corresponding concentrati on limits for the classification of wastes as 
hazardous by HP 11 
Hazard Class and Category Code(s) Hazard statement Code(s)  Concentration limit 
Muta. 1A, 
Muta. 1B H340 0.1% 
Muta. 2 H341 1.0% 
HP 12 ‘Release of an acute toxic gas’: wast e which releases acute toxic gases (Acute 
Tox. 1, 2 or 3) in contact with water or an acid. 
When a waste contains a substance assigned to one of the following supplemental hazards 
EUH029, EUH031 and EUH032, it shall be classi fied as hazardous by HP 12 according to 
test methods or guidelines.  
HP 13 ‘Sensitising’: waste which contains one or more substances known to cause 
sensitising effects to the skin  or the respiratory organs. 
When a waste contains a substance classified as sensitising and is assigned to one of the 
hazard statement codes H317 or H334 and one i ndividual substance equals or exceeds the 
concentration limit of 10%, the waste sha ll be classified as hazardous by HP 13. 
HP 14 ‘Ecotoxic’: waste which presents or may present immediate or delayed risks for 
one or more sectors of the environment. 
HP 15 ‘Yielding another substance’: waste ca pable of exhibiting a hazardous property 
listed above not directly displayed by the original waste. 
When a waste contains one or more substances  assigned to one of the hazard statements or 
supplemental hazards shown in Table 9, the waste shall be classified as hazardous by HP 15,  
 unless the waste is in such a form that it will  not under any circumstance exhibit explosive or 
potentially explosive properties.  
Table 9: Hazard statements and supplemental hazards for waste constituents for the 
classification of wastes  as hazardous by HP 15 
Hazard Statement(s) / Supplemental Hazard(s)  
May mass explode in fire H205 
Explosive when dry EUH001 
May form explosive peroxides EUH019 
Risk of explosion if heated under confinement EUH044 
In addition, Member States may characterise a waste as hazardous by HP 15 based on other 
applicable criteria, such as an  assessment of the leachate. 
Note 
Attribution of the hazardous propert y HP 14 is made on the basis of the criteria laid down in 
Annex VI to Council Directive 67/548/EEC. 
Test methods 
The methods to be used are describe d in Council Regulation (EC) No 440/20082 and in other 
relevant CEN notes or other internationally recognised te st methods and guidelines.'  
                                                            
2 Council Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 of 30 May 2008 laying down test methods pursuant to 
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, 
Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 142, 31.5.2008, p. 1).