Section 2: (1) Packages containing dangerous chemicals or substances or preparations

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(1) Packages containing dangerous chemicals or substances or preparations shall, in addition, bear a label with the following information— (a) the trade name or designation of the chemical; (b) the nominal mass or nominal volume of the contents in the case of substances or mixtures sold to the general public; (c) the name and full address including the telephone number of the person or corporate body established in Mauritius who is responsible for placing the chemical on the market, whether it be the manufacturer, the importer or the distributor; [Issue 1] D1 – 88 Revised Laws of Mauritius (d) the chemical name of a dangerous chemical in accordance with the list of Dangerous Chemicals; (e) the chemical name of the substance or substances present in a mixture in accordance with the following detailed rules— (i) in the case of mixtures classified as Very Toxic, Toxic or Irritant in accordance with the Fifth Schedule only Very Toxic, Toxic and Irritant substances present in concentrations equal to or in excess of the lowest limit (Irritant limit) for each of them laid down in the Fifth Schedule or the list of Dangerous Chemicals shall be taken into consideration; (ii) in the case of mixtures classified as Corrosive in accordance with the Fifth Schedule only Corrosive substances present in concentrations equal to or in excess of the lowest limit (Irritant limit) laid down in the Fifth Schedule or the list of Dangerous Chemicals shall be taken into consideration; (iii) in the case of mixtures to which are assigned Hazard Statements in accordance with the Fifth Schedule, only substances to which those statements are assigned and which are present in concentrations equal to or in excess of the limit laid down in the Fifth Schedule or the List of Dangerous Chemicals shall be taken into consideration; (iv) as a general rule a maximum of 4 chemical names shall be sufficient to identify the substances primarily responsible for the major health hazards which have given rise to the classification and the choice of the corresponding statements referring to the hazards involved, but in some cases, more than four chemical names may be necessary; (v) if the mixture is assigned in accordance with the Fifth Schedule one of the standard Hazard Statements, the name of the substance or substances shall be mentioned; (vi) the chemical name shall be one of the designations listed in the List of Dangerous Chemicals or an internationally recognised designation if it is not yet listed therein; (vii) where a manufacturer can demonstrate that the disclosure of the chemical identity of a harmful substance not assigned, one or more of the Hazard Statements mentioned on the label of a mixture will put at risk the confidential nature of his property, he shall be permitted to refer to that substance either by means of a name that identifies the most important functional chemical groups or by means of an alternative name; (viii) the manufacturer shall inform the Board of the use of an identifying or alternative name under subparagraph (vii); (ix) any confidential information brought to the attention of the Board shall be treated in accordance with section 9; (f) the symbols for indicating the hazards involved in the use of a chemical, where more than one hazard symbol has to be assigned to a mixture in accordance with the following rules— (i) the obligation to apply the symbol “Health Hazard” shall make the symbols “Corrosive” and “Harmful” optional; D1 – 89 [Issue 1] e of an identifying or alternative name under subparagraph (vii); (ix) any confidential information brought to the attention of the Board shall be treated in accordance with section 9; (f) the symbols for indicating the hazards involved in the use of a chemical, where more than one hazard symbol has to be assigned to a mixture in accordance with the following rules— (i) the obligation to apply the symbol “Health Hazard” shall make the symbols “Corrosive” and “Harmful” optional; D1 – 89 [Issue 1] Dangerous Chemicals Control Act (ii) the obligation to apply the symbol “Corrosive” shall make the symbol “Harmful” optional; (iii) the obligation to apply the symbol “Explosive” shall make the symbols “Flammable” and “Oxidizer” optional; (g) standard statements indicating the special hazards arising from such dangers (Hazard Statements) in accordance with the following rules— (i) the indications concerning special hazards. Hazard Statements shall be provided by the manufacturer or any other person or corporate body placing the substance or mixture on the market, in accordance with the Fifth Schedule or the List of Dangerous Chemicals; (ii) as a general rule a maximum of 4 hazard statements suffice to describe the hazards; (iii) where the mixture falls within more than one hazard category, however, these standard statements shall cover all the principal hazards associated with the mixture and for example where a mixture is classified as both harmful and irritant, it shall be labelled “harmful” and attention shall be drawn to its twin harmful and irritant characteristics by the appropriate Hazard Statements; (iv) the standard statements “extremely flammable” or “highly flammable” need not appear if they repeat an indication of danger used pursuant to subparagraph (f); (h) one or more standard precautionary statements indicating the precautionary advice relating to the use of the chemical in accordance with the following rules— (i) the precautionary statement giving the precautionary advice shall conform to the wording in the Eighth Schedule and shall be provided by the manufacturer or any other person placing the substance or preparation on the market, in accordance with the Fifth Schedule or the list of Dangerous Chemicals; (ii) as a general rule, a maximum of 4 precautionary statements shall be sufficient to formulate the most appropriate precautionary advice; (iii) the package shall be accompanied by precautionary advice on the use of the chemical where it is physically impossible to include the advice on the label or package itself; (iv) in the case of— (A) highly flammable, flammable and oxidising preparations; (B) irritant preparations, except where such irritant preparations may cause sensitisation, there is no need to give a reminder of the special hazards or precautionary advice if the contents of the package do not exceed 125 ml. (2) The special provisions applicable to certain mixtures are set out in paragraph 2 of the Sixth Schedule. (3) Packages containing pesticides shall bear the following information— (a) the trade name of the chemical, pesticide or mixture; [Issue 1] D1 – 90 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) the name and address of the holder to whom approval was granted; (c) the name and content of each of the active ingredients in the product— – as a percentage by weight for pesticides in the form of solids, aerosols, volatile liquids (boiling points maximum 50°C) or viscous liquids (lower limit 1 Pa.s. at 20°C); – as a percentage es containing pesticides shall bear the following information— (a) the trade name of the chemical, pesticide or mixture; [Issue 1] D1 – 90 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) the name and address of the holder to whom approval was granted; (c) the name and content of each of the active ingredients in the product— – as a percentage by weight for pesticides in the form of solids, aerosols, volatile liquids (boiling points maximum 50°C) or viscous liquids (lower limit 1 Pa.s. at 20°C); – as a percentage by weight and in g/(cid:2) at 20°C for other liquids; – as a percentage by volume for gases; – in g/board for impregnated objects; (d) the name of each of the very toxic, toxic, harmful and corrosive substances which in addition to the active ingredients are contained in the chemical in concentrations exceeding 0.2% for very toxic and toxic substances, 5% for harmful substances, and 5% for corrosive substances; (e) the net quantity of the chemical; (f) the batch number or date of manufacture; (g) hazard indications, symbols and pictograms and hazard and precautionary statements in accordance with the provisions of the Sixth Schedule in respect of dangerous pesticides; (h) the statement “The package must not be reused”, for any container not specifically designed for reuse or refilling by the manufacturer or the importer, in the case of toxic, very toxic and harmful pesticides; (i) the crops on which its use is recommended; (j) the pests against which its use is recommended; (k) the antidote to be used in case of poisoning as well as a brief description of the treatment to be given; (l) the safety interval between applications on crops; (m) the method of disposal of empty containers; (n) the appropriate protective equipment and clothing to be used.