Disposal · precautionary statement
P502 — Refer to manufacturer or supplier for information on recovery or recycling.
Disposal statements cover the leftover product and the empty container. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What P502 says
Refer to manufacturer or supplier for information on recovery or recycling.
Disposal · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P502? 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
P502 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 P502 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Обърнете се към производителя или доставчика за информация относно оползотворяването или рециклирането. |
| ES español Spanish | Pedir información al fabricante o proveedor sobre la recuperación o el reciclado. |
| CS čeština Czech | Informujte se u výrobce nebo dodavatele o regeneraci nebo recyklaci. |
| DA dansk Danish | Indhent oplysninger om genindvinding/genanvendelse hos fabrikanten/leverandøren. |
| DE Deutsch German | Informationen zur Wiederverwendung oder Wiederverwertung beim Hersteller oder Lieferanten erfragen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Hankida valmistajalt või tarnijalt teavet kemikaali taaskasutamise või ringlussevõtu kohta. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Ανατρέξτε στον παρασκευαστή ή τον προμηθευτή για πληροφορίες όσον αφορά την ανάκτηση ή την ανακύκλωση. |
| EN English English | Refer to manufacturer or supplier for information on recovery or recycling. |
| FR français French | Consulter le fabricant ou le fournisseur pour des informations relatives à la récupération ou au recyclage. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Téigh i dteagmháil leis an monaróir nó leis an soláthróir chun faisnéis a fháil faoi aisghabháil nó athchúrsáil. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Za informacije o oporabi ili recikliranju obratiti se proizvođaču ili dobavljaču. |
| IT italiano Italian | Chiedere informazioni al produttore o fornitore per il recupero o il riciclaggio. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Informācija par rekuperāciju vai pārstrādi saņemama pie ražotāja vai piegādātāja. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Kreiptis į gamintoją arba tiekėją dėl informacijos apie surinkimą arba recirkuliavimą. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | A gyártó vagy a szállító határozza meg a hasznosításra vagy az újrafeldolgozásra vonatkozó információkat. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Irreferi għall-manifattur jew il-fornitur għal informazzjoni dwar l-irkupru jew ir-riċiklaġġ. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Raadpleeg fabrikant of leverancier voor informatie over terugwinning of recycling. |
| PL polski Polish | Przestrzegać wskazówek producenta lub dostawcy dotyczących odzysku lub wtórnego wykorzystania. |
| PT português Portuguese | Solicitar ao fabricante ou fornecedor informações relativas à recuperação ou reciclagem. |
| RO română Romanian | Adresați-vă producătorului sau furnizorului pentru informații privind recuperarea/reciclarea. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Obráťte sa na výrobcu alebo dodávateľa s požiadavkou o informácie týkajúce sa obnovenia alebo recyklácie. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Za podatke glede predelave ali reciklaže se obrnite na proizvajalca ali dobavitelja. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Hanki valmistajalta tai toimittajalta tietoja uudelleenkäytöstä tai kierrätyksestä. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Rådfråga tillverkare eller leverantör om återvinning eller återanvändning. |
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 P502 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 P502 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P502
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.