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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATIONS

REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 16 December 2008

on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing

Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE

EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and

Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251

of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1) This Regulation should ensure a high level of protection of

human health and the environment as well as the free

movement of chemical substances, mixtures and certain

specific articles, while enhancing competitiveness and

innovation.

(2) The efficient functioning of the internal market for

substances, mixtures and those articles can be achieved

only if the requirements applicable to them do not differ

significantly between Member States.

(3) A high level of human health and environmental protection

should be ensured in the approximation of legislation on

the criteria for classification and labelling of substances and

mixtures, with the goal of achieving sustainable development.

(4) Trade in substances and mixtures is an issue relating not

only to the internal market, but also to the global market.

Enterprises should therefore benefit from the global

harmonisation of rules for classification and labelling and

from consistency between, on the one hand, the rules for

classification and labelling for supply and use and, on the

other hand, those for transport.

(5) With a view to facilitating worldwide trade while protecting

human health and the environment, harmonised criteria for

classification and labelling have been carefully developed

over a period of 12 years within the United Nations (UN)

structure, resulting in the Globally Harmonised System of

Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (hereinafter

referred to as ‘the GHS’).

(6) This Regulation follows various declarations whereby the

Community confirmed its intention to contribute to the

global harmonisation of criteria for classification and

labelling, not only at UN level, but also through the

incorporation of the internationally agreed GHS criteria

into Community law.

(7) The benefits for enterprises will increase as more countries

in the world adopt the GHS criteria in their legislation. The

Community should be at the forefront of this process to

encourage other countries to follow and with the aim of

providing a competitive advantage to industry in the

Community.

(8) Therefore it is essential to harmonise the provisions and

criteria for the classification and labelling of substances,

mixtures and certain specific articles within the Community, taking into account the classification criteria and

labelling rules of the GHS, but also by building on the 40

years of experience obtained through implementation of

existing Community chemicals legislation and maintaining

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1) OJ C 204, 9.8.2008, p. 47.

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2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 3 September 2008 (not yet

published in the Official Journal).

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REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 16 December 2008

on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing

Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
2.5.3. Hazard Communication

Label elements shall be used for substances or mixtures meeting the criteria for classification in this hazard

class in accordance with Table 2.5.2.

Table 2.5.2

Label elements for gases under pressure

Classification Compressed gas Liquefied gas Refrigerated liquefied gas Dissolved gas

GHS Pictograms

Signal Word Warning Warning Warning Warning

Hazard Statement H280: Contains

gas under pressure; may explode if heated

H280: Contains

gas under pressure; may explode if heated

H281: Contains

refrigerated gas;

may cause cryogenic burns or

injury

H280: Contains gas

under pressure;

may explode if heated

Precautionary

Statement

Prevention

P282

Precautionary

Statement

Response

P336

P315

Precautionary

Statement

Storage

P410 + P403 P410 + P403 P403 P410 + P403

Precautionary

Statement

Disposal

2.5.4. Additional Classification Considerations

For this group of gases, the following information is required to be known:

— the vapour pressure at 50 oC;

— the physical state at 20 oC at standard ambient pressure;

— the critical temperature.

Data can be found in the literature, calculated or determined by testing. Most pure gases are already classified

in the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations.

2.6. Flammable liquids

2.6.1. Definition

Flammable liquid means a liquid having a flash point of not more than 60 oC.

2.6.2. Classification criteria

2.6.2.1. A flammable liquid shall be classified in one of the three categories for this class in accordance with

Table 2.6.1:

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Table 2.6.1

Criteria for flammable liquids

Category Criteria

1 Flash point < 23 oC and initial boiling point ≤ 35 oC

2 Flash point < 23 oC and initial boiling point > 35 oC

3 Flash point ≥ 23 oC and ≤ 60 oC (1)

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1) For the purpose of this Regulation gas oils, diesel and light heating oils having a flash point between ≥ 55 oC and ≤ 75 oC may be regarded as Category 3.

2.6.3. Hazard Communication

Label elements shall be used for substances or mixtures meeting the criteria for classification in this hazard

class in accordance with Table 2.6.2.

Table 2.6.2

Label elements for flammable liquids

Classification Category 1 Category 2 Category 3

GHS Pictograms

Signal Word Danger Danger Warning

Hazard Statement H224: Extremely flam- mable liquid and

vapour

H225: Highly flammable liquid and

vapour

H226: Flammable liquid and vapour

Precautionary Statement

Prevention

P210

P233

P240

P241

P242

P243

P280

P210

P233

P240

P241

P242

P243

P280

P210

P233

P240

P241

P242

P243

P280

Precautionary Statement

Response

P303 + P361 + P353

P370 + P378

P303 + P361 + P353

P370 + P378

P303 + P361 + P353

P370 + P378

Precautionary Statement

Storage

P403 + P235 P403 + P235 P403 + P235

Precautionary Statement

Disposal

P501 P501 P501

2.6.4. Additional Classification Considerations

2.6.4.1. For the classification of flammable liquids data on flash point and initial boiling point are needed. Data can

be determined by testing, found in literature or calculated. If data are not available, the flash point and the

initial boiling point shall be determined through testing. For flash point determination a closed-cup method

shall be used.

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2.6.4.2. In the case of mixtures (1) containing known flammable liquids in defined concentrations, although they may

contain non-volatile components e.g. polymers, additives, the flash point need not be determined

experimentally if the calculated flash point of the mixture, using the method given in 2.6.4.3, is at least

5 oC (2) greater than the relevant classification criterion and provided that:

(a) the composition of the mixture is accurately known (if the material has a specified range of

composition, the composition with the lowest calculated flash point shall be selected for assessment);

(b) the lower explosion limit of each component is known (an appropriate correlation has to be applied

when these data are extrapolated to other temperatures than test conditions) as well as a method for

calculating the lower explosion limit;

(c) the temperature dependence of the saturated vapour pressure and of the activity coefficient is known

for each component as present in the mixture;

(d) the liquid phase is homogeneous.

2.6.4.3. One suitable method is described in Gmehling and Rasmussen (Ind. Eng. Fundament, 21, 186, (1982)). For a

mixture containing non-volatile components the flash point is calculated from the volatile components. It is

considered that a non-volatile component only slightly decreases the partial pressure of the solvents and the

calculated flash point is only slightly below the measured value.

2.6.4.4. Possible test methods for determining the flash point of flammable liquids are listed in Table 2.6.3.

Table 2.6.3

Methods for determining the flash point of flammable liquids

European standards: EN ISO 1516 as amended

Determination of flash/no flash — Closed cup equilibrium method

EN ISO 1523 as amended

Determination of flash point — Closed cup equilibrium method

EN ISO 2719 as amended

Determination of flash point — Pensky-Martens closed cup method

EN ISO 3679 as amended

Determination of flash point — Rapid equilibrium closed cup method

EN ISO 3680 as amended

Determination of flash/no flash — Rapid equilibrium closed cup method

EN ISO 13736 as amended

Petroleum products and other liquids — Determination of flash point —

Abel closed cup method

National standards:

Association française de

normalisation, AFNOR:

NF M07-036 as amended

Détermination du point d'éclair — Vase clos Abel-Pensky

(identical to DIN 51755)

British Standards Institute, BS 2000 Part 170 as amended

(identical to EN ISO 13736)

Deutsches Institut für NormungDIN 51755 (flash points below 65 C) as amended Prüfung von Mineralölen

und anderen brennbaren Flüssigkeiten; Bestimmung des Flammpunktes im

geschlossenen Tiegel, nach Abel-Pensky

(identical to NF M07-036)

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1) To date, the calculation method has been validated for mixtures containing up to 6 volatile components. These components may be

flammable liquids like hydrocarbons, ethers, alcohols, esters (except acrylates), and water. It is however not yet validated for mixtures

containing halogenated sulphurous, and/or phosphoric compounds as well as reactive acrylates.

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2) If the calculated flash point is less than 5 oC greater than the relevant classification criterion, the calculation method may not be used and

the flash point should be determined experimentally.

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2.6.4.5. Liquids with a flash point of more than 35 oC need not be classified in Category 3 if negative results have

been obtained in the sustained combustibility test L.2, Part III, section 32 of the UN Recommendations on the

Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria.

2.7. Flammable solids

2.7.1. Definition

2.7.1.1. A flammable solid means a solid which is readily combustible, or may cause or contribute to fire through

friction.

Readily combustible solids are powdered, granular, or pasty substances or mixtures which are dangerous if

they can be easily ignited by brief contact with an ignition source, such as a burning match, and if the flame

spreads rapidly.

2.7.2. Classification criteria

2.7.2.1. Powdered, granular or pasty substances or mixtures (except powders of metals or metal alloys — see 2.7.2.2)

shall be classified as readily combustible solids when the time of burning of one or more of the test runs,

performed in accordance with the test method described in Part III, sub-section 33.2.1, of the UN

Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria, is less than 45

seconds or the rate of burning is more than 2,2 mm/s.

2.7.2.2. Powders of metals or metal alloys shall be classified as flammable solids when they can be ignited and the

reaction spreads over the whole length of the sample in 10 minutes or less.

2.7.2.3. A flammable solid shall be classified in one of the two categories for this class using Method N.1 as described

in 33.2.1 of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria in

accordance with Table 2.7.1:

Table 2.7.1

Criteria for flammable solids

Category Criteria

1

Burning rate test

Substances and mixtures other than metal powders:

(a) wetted zone does not stop fire and

(b) burning time < 45 seconds or burning rate > 2,2 mm/s

Metal powders

burning time ≤ 5 minutes

2

Burning rate test

Substances and mixtures other than metal powders:

(a) wetted zone stops the fire for at least 4 minutes and

(b) burning time < 45 seconds or burning rate > 2,2 mm/s

Metal powders

burning time > 5 minutes and ≤ 10 minutes

Note

The test shall be performed on the substance or mixture in its physical form as presented. If, for example, for

the purposes of supply or transport, the same chemical is to be presented in a physical form different from

that which was tested and which is considered likely to materially alter its performance in a classification test,

the substance shall also be tested in the new form.

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o Liquids with a flash point of more than 35 C need not be classified in Category 3 if negative results have

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Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria.
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Volume I

applicable as from 1 January 2013

Economic Commission for Europe

Committee on Inland Transport

UNITED NATIONS 

New York and Geneva, 2012

European Agreement

Concerning the International Carriage

of Dangerous Goods by Road

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Chapter 2.3 

Class 3 – Flammable liquids

2.3.0 Introductory note

The flashpoint of a flammable liquid may be altered by the presence of an impurity. The substances listed 

in class 3 in the Dangerous Goods List in chapter 3.2 shall generally be regarded as chemically pure. Since 

commercial products may contain added substances or impurities, flashpoints may vary, and this may have 

an effect on classification or determination of the packing group for the product. In the event of doubt regarding the classification or packing group of a substance, the flashpoint of the substance shall be determined 

experimentally.

2.3.1 Definitions and general provisions

2.3.1.1 Class 3 includes the following substances:

.1 flammable liquids (see 2.3.1.2 and 2.3.1.3);

.2 liquid desensitized explosives (see 2.3.1.4).

2.3.1.2 Flammable liquids are liquids, or mixtures of liquids, or liquids containing solids in solution or suspension 

(such as paints, varnishes, lacquers, etc., but not including substances which, on account of their other 

dangerous characteristics, have been included in other classes) which give off a flammable vapour at or 

below 60°C closed-cup test (corresponding to 65.6°C open-cup test), normally referred to as the “flashpoint”. 

This also includes:

.1 liquids offered for transport at temperatures at or above their flashpoint; and

.2 substances transported or offered for transport at elevated temperatures in a liquid state, which give off 

a flammable vapour at temperatures equal to or below the maximum transport temperature.

2.3.1.3 However, the provisions of this Code need not apply to such liquids with a flashpoint of more than 35°C which 

do not sustain combustion. Liquids are considered to be unable to sustain combustion for the purposes of 

the Code if:

.1 they have passed the suitable combustibility test (see the Sustained Combustibility Test prescribed in 

part III, 32.5.2 of the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria); or

.2 their fire point according to ISO 2592:1973 is greater than 100°C; or

.3 they are water-miscible solutions with a water content of more than 90%, by mass.

2.3.1.4 Liquid desensitized explosives are explosive substances which are dissolved or suspended in water or other 

liquid substances, to form a homogeneous liquid mixture to suppress their explosive properties. Entries in 

the Dangerous Goods List for liquid desensitized explosives are UN 1204, UN 2059, UN 3064, UN 3343, 

UN 3357 and UN 3379.

2.3.2 Assignment of packing group

2.3.2.1 The criteria in 2.3.2.6 are used to determine the hazard grouping of a liquid that presents a risk due to 

flammability.

2.3.2.1.1 For liquids whose only risk is flammability, the packing group for the substance is the hazard grouping shown 

in 2.3.2.6.

2.3.2.1.2 For a liquid with additional risk(s), the hazard group determined from 2.3.2.6 and the hazard group based on 

the severity of the additional risk(s) shall be considered, and the classification and packing group determined 

in accordance with the provisions in chapter 2.0.

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However, the provisions of this Code need not apply to such liquids with a flashpoint of more than 35°C which 

do not sustain combustion. Liquids are considered to be unable to sustain combustion for the purposes of

the Code if:

.1 they have passed the suitable combustibility test (see the Sustained Combustibility Test prescribed in 

part III, 32.5.2 of the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria); 

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CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES, 

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SECTION 32 

CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES, TEST METHODS AND 

CRITERIA RELATING TO LIQUID DESENSITIZED EXPLOSIVES 

 AND FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OF CLASS 3 

32.1 Purpose 

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32.2 Scope 

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32.3 Classification procedures 

32.3.1 Flammable liquids

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/	1		D Introduction

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SETAFLASH SMALL SCALE OPEN CUP FLASH POINT 

31000-0 SETAFLASH SERIES 3 OPEN CUP TESTER

Test methods specified under UN and IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, and others, determine whether a liquid sustains 

combustion when heated and exposed to a flame under specified test conditions. Certain substances classified as Flammable by 

Closed Cup Flash Point Testing may be reclassified as non-flammable by combustibility testing. This has significant potential cost 

implications for the packaging, storage and shipping of many substances.

ASTM D4206; BS 3900 Part A11; ISO 9038; UN Class 3 Test L. 3; CFR 49-173.120; IATA Dangerous Goods Regs. Section 3.3.5;

Health and Safety Comm. Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail App. B

● Flash point test in less than 2 minutes

● Small sample size - 2ml

● Ambient to 300°C temperature range

● Audible and on-screen prompts

● Portable operation

● Simple calibration

The Setaflash 31000-0 is a simple to use and reliable open cup tester for 

flash/no flash, finite determinations or sustained combustion tests within 

a range of ambient to 300°C.

The manually operated flame sweeping arm is supplied from an integral 

gas tank that is filled using a standard butane (lighter) refill cartridge. 

The flash or sustained combustion characteristics of the sample are 

observed visually while the test flame is passed over the sample.

All functions are accessed via a two button keypad and the Seta 

Multifunctional And Rotational Test (SMART) control feature. The digital 

display shows test parameters and instrument status. An audible prompt 

is sounded when an action is required from the operator.

The instrument is lightweight and suitable for mobile use when operated 

from the optional 12 volt power supply adaptor.

SUPPLIED WITH: 2ml syringe, test flame height gauge, mains lead and 

instruction manual.

SPECIFICATIONS

Temperature Range: Ambient to 300°C

Sample Size: 2ml

Test Time: 1 to 99 minutes

Default Values: 1 minute for flash points up to 100°C

2 minutes for flash points between 100 to 300°C

Cup Material: Blackened Aluminium

Voltage: 110/120V or 220/240V, 50/60Hz (switchable)

12V using optional power supply

Size (HxWxD): 25.6 x 28 x 25.6cm

Weight: 4kg

SETAPLUS EXTENDED WARRANTY AVAILABLE

TECHNICAL DATASHEETS AVAILABLE

BIO-FUEL TESTING

ACCESSORIES - Setaflash Series 3 Open Cup Tester

OPTIONAL

13666-0 BUTANE REFILL CYLINDER, pack of 24.

13746-0 DRAUGHT SCREEN, SETAFLASH, size (HxWxD) 36 x 48 x 24cm, 

stainless steel.

26000-0 LIQUID RECOVERY SYSTEM, with pump and trap to extract and collect hot 

sample from cup, (for details see page 15)

30005-0 ADAPTOR FOR 12V POWER SUPPLY

30006-0 CARRY CASE, size (HxWxD) 21 x 40 x 30cm.

45000-0 SETAPLUS EXTENDED 12 MONTH WARRANTY

CALIBRATION, VERIFICATION & TRAINING

13751-0 THERMOMETER, 0 to 110°C.

13775-0 THERMOMETER, 100 to 300°C.

99928-0 SETATHERM, digital thermometer, -20 to 150°C, (for details see page 140).

CALIBRATION & VERIFICATION MATERIALS

CONSUMABLES - Setaflash Series 3 Open Cup Tester

2 Years / 2000 Tests Qty

13730-005 SILICONE RUBBER TUBE, 4 metres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

13740-009 SYRINGE, 2ml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

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Health and Safety Comm. Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail App. B & Rail App. B