Prevention · precautionary statement
P243 — Take precautionary measures against static discharge.
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 P243 says
Take precautionary measures against static discharge.
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Does your label need P243? 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
P243 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 P243 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Предприемете действия за предотвратяване на освобождаването на статично електричество. |
| ES español Spanish | Tomar medidas de precaución contra las descargas electrostáticas. |
| CS čeština Czech | Proveďte opatření proti výbojům statické elektřiny. |
| DA dansk Danish | Træf foranstaltninger mod statisk elektricitet. |
| DE Deutsch German | Maßnahmen gegen elektrostatische Entladungen treffen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Rakendada abinõusid staatilise elektri vältimiseks. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Λάβετε μέτρα για την αποτροπή ηλεκτροστατικών εκκενώσεων. |
| EN English English | Take action to prevent static discharges. |
| FR français French | Prendre des mesures de précaution contre les décharges électrostatiques. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Déan bearta in aghaidh díluchtú statach. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Poduzeti mjere za sprečavanje statičkog elektriciteta. |
| IT italiano Italian | Fare in modo di prevenire le scariche elettrostatiche. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Nodrošināties pret statiskās enerģijas izlādi. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Imtis veiksmų statinei iškrovai išvengti. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Az elektrosztatikus kisülés megakadályozására óvintézkedéseket kell tenni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Ħu azzjoni biex tipprevjeni l-ħruġ ta' elettriku statiku. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Maatregelen treffen om ontladingen van statische elektriciteit te voorkomen. |
| PL polski Polish | Podjąć działania zapobiegające wyładowaniom elektrostatycznym. |
| PT português Portuguese | Tomar medidas para evitar acumulação de cargas eletrostáticas. |
| RO română Romanian | Luați măsuri de precauție împotriva descărcărilor electrostatice. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Vykonajte opatrenia na zabránenie výbojom statickej elektriny. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Ukrepati za preprečitev statičnega naelektrenja. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Estä staattisen sähkön aiheuttama kipinöinti. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Vidta åtgärder mot statisk elektricitet. |
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 P243 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 P243 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P243
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.