Prevention · precautionary statement
P235 — Keep cool.
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 P235 says
Keep cool.
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Does your label need P235? 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
P235 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 P235 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Да се държи на хладно. |
| ES español Spanish | Mantener en lugar fresco. |
| CS čeština Czech | Uchovávejte v chladu. |
| DA dansk Danish | Opbevares køligt. |
| DE Deutsch German | Kühl halten. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Hoida jahedas. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Να διατηρείται δροσερό. |
| EN English English | Keep cool. |
| FR français French | Tenir au frais. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Coimeád fionnuar é |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Održavati hladnim. |
| IT italiano Italian | Conservare in luogo fresco. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Turēt vēsumā. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Laikyti vėsioje vietoje. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Hűvös helyen tartandó. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Żomm frisk. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Koel bewaren. |
| PL polski Polish | Przechowywać w chłodnym miejscu. |
| PT português Portuguese | Conservar em ambiente fresco. |
| RO română Romanian | A se păstra la rece. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Uchovávajte v chlade. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Hraniti na hladnem. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Säilytä viileässä. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Förvaras svalt. |
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 P235 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 P235 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 · On a label
P235 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P235 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P403+P235 | Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep cool. |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P235
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.