The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 1993

Carcinogenic/Mutagenic/Teratogenic Effects

Solid and liquid preparations

6.—(1) —For substances that produce such effects and for which specific concentration limits do not yet appear in the approved supply list, the concentration limits laid down in Table VI shall determine, where appropriate, the classification of the preparations and the risk phrases to be assigned to them.

TABLE VI

Substance Symbol-letter and risk phrase	Symbol-letter and risk phrase for the preparation
At least T	At least Xn
At least T with R45 or R49 denoting carcinogenic substances of Category 1 or 2	conc. ≥ 0.1% R45 or R49 obligatory
At least Xn with R40 denoting carcinogenic substances of Category 3		conc. ≥ 1% R40 obligatory
At least T with R46 denoting mutagenic substances of Category 1	conc. ≥ 0.1% R46 obligatory
At least Xn with R46 denoting mutagenic substances of Category 2		conc. ≥ 0.1% R46 obligatory
At least Xn with R40 denoting mutagenic substances of Category 3		conc. ≥ 1% R40 obligatory
At least T with R47 denoting teratogenic substances of Category 1	conc. ≥ 0.5% R47 obligatory
At least Xn with R47 denoting teratogenic substances of Category 2		conc. ≥ 5% R47 obligatory

Gaseous Preparations

(2) —For gases that produce such effects and for which specific concentration limits do not yet appear in the approved supply list the concentration limits laid down in Table VIA, expressed as a volume/volume percentage shall determine, where appropriate, the classification of gaseous preparations and the risk phrases to be assigned to them.

TABLE VIA

Substance Symbol-letter and risk phrase	Symbol-letter and risk phrase for the gaseous preparation
At least T	At least Xn
At least T with R45 or R49 denoting carcinogenic substances of Category 1 or 2	conc. ≥ 0.1% R45 or R49 obligatory
At least Xn with R40 denoting carcinogenic substances of Category 3		conc. ≥ 1% R40 obligatory
At least T with R46 denoting mutagenic substances of Category 1	conc. ≥ 0.1% R46 obligatory
At least Xn with R46 denoting mutagenic substances of Category 2		conc. ≥ 0.1% R46 obligatory
At least Xn with R40 denoting mutagenic substances of Category 3		conc. ≥ 1% R40 obligatory
At least T with R47 denoting teratogenic substances of Category 1	conc. ≥ 0.2% R47 obligatory
At least Xn with R47 denoting teratogenic substances of Category 2		conc. ≥ 1% R47 obligatory