Storage · precautionary statement
P420 — Store separately.
Storage statements describe the conditions the container must be kept in. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What P420 says
Store separately.
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Does your label need P420? 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
P420 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 P420 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Да се съхранява отделно. |
| ES español Spanish | Almacenar separadamente. |
| CS čeština Czech | Skladujte odděleně. |
| DA dansk Danish | Opbevares separat. |
| DE Deutsch German | Getrennt aufbewahren. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Hoida eraldi. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Αποθηκεύεται χωριστά. |
| EN English English | Store separately. |
| FR français French | Stocker séparément. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Stóráil as féin. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Skladištiti odvojeno. |
| IT italiano Italian | Conservare separatamente. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Glabāt atsevišķi. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Laikyti atskirai. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Elkülönítve tárolandó. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Aħżen separatament. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Gescheiden bewaren. |
| PL polski Polish | Przechowywać oddzielnie. |
| PT português Portuguese | Armazenar separadamente. |
| RO română Romanian | A se depozita separat. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Skladujte jednotlivo. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Hraniti ločeno. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Varastoi erillään. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Förvaras separat. |
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 P420 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 P420 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P420
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.