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Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (repealed)

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4.2.If the name of a family or sub-family is not sufficient to characterise the chemical elements of important functional groups, the generic name will be a combination of the corresponding different family or sub-family names:U.K.

Examples:

  • chlorobenzene

    family 602

    :

    halogenated hydrocarbons

    sub-family

    :

    halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons

    family 017

    :

    chlorine compounds

    generic name

    :

    chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon

  • 2,3,6-trichlorophenylacetic acid

    family 607

    :

    organic acids

    sub-family

    :

    halogenated aromatic acids

    family 017

    :

    chlorine compounds

    generic name

    :

    chlorinated aromatic acid

  • 1-chloro-1-nitropropane

    family 610

    :

    chloronitrated derivatives

    family 601

    :

    hydrocarbons

    sub-family

    :

    aliphatic hydrocarbons

    generic name

    :

    chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon

  • tetrapropyl dithiopyrophosphate

    family 015

    :

    phosphorus compounds

    sub-family

    :

    phosphoric esters

    family 016

    :

    sulphur compounds

    generic name

    :

    thiophosphoric ester

NB:U.K.

In the case of certain elements, notably metals, the name of the family or sub-family may be indicated by the words‘organic’ or ‘inorganic’.

Examples:

  • dimercury chloride

    family 080

    :

    mercury compounds

    generic name

    :

    inorganic mercury compound

  • barium acetate

    family 056

    :

    barium compounds

    generic name

    :

    organic barium compound

  • ethyl nitrite

    family 007

    :

    nitrogen compounds

    sub-family

    :

    nitrites

    generic name

    :

    organic nitrite

  • sodium hydrosulphite

    family 016

    :

    sulphur compounds

    generic name

    :

    inorganic sulphur compound

(The examples cited are substances taken from [F1Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008] in respect of which requests for confidentiality may be submitted).

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