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EU-specific statement

EUH031 — Contact with acids liberates toxic gas

EUH statements are supplementary European elements with no UN GHS equivalent — they appear on EU labels only. 21 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.

EU CLP: currentUS OSHA HazCom: absentUS HazCom 2012: absentUN GHS: absent

01 · Wording

What EUH031 says

Official

Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.

Source

CLP Annex III · EU-specific statements

02 · Languages

EUH031 in the 24 official EU languages

A label put on the market in an EU country must carry the wording of that country's own language version of CLP — not a translation of the English one. These 24 lines are quoted from the consolidated regulation, Annex III, and are the text to print.

LanguageOfficial wording of EUH031
BG български Bulgarian При контакт с киселини се отделя токсичен газ.
ES español Spanish En contacto con ácidos libera gases tóxicos.
CS čeština Czech Uvolňuje toxický plyn při styku s kyselinami.
DA dansk Danish Udvikler giftig gas ved kontakt med syre.
DE Deutsch German Entwickelt bei Berührung mit Säure giftige Gase.
ET eesti Estonian Kokkupuutel hapetega eraldub mürgine gaas.
EL ελληνικά Greek Σε επαφή με οξέα ελευθερώνονται τοξικά αέρια.
EN English English Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.
FR français French Au contact d'un acide, dégage un gaz toxique.
GA Gaeilge Irish I dteagmháil le haigéid scaoiltear gás tocsaineach.
HR hrvatski Croatian U dodiru s kiselinama oslobađa otrovni plin.
IT italiano Italian A contatto con acidi libera gas tossici.
LV latviešu Latvian Saskaroties ar skābēm, izdala toksiskas gāzes.
LT lietuvių Lithuanian Kontaktuodama su rūgštimis išskiria toksiškas dujas.
HU magyar Hungarian Savval érintkezve mérgező gázok képződnek.
MT Malti Maltese Jitfa' gass tossiku meta jmiss l-aċidi.
NL Nederlands Dutch Vormt giftig gas in contact met zuren.
PL polski Polish W kontakcie z kwasami uwalnia toksyczne gazy.
PT português Portuguese Em contacto com ácidos liberta gases tóxicos.
RO română Romanian În contact cu acizi, degajă un gaz toxic.
SK slovenčina Slovak Pri kontakte s kyselinami uvoľňuje toxický plyn.
SL slovenščina Slovenian V stiku s kislinami se sprošča strupen plin.
FI suomi Finnish Kehittää myrkyllistä kaasua hapon kanssa.
SV svenska Swedish Utvecklar giftig gas vid kontakt med syra.

Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex III. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic. Irish is one of the 24 official languages and its H and P texts are printed inside the multilingual Annex tables, but no consolidated CLP has ever been published in Irish — which is why an Irish-primary label cannot be built here.

Where EUH031 is current

GHS is a United Nations model text, revised every two years, and each jurisdiction adopts a revision on its own timetable. A code can be legally current in one system and deleted in another — that is normal, not an error.

JurisdictionBasisStatus of EUH031
EU CLP Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 CLP Annex IV, Part 2 (consolidated) Current
US OSHA HazCom 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C UN GHS Rev.7 (final rule of 20 May 2024) not in this system
US HazCom 2012 legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3 not in this system
UN GHS Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 not in this system

Currently in force under: EU CLP. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS

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