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Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (Text with EEA relevance)
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liquid substances and preparations having a flash point below 21 °C (including extremely flammable liquids), or
substances and preparations which may become hot and finally catch fire in contact with air at ambient temperature without any application of energy, or
solid substances and preparations which may readily catch fire after brief contact with a source of ignition and which continue to burn or to be consumed after removal of the source of ignition, or
gaseous substances and preparations which are flammable in air at normal pressure, or
substances and preparations which, in contact with water or damp air, evolve highly flammable gases in dangerous quantities.
The methods to be used are described in Annex V to Directive 67/548/EEC and in other relevant CEN-notes.
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