General · precautionary statement
P101 — If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand.
General statements appear on almost every consumer-facing label. 40 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.
01 · Wording
What P101 says
If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand.
General · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P101? That depends on the hazard classes of your product, on whether it goes to the public or to professionals, and on what else is already on the label — Annex IV column 5 lets one statement remove another. Work it out from a classification →
02 · Languages
P101 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 IV, and are the text to print.
| Language | Official wording of P101 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | При необходимост от медицинска помощ, носете опаковката или етикета на продукта. |
| ES español Spanish | Si se necesita consejo médico, tener a mano el envase o la etiqueta. |
| CS čeština Czech | Je-li nutná lékařská pomoc, mějte po ruce obal nebo štítek výrobku. |
| DA dansk Danish | Hvis der er brug for lægehjælp, medbring da beholderen eller etiketten. |
| DE Deutsch German | Ist ärztlicher Rat erforderlich, Verpackung oder Kennzeichnungsetikett bereithalten. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Arsti poole pöördudes võtta kaasa toote pakend või etikett. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Εάν ζητήσετε ιατρική συμβουλή, να έχετε μαζί σας τον περιέκτη του προϊόντος ή την ετικέτα. |
| EN English English | If medical advice is needed, have product container or label at hand. |
| FR français French | En cas de consultation d’un médecin, garder à disposition le récipient ou l’étiquette. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Más gá comhairle liachta, bíodh coimeádán nó lipéad an táirge ina aice láimhe. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Ako je potrebna liječnička pomoć pokazati spremnik ili naljepnicu. |
| IT italiano Italian | In caso di consultazione di un medico, tenere a disposizione il contenitore o l'etichetta del prodotto. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Medicīniska padoma nepieciešamības gadījumā attiecīgā informācija ir norādīta uz iepakojuma vai etiķetes. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Jei reikalinga gydytojo konsultacija, su savimi turėkite produkto talpyklą ar jo etiketę. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Orvosi tanácsadás esetén tartsa kéznél a termék edényét vagy címkéjét. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Jekk ikun meħtieġ parir mediku, ara li jkollok il-kontenitur jew it-tikketta tal-prodott fil-qrib. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Bij het inwinnen van medisch advies, de verpakking of het etiket ter beschikking houden. |
| PL polski Polish | W razie konieczności zasięgnięcia porady lekarza należy pokazać pojemnik lub etykietę. |
| PT português Portuguese | Se for necessário consultar um médico, mostre-lhe a embalagem ou o rótulo. |
| RO română Romanian | Dacă este necesară consultarea medicului, țineți la îndemână recipientul sau eticheta produsului. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Ak je potrebná lekárska pomoc, majte k dispozícii obal alebo etiketu výrobku. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Če je potreben zdravniški nasvet, mora biti na voljo posoda ali etiketa proizvoda. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Jos tarvitaan lääkinnällistä apua, näytä pakkaus tai varoitusetiketti. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Ha förpackningen eller etiketten till hands om du måste söka läkarvård. |
Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex IV. © 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.
03 · Legal status
Where P101 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.
| Jurisdiction | Basis | Status of P101 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Current |
| US HazCom 2012 | legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3 | Current |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · Substances
Substances carrying P101
Every entry whose harmonised CLP Annex VI classification includes this precautionary statement. Substances with a reference page here open on this site; the rest open on ghssymbols.com. Of these, 3 are group entries such as “beryllium compounds” or “salts of hydrazine” — Annex VI gives them no CAS number, so they are listed by Index No and have no page of their own.
- Aluminum isopropoxide CAS 555-31-7
- ammonium (Z)-α-methoxyimino-2-furylacetate CAS 97148-39-5
- Aromtic hydrocarbons, C≥10, steam-cracking… CAS 90640-98-5
- calcium iodoxybenzoate Index No 053-004-00-X
- Distillates (petroleum), alkylate CAS 64741-73-7
- Distillates (petroleum), catalytic cracked heavy tar… CAS 101631-13-4
- Distillates (petroleum), chemically neutralized light CAS 64742-31-0
- Distillates (petroleum), cracked stripped… CAS 68477-40-7
- Distillates (petroleum), cracked stripped… CAS 68477-39-4
- Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized full-range… CAS 101316-58-9
- Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light CAS 64742-47-8
- Distillates (petroleum), steam-cracked CAS 64742-91-2
- Distillates (petroleum), steam-cracked heavy tar light CAS 101631-15-6
- Distillates (petroleum), steam-cracked, C8-12 fraction CAS 68477-54-3
- Distillates (petroleum), thermal-cracked, alkylarom.… CAS 101316-61-4
- e-glass microfibres of representative composition Index No 014-046-00-4
- Extracts (petroleum), heavy naphtha solvent CAS 64741-98-6
- Hydrocarbons, C9-16, hydrotreated, dearomatized CAS 93763-35-0
- Iodylbenzene CAS 696-33-3
- kerosene CAS 8008-20-6
- Kerosine (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized CAS 64742-81-0
- Kerosine (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized thermal cracked CAS 85116-55-8
- Kerosine (petroleum), hydrotreated CAS 101631-19-0
- Kerosine (petroleum), solvent-refined hydrodesulfurized CAS 97488-94-3
- Kerosine (petroleum), solvent-refined sweetened CAS 92045-36-8
- Kerosine (petroleum), straight-run wide-cut CAS 92045-37-9
- Kerosine (petroleum), sweetened CAS 91770-15-9
- Lauroyl peroxide CAS 105-74-8
- Lauryl Methacrylate CAS 142-90-5
- Naphtha (petroleum), catalytic reformed… CAS 85116-57-0
- Naphtha (petroleum), heavy coker CAS 68333-23-3
- Naphtha (petroleum), steam-cracked, hydrotreated… CAS 90641-13-7
- silicon carbide fibres (with diameter < 3 μm, length >… CAS 409-21-2
- Solvent naphtha (petroleum) heavy aliph. CAS 64742-96-7
- Solvent naphtha (petroleum), heavy arom. CAS 64742-94-5
- Solvent naphtha (petroleum), hydrocracked heavy arom. CAS 101316-80-7
- Solvent naphtha (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized heavy… CAS 101316-81-8
- Solvent naphtha (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized medium CAS 101316-82-9
- toluene-4-sulphonohydrazide CAS 1576-35-8
- zirconium powder (non pyrophoric) Index No 040-002-00-9
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All precautionary statements
The full list of P-codes with the jurisdiction switch lives on the precautionary statements hub. For the hazard side, see hazard statements (H-codes).
Wording quoted from the regulation named above. Substance counts come from harmonised classifications in CLP Annex VI — the statements on a real product also depend on the supplier's own classification. Always check the supplier safety data sheet.