Prevention · precautionary statement
P211 — Do not spray on an open flame or other ignition source.
Prevention statements describe how to keep the harm from happening at all. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What P211 says
Do not spray on an open flame or other ignition source.
Prevention · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P211? 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
P211 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 P211 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Да не се пръска към открит пламък или друг източник на запалване. |
| ES español Spanish | No pulverizar sobre una llama abierta u otra fuente de ignición. |
| CS čeština Czech | Nestříkejte do otevřeného ohně nebo jiných zdrojů zapálení. |
| DA dansk Danish | Spray ikke mod åben ild eller andre antændelseskilder. |
| DE Deutsch German | Nicht gegen offene Flamme oder andere Zündquelle sprühen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Mitte pihustada leekidesse või muusse süüteallikasse. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Μην ψεκάζετε κοντά σε γυμνή φλόγα ή άλλη πηγή ανάφλεξης. |
| EN English English | Do not spray on an open flame or other ignition source. |
| FR français French | Ne pas vaporiser sur une flamme nue ou sur toute autre source d’ignition. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Ná spraeáil ar lasair gan chosaint ná ar fhoinse eile adhainte. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Ne prskati u otvoreni plamen ili drugi izvor paljenja. |
| IT italiano Italian | Non vaporizzare su una fiamma libera o altra fonte di accensione. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Neizsmidzināt uz atklātas uguns vai citiem aizdegšanās avotiem. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Nepurkšti į atvirą liepsną arba kitus degimo šaltinius. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Tilos nyílt lángra vagy más gyújtóforrásra permetezni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Tisprejjax fuq fjamma mikxufa jew sors ieħor li jaqbad. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Niet in een open vuur of op andere ontstekingsbronnen spuiten. |
| PL polski Polish | Nie rozpylać nad otwartym ogniem lub innym źródłem zapłonu. |
| PT português Portuguese | Não pulverizar sobre chama aberta ou outra fonte de ignição. |
| RO română Romanian | Nu pulverizați deasupra unei flăcări deschise sau unei alte surse de aprindere. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Nestriekajte na otvorený oheň ani iný zdroj zapálenia. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Ne pršiti proti odprtemu ognju ali drugemu viru vžiga. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Ei saa suihkuttaa avotuleen tai muuhun sytytyslähteeseen. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Spreja inte över öppen låga eller andra antändningskällor. |
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 P211 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 P211 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P211
No substance with a harmonised classification in CLP Annex VI carries this code. That does not mean it is unused — suppliers apply it to their own mixtures.
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.