Response · precautionary statement
P320 — Specific treatment is urgent (see the first aid instructions on this label).
Response statements describe what to do once exposure, a spill or a fire has happened. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What P320 says
Specific treatment is urgent (see … on this label). The wording is incomplete on purpose. Where the first aid instructions sit on the label or in the safety data sheet.
Specific treatment is urgent (see the first aid instructions on this label). How it usually reads on a label. We show it separately rather than presenting a filled-in blank as the regulation's own text.
Response · GHS revision 9
Reading the official wording. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies. · A slash offers a choice, as in POISON CENTER/doctor.
Does your label need P320? 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
P320 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 P320 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Спешна нужда от специализирано лечение (вж… на този етикет). |
| ES español Spanish | Se necesita urgentemente un tratamiento específico (ver … en esta etiqueta). |
| CS čeština Czech | Je nutné odborné ošetření (viz … na tomto štítku). |
| DA dansk Danish | Særlig behandling straks påkrævet (se … på denne etiket). |
| DE Deutsch German | Besondere Behandlung dringend erforderlich (siehe … auf diesem Kennzeichnungsetikett). |
| ET eesti Estonian | Nõuab viivitamatut eriravi (vt … käesoleval etiketil). |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Χρειάζεται επειγόντως ειδική αγωγή (βλέπε … στην ετικέτα). |
| EN English English | Specific treatment is urgent (see … on this label). |
| FR français French | Un traitement spécifique est urgent (voir … sur cette étiquette). |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Tá sé práinneach go bhfaightear cóir leighis ar leith (féach … ar an lipéad seo). |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Hitno je potrebna posebna liječnička obrada (vidi … na ovoj naljepnici). |
| IT italiano Italian | Trattamento specifico urgente (vedere… su questa etichetta). |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Steidzami nepieciešama īpaša medicīniskā palīdzība (skat. … uz šīs etiķetes). |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Būtinas skubus specialus gydymas (žr. … šioje etiketėje). |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Sürgős szakellátás szükséges (lásd … a címkén). |
| MT Malti Maltese | Trattament speċifiku hu urġenti (ara … fuq din it-tikketta). |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Specifieke behandeling dringend vereist (zie … op dit etiket). |
| PL polski Polish | Pilnie zastosować określone leczenie (patrz … na etykiecie). |
| PT português Portuguese | É urgente um tratamento específico (ver … no presente rótulo). |
| RO română Romanian | Un tratament specific este urgent (a se vedea … de pe această etichetă). |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Odborné ošetrenie je naliehavé (pozri … na etikete). |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Posebno zdravljenje je nujno (glejte … na tej etiketi). |
| FI suomi Finnish | Erityishoitoa tarvitaan välittömästi (katso … pakkauksen merkinnöissä). |
| SV svenska Swedish | Särskild behandling krävs omedelbart (se … på etiketten). |
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 P320 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 P320 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P320
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.