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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

Extract oils (coal), tar base

Extract oils (coal), tar base is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 65996-86-3 Danger

01 · Identification

What Extract oils (coal), tar base is

Extract oils (coal), tar base is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Extract oils (coal), tar base identifiers and molecular data

Extract oils (coal), tar base CAS number and EC number

CAS number65996-86-3
EC number266-020-9
Index number (CLP Annex VI)648-140-00-7

Other names for Extract oils (coal), tar base

  • Acid Extract
  • [The extract from coal tar oil alkaline extract residue produced by an acidic wash such as aqueous sulfuric acid after distillation to remove naphthalene. Composed primarily of the acid salts of various aromatic nitrogen bases including pyridine, quinoline, and their alkyl derivatives.]

03 · GHS classification

Extract oils (coal), tar base hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Extract oils (coal), tar base pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Extract oils (coal), tar base hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Extract oils (coal), tar… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Germ cell mutagenicity GHS chapter 3.5 Category 1A or 1B H340 GHS08
Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 Category 1A or 1B H350 GHS08

Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.

Extract oils (coal), tar base hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Extract oils (coal), tar…
CodeHazard statement
H350 May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
H340 May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Extract oils (coal), tar…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for Extract oils (coal), tar…

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Extract oils (coal)… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

Extract oils (coal), tar base precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Extract oils (coal), tar…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Response

What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

Extract oils (coal), tar base name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български Екстрактни масла (въглищни), катранена основа киселинен екстракт
Spanish español Aceites del extracto (hulla), base de alquitrán extracto ácido
Czech čeština extrakční oleje (černouhelné), dehtové báze kyselý extrakt
Danish dansk ekstraktionsolier (kul), tjærebase- syreekstrakt
German Deutsch Extraktöle (Kohle), Teerbase saurer Extrakt
Estonian eesti ekstraktõlid (kivisüsi), tõrvaalused happeekstrakt
Greek ελληνικά Έλαια εκχύλισης (γαιάνθρακα), βάσεις πίσσας Όξινο εκχύλισμα
English English Extract oils (coal), tar base Acid Extract
French français Extraits aromatiques (houille), base de goudron extrait acide
Croatian hrvatski ekstraktna ulja (ugljen), katranska baza kis. ekstrakt
Italian italiano olii di estrazione (carbone), basi del catrame estratto acido
Latvian latviešu Ekstrakcijas eļļas (ogļu), darvas bāzu Skābais ekstrakts
Lithuanian lietuvių Alyvų ekstraktai (akmens anglys), deguto bazių Rūgštusis ekstraktas
Hungarian magyar Extraktum olajok (kőszén), kátránybázis, Savas extraktum
Maltese Malti Żjut tal-estrazzjoni (faħam), bażi tal-qatran Estratt tal-Aċidu
Dutch Nederlands extractieoliën (kool), teerbasen zuurextract
Polish polski Ekstrakty olejowe zasad smołowych (węgiel) Ekstrakt kwaśny
Portuguese português óleos de extração (carvão), bases de alcatrão extrato ácido
Romanian română Uleiuri de extracție (cărbune), gudroane bazice Extracție acidă
Slovak slovenčina extrakčné oleje (uhoľné), dechtové zásady získavané kyslým prepieraním
Slovenian slovenščina ekstraktna olja (premog), katranska baza kislinski ekstrakt
Finnish suomi Uuteöljyt (kivihiili), tervaemäkset Happouute
Swedish svenska Extraktionsoljor (kol), tjärbas- Syraextrakt

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

Extract oils (coal), tar base GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Extract oils (coal), tar…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS08 Health hazard pictogram

Danger

Extract oils (coal), tar base

  • May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
  • May cause genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
  • Obtain special instructions before use.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF exposed or concerned:
  • Get medical advice/attention.

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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07 · Questions

Extract oils (coal), tar base — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Extract oils (coal), tar base?

The CAS number of Extract oils (coal), tar base is 65996-86-3. Its EC number is 266-020-9.

What does a Extract oils (coal), tar base label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Extract oils (coal), tar base carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is Extract oils (coal), tar base flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Extract oils (coal), tar base no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.

Is Extract oils (coal), tar base a carcinogen?

Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Extract oils (coal), tar base as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer.

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