Response · precautionary statement
P321 — Specific treatment (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 P321 says
Specific treatment (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 (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 P321? 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
P321 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 P321 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Специализирано лечение (вж… на този етикет). |
| ES español Spanish | Se necesita un tratamiento específico (ver … en esta etiqueta). |
| CS čeština Czech | Odborné ošetření (viz … na tomto štítku). |
| DA dansk Danish | Særlig behandling (se … på denne etiket). |
| DE Deutsch German | Besondere Behandlung (siehe … auf diesem Kennzeichnungsetikett). |
| ET eesti Estonian | Nõuab eriravi (vt … käesoleval etiketil). |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Χρειάζεται ειδική αγωγή (βλέπε … στην ετικέτα). |
| EN English English | Specific treatment (see … on this label). |
| FR français French | Traitement spécifique (voir … sur cette étiquette). |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Cóir liachta ar leith (féach … ar an lipéad seo). |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Potrebna je posebna liječnička obrada (vidi … na ovoj naljepnici). |
| IT italiano Italian | Trattamento specifico (vedere …su questa etichetta). |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Īpaša medicīniskā palīdzība (skat. … uz šīs etiķetes). |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Specialus gydymas (žr. … šioje etiketėje). |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Szakellátás (lásd … a címkén). |
| MT Malti Maltese | Trattament speċifiku (ara … fuq din it-tikketta). |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Specifieke behandeling vereist (zie … op dit etiket). |
| PL polski Polish | Zastosować określone leczenie (patrz … na etykiecie). |
| PT português Portuguese | Tratamento específico (ver … no presente rótulo). |
| RO română Romanian | Tratament specific (a se vedea … de pe această etichetă). |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Odborné ošetrenie (pozri … na etikete). |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Posebno zdravljenje (glejte … na tej etiketi). |
| FI suomi Finnish | Erityishoitoa tarvitaan (katso … pakkauksen merkinnöissä). |
| SV svenska Swedish | Särskild behandling (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 P321 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 P321 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P321
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.