H311 + H331 Toxic in contact with skin or if inhaled

Hazard statements, the so-called "H-statements", form a compulsory component of identification labels as prescribed in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures - the CLP Regulation.

Hazard statements are identical worldwide

The H-statements consist of relevant hazard-related information statements: In this context, the letter "H" stands for "hazard". The wording of the H-phrases has been agreed on globally and has to be applied invariantly on the label. The specific hazard statements required for particular kinds of hazard information/properties are specified in the “hazard communication” sections included in parts 2–5 of Annex I to the CLP Regulation. In Annex III, Part 1 of the CLP Regulation, the wordings to be used according to Article 21 (4) are listed in all of the languages of the EU in accordance with the worldwide agreement.

According to Table 1.2 of Annex III to the CLP Regulation, certain combined hazard statements may also be used on the label or in the safety data sheet.

The provisions set out in Article 27 cof the CLP Regulation must be observed in particular if statements are duplicated or redundant.

EUH-Statements in the EU

• for the new hazard classes
• as supplementary hazard information for substances and mixtures and supplemental label information for certain mixtures

The addition of the four new EU hazard classes to the CLP Regulation has entailed the inclusion of the associated hazard statements with their category codes in Annex I, Annex III, Part 1 (hazard statements), and Annex VI. Since there are no equivalents to these hazard statements in the UN GHS, they are given category codes that begin with EUH and referred to in short as EUH statements, but function as if they were H-statements (main hazard statements) with equivalents in the UN GHS.

If required, substances and mixtures can also be provided with additional information, referred to as EUH statements, on their labels. These elements are also used exclusively throughout Europe. This information has been taken from the old, no longer valid set of rules for labelling and coded with EUH codes. Their application is regulated in Annex II, Part 1 (special provisions for the labelling of certain classified substances and mixtures), Part 2 (provisions for additional hazard statements on the label of certain mixtures), and Part 4 (provision for the labelling of plant protection products). Parts 2 and 3 of Annex III contain all of the EUH statements, including their wording, according to Article 25 of the CLP Regulation, in order of coding.