The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 1993

Designation of pesticides to which Schedule 5 applies

5.—(1) A preparation which is a pesticide shall be designated by—

(a) the trade name or trade designation of the preparation;

(b) the name and concentration of each active ingredient in the preparation and the concentration thereof shall be expressed—

(i) in the case of pesticides which are supplied as solids, in aerosol dispensers, or as volatile or viscous liquids, as percentage by weight,

(ii) for other liquids as percentage by weight or as grams per litre, or

(iii) for gases, as percentage by volume;

(c) the name of each other ingredient which is—

(i) required to have the indication of danger T+ or T, if the concentration thereof exceeds 0.2 per cent by weight,

(ii) required to have the indication of danger C or Xn, if the concentration thereof exceeds 5 per cent by weight.

(2) the label shall also show—

(a) the net quantity of the preparation;

(b) the batch number; and

(c) in the case of preparations which are required to have the indication of danger T+, T or Xn, an indication that the container must not be re-used except in the case of containers that are specifically designed for re-use, recharging or refilling by the supplier of the pesticide.