3. Serious eye damage-eye irritation
Serious eye damage and eye irritation are presented in CLP Annex I part 3.3.
Substances which are corrosive to the skin (category 1 or subcategories 1A, 1B, 1C) are also considered to be capable of causing serious eye damage. They should also be taken into account in the additivity rule for the hazard class "serious eye damage and eye irritation".
In the case of a mixture composed of several constituents classified for this hazard and classified for skin corrosion, the percentages of these substances should be added together to determine the classification of the mixture. Several steps are necessary before concluding whether or not a mixture is classified.
3.1 First stage
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Règlement (CE) n°1272/2008 du 16 décembre 2008 CLP Regulation, on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006.
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