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Domain Chemical legislation , CLP
Related Danger , Warning

EN
Definition A word that indicates the relative level of severity of hazards to alert the potential reader of the hazard; the following two levels are distinguished:
(a)   Danger means a signal word indicating the more severe hazard categories
(b)   Warning means a signal word indicating the less severe hazard categories
Definition Ref. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008, 32008R1272/EN


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signal word
Reliability
Term Ref. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008, 32008R1272/EN
Context The label shall include the relevant signal word in accordance with the classification of the hazardous substance or mixture.
Context Ref. Article 20, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008, 32008R1272/EN