S.L. 427.26 Art. 1dispenser caused or, in except as the aerosol of an open closed aerosol phases in the exerted (EC) (EC) No contain any of not more is readily as a result of granular, or if they can be such as a 1.8.3 This substances and 1.9. For the "flammable" and mass (a) (b) 20 (c) all 1.9.1. 1.9.2. more and the

DEFINITIONS

1.1. Pressures 'Pressures' means the internal pressures in bars (relative pressures). 1.2. Test pressure

'Test pressure' means the pressure to which an unfilled aerosol container may be subjected for 25 seconds without any leakage being the case of metal or plastic containers, any visible or permanent distortion allowed under point 6.1.1.2 of this Schedule. 1.3. Bursting pressure 'Bursting pressure' means the minimum pressure which causes dispenser container to burst or rupture. 1.4. Total capacity of the container

'Total capacity of the container' means the volume in millimetres container up to the rim of the opening.

1.5. Net capacity 'Net capacity' means the volume in millimetres of a filled and dispenser. 1.6. Volume of the liquid phase 'Volume of liquid phase' means the volume of the non-gaseous filled and closed aerosol dispenser. 1.7. Test conditions

'Test conditions' means the values of the test and bursting pressures hydraulically at 20ºC (± 5ºC).

1.7a. Substance "Substance" means substance as defined in Article 2(7) of Regulation No 1272/2008. 1.7b. Mixture "Mixture” means mixture as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation 1272/2008. 1.8. Flammable contents

Contents of aerosols shall be considered as flammable if they component which is classified as flammable:

1.8.1 flammable liquid means a liquid having a flashpoint than 93°C; 1.8.2 flammable solid means a solid substance or mixture which combustible, or may cause or contribute to fire friction. Readily combustible solids are powdered, pasty substances or mixtures which are dangerous easily ignited by brief contact with an ignition source, burning match, and if the flame spreads rapidly; and flammable gas means a gas or gas mixture having a flammable range with air at 20°C and a standard pressure of 1,013 bar; definition does not cover pyrophoric, self-heating or water-reactive mixtures, which shall never be components of aerosol contents. Flammable aerosols purpose of this Directive, an aerosol is considered as "non-flammable", or "extremely flammable" according to its chemical heat of combustion content of flammable components, as follows: the aerosol is classified as "extremely flammable" if it contains 85% or more flammable components and the chemical heat of combustion exceeds or is equal to 30 kJ/g; the aerosol is classified as "non-flammable" if it contains 1% or less flammable components and the chemical heat of combustion is less than kJ/g; and other aerosols will be submitted to the following flammability classification procedures or shall be classified as "extremely flammable". The ignition distance test, the enclosed space test and the foam flammability test shall comply with point 6.3. Flammable spray aerosols In the case of spray aerosols the classification shall be made taking into account the chemical heat of combustion and on the basis of the results of the ignition distance test, as follows: 1.9.1.1 If the chemical heat of combustion is less than 20 kJ/g: 1.9.1.1.1 the aerosol is classified as "flammable" if ignition occurs at a distance equal or greater than 15 cm but less than 75 cm; 1.9.1.1.2 the aerosol is classified as "extremely flammable" if ignition occurs at a distance of 75 cm or more; and 1.9.1.1.3 if no ignition occurs in the ignition distance test, the enclosed space test shall be performed and in this case, the aerosol is classified as "flammable" if the time equivalent is less than or equal to 300 s/m3 or the deflagration density is less than or equal to 300 g/m3; otherwise the aerosol is classified as "non-flammable". 1.9.1.2 If the chemical heat of combustion is equal to or more than 20 kJ/g, the aerosol is classified as "extremely flammable" if ignition occurs at a distance of 75 cm or more; otherwise the aerosol is classified as "flammable". Flammable foam aerosols In the case of foam aerosols, the classification shall be made on the basis of the results of the foam flammability test. 1.9.2.1 The aerosol product shall be classified as "extremely flammable" if: 1.9.2.1.1 the flame height is 20 cm or flame duration is two seconds 1.9.2.1.2 the flame height is 4 cm or flame duration is seven seconds 1.9.2.2 The aerosol product which does not meet

(a) is classified as "flammable" if the flame or more and the flame duration is two seconds 1.10. Chemical Heat of Combustion

The chemical heat of combustion ΔHc shall be either determined 1.10.1 acknowledged rules of technology, described e.g. in as ASTM D 240, ISO 13943 86.1 to 86.3 and NFPA in the scientifically established literature; or 1.10.2 applying the following calculation method: The chemical heat of combustion (ΔHc), in kilojoules g), can be calculated as the product of the theoretical combustion (ΔHcomb), and a combustion efficiency, than 1,0 (a typical combustion efficiency is 0,95 or 95%). For a composite aerosol formulation, the chemical combustion is the summation of the weighted heats for the individual components, as follows:

n  ΔH = [w %  ΔH ] c i C(i) i where: ΔHc = chemical heat of combustion (kJ/g) of the product;

wi% = mass fraction of component i in the product; ΔHc(i) = specific heat of combustion (kJ/g) of component i in the product. The person responsible for the marketing of the aerosol dispenser the method used for determining the chemical heat of combustion in be made readily available in an official Community language at the address on the label in accordance with point 5.2.1 of regulation 5.2, if the chemical combustion is used as a parameter for assessing the flammability according to the provisions of this regulation.