Response · precautionary statement
P364 — And wash it before reuse.
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 P364 says
And wash it before reuse.
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P364? 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
P364 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 P364 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | И го изперете преди повторна употреба. |
| ES español Spanish | Y lavarlas antes de volver a usarlas. |
| CS čeština Czech | A před opětovným použitím vyperte. |
| DA dansk Danish | Og vaskes inden genanvendelse. |
| DE Deutsch German | Und vor erneutem Tragen waschen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Ja pesta enne korduskasutust. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Και πλύντε τα πριν τα ξαναχρησιμοποιήσετε. |
| EN English English | And wash it before reuse. |
| FR français French | Et les laver avant réutilisation. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Agus nigh iad sula ndéanfar iad a athúsáid. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | I oprati je prije ponovne uporabe. |
| IT italiano Italian | E lavarli prima di indossarli nuovamente. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Un pirms atkārtotas lietošanas izmazgāt. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Taip pat išskalbti prieš vėl apsivelkant. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | És újbóli használat előtt ki kell mosni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | U aħslu qabel terġa’ tużah. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | En wassen alvorens deze opnieuw te gebruiken. |
| PL polski Polish | I wyprać przed ponownym użyciem. |
| PT português Portuguese | E lavar antes de voltar a usar. |
| RO română Romanian | Și spălați înainte de reutilizare. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | A pred ďalším použitím vyperte. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | In jih oprati pred ponovno uporabo. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Ja pese ennen uudelleenkäyttöä. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Och tvätta dem innan de används igen. |
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 P364 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 P364 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | not in this system |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · On a label
P364 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P364 is a component of 2 of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P364
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.