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4. The establishment—E+W+S
(a)a description of the main activities and products of the parts of the establishment which are important from the point of view of safety, sources of major accident risks and conditions under which a major accident could happen, together with a description of proposed preventive measures;
(b)a description of processes, in particular the operating methods, where applicable, taking into account available information on best practices;
(c)a description of dangerous substances, including their classification under the CLP Regulation and—
(i)an inventory of dangerous substances including—
(aa)the identification of dangerous substances: the chemical name, CAS number and name according to IUPAC M1 nomenclature;
(bb)the maximum quantity of dangerous substances present or likely to be present;
(ii)the physical, chemical, toxicological characteristics and indication of the hazards, both immediate and delayed for human health and the environment;
(iii)the physical and chemical behaviour under normal conditions of use or under foreseeable accidental conditions.
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M1International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (www.iupac.org).
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