Prevention · precautionary statement
P240 — Ground and bond container and receiving equipment.
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 P240 says
Ground and bond container and receiving equipment.
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Does your label need P240? 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
P240 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 P240 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Заземяване и еквипотенциална връзка на съда и приемателното устройство. |
| ES español Spanish | Toma de tierra y enlace equipotencial del recipiente y del equipo receptor. |
| CS čeština Czech | Uzemněte a upevněte obal a odběrové zařízení. |
| DA dansk Danish | Beholder og modtageudstyr jordforbindes/potentialudlignes. |
| DE Deutsch German | Behälter und zu befüllende Anlage erden. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Mahuti ja vastuvõtuseade maandada ja ühendada. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Γείωση και ισοδυναμική σύνδεση του περιέκτη και του εξοπλισμού του δέκτη. |
| EN English English | Ground and bond container and receiving equipment. |
| FR français French | Mise à la terre et liaison équipotentielle du récipient et du matériel de réception. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Nasc an coimeádán agus an trealamh glactha leis an talamh. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Uzemljiti i učvrstiti spremnik i opremu za prihvat kemikalije. |
| IT italiano Italian | Mettere a terra e a massa il contenitore e il dispositivo ricevente. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Tvertnes un saņēmējiekārtas iezemēt un savienot. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Įžeminti ir įtvirtinti talpyklą ir priėmimo įrangą. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | A tárolóedényt és a fogadóedényt le kell földelni és át kell kötni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Poġġi mal-art u waħħal il-kontenitur u t-tagħmir riċevitur. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Opslag- en opvangreservoir aarden. |
| PL polski Polish | Uziemić i połączyć pojemnik i sprzęt odbiorczy. |
| PT português Portuguese | Ligação à terra/equipotencial do recipiente e do equipamento recetor. |
| RO română Romanian | Legătură la pământ și conexiune echipotențială cu recipientul și cu echipamentul de recepție. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Uzemnite a upevnite nádobu a plniace zariadenie. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Ozemljiti posodo in opremo za sprejem tekočine ter izenačiti potenciale. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Maadoita ja yhdistä säiliö ja vastaanottavat laitteet. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Jorda och potentialförbind behållare och mottagarutrustning. |
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 P240 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 P240 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P240
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.