The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 No. 238

SCHEDULE 3 N.I. PROVISIONS FOR CLASSIFYING DANGEROUS PREPARATIONS

PART I N.I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Classification by the conventional method as sensitising N.I.

12.—(1) The following preparations shall be classified as sensitising by skin contact and assigned the symbol “Xi”, the indication of danger “irritant” and risk phrase R43—

• Preparations containing one or more substances classified as sensitising and to which is assigned the risk phrase R43 that produces such effects in individual concentrations equal to or exceeding—

  (i)

  either the concentration specified in Table 3.2 of part 3 of Annex VI of the CLP Regulation for substance or substances under consideration, or

  (ii)

  the concentration specified in paragraph 5 of Part II of this Schedule (Table V or Table VA) where the substance or substances do not appear in Table 3.2 of part 3 of Annex VI of the CLP Regulation or appear in it without concentration limits.

(2) The following preparations shall be classified as sensitising by inhalation and assigned the symbol “Xn”, the indication of danger “harmful” and risk phrase R42—

• Preparations containing one or more substances classified as sensitising and to which is assigned the risk phrase R42 that produces such effects in individual concentrations equal to or exceeding—

  (i)

  either the concentration specified in Table 3.2 of part 3 of Annex VI of the CLP Regulation for the substance or substances under consideration, or

  (ii)

  the concentration specified in paragraph 5 of Part II of this Schedule (Table V or Table VA) where the substance or substances do not appear in Table 3.2 of part 3 of Annex VI of the CLP Regulation or appear in it without concentration limits.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 12 in operation at 27.7.2009, see reg. 1