The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Other than gaseous preparations

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

5.1  Preparations that produce such effects are classified as sensitising and assigned:

  • the symbol Xn and phrase R42 if this effect can be produced by inhalation,

  • the symbol Xi and phrase R43 if this effect can be produced through contact with the skin.

The individual concentration limits specified in Table V determine, when appropriate, the classification of the preparation.

Table V
Classification of the substanceClassification of the preparation
Sensitising with R42Sensitising with R43
Sensitising with R42concentration ≥ 1% R42 obligatory
Sensitising with R43concentration ≥ 1% R43 obligatory