Prevention · precautionary statement
P223 — Do not allow contact with water.
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 P223 says
Do not allow contact with water.
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Does your label need P223? 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
P223 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 P223 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Не допускайте контакт с вода. |
| ES español Spanish | Evitar el contacto con el agua. |
| CS čeština Czech | Zabraňte styku s vodou. |
| DA dansk Danish | Undgå kontakt med vand. |
| DE Deutsch German | Keinen Kontakt mit Wasser zulassen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Vältida kokkupuudet veega. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Μην επιτρέπετε την επαφή με το νερό. |
| EN English English | Do not allow contact with water. |
| FR français French | Éviter tout contact avec l’eau. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Ná bíodh aon teagmháil le huisce. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Spriječiti dodir s vodom. |
| IT italiano Italian | Evitare qualunque contatto con l’acqua. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Nepieļaut saskari ar ūdeni. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Saugoti nuo sąlyčio su vandeniu. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Nem érintkezhet vízzel. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Tħallihx imiss mal-ilma. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Contact met water vermijden. |
| PL polski Polish | Nie dopuszczać do kontaktu z wodą. |
| PT português Portuguese | Não deixar entrar em contacto com a água. |
| RO română Romanian | A nu se lăsa în contact cu apa. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Zabráňte kontaktu s vodou. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Preprečiti stik z vodo. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Ei saa joutua kosketuksiin veden kanssa. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Undvik all kontakt med vatten. |
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 P223 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 P223 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P223
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.