Tests under Directive 2008/47/EC

Directive 2008/47/EC published by the European Parliament and the Council amends the directive 75/324/EEC for the approximation of the legal regulations of the European Union countries regarding aerosol dispensers, in order to comply with technical progress.

Some of the adjustments made are as follows:

• If an aerosol propellant contains flammable components as defined in the directive, but the aerosol propellant is not considered flammable or highly flammable according to the criteria specified in the directive, the amount of flammable material it contains and how flammable by mass the content must be clearly stated on the label.
• Aerosols are considered flammable if their contents contain any ingredient that is classified as flammable. Flammable liquid refers to a liquid with a flash point of not more than 93 degrees. Combustible solid refers to a solid or mixture that is easily combustible or that causes or contributes to combustion by friction. Combustible gas refers to a gas or gas mixture with air at 20 degrees and a flammable range at a standard pressure.

An aerosol is considered non-combustible, flammable or highly flammable as follows, based on its chemical heat of combustion and mass content of combustible components:

• An aerosol is classified as highly flammable if it contains 85 percent or more flammable components and the chemical heat of combustion exceeds or equals 30 kJ/g.
• An aerosol is classified as non-combustible if it contains 1 percent or less of a combustible component and the chemical heat of combustion is less than 20 kJ/g.
• All other aerosols are subject to flammability classification procedures or are classified as highly flammable.
• In the case of flammable spray aerosols, classification is made taking into account the results of the chemical heat of combustion and ignition distance test:
• If the chemical heat of combustion is less than 20 kJ/g and ignition occurs at a distance of 15-75 cm, the aerosol is classified as flammable, if ignition occurs at a distance of 75 cm or more, the aerosol is classified as highly flammable.
• If the chemical heat of combustion is greater than or equal to 20 kJ/g, the aerosol is classified as highly flammable if ignition occurs at a distance of 75 cm or more, otherwise flammable.

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