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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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Extract oils (coal), tar base, collidine fraction

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

CAS 68937-63-3 Danger

01 · Identification

What Extract oils (coal), tar… is

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

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

CAS number68937-63-3
EC number273-077-3
Index number (CLP Annex VI)648-032-00-X

Other names for Extract oils (coal), tar…

  • Distillate Bases
  • [The extract produced by the acidic extraction of bases from crude coal tar aromatic oils, neutralization, and distillation of the bases. Composed primarily of collidines, aniline, toluidines, lutidines, xylidines.]

03 · GHS classification

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

Signal wordDanger

Extract oils (coal), tar… 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… 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… 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… 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, колидинова фракция дестилатни основи
Spanish español Aceites del extracto (hulla), base de alquitrán, fracción colidínica bases destiladas
Czech čeština extrakční oleje (černouhelné), dehtové báze, kollidinová frakce destilát bází
Danish dansk ekstraktionsolier (kul), tjærebase, collidinfraktion basedestillater
German Deutsch Extraktöle (Kohle), Teerbase, Kollidinfraktion Destillat-Basen
Estonian eesti ekstraktõlid (kivisüsi), tõrvaalused, kollidiini fraktsioon aluseid sisaldavad destillaadid
Greek ελληνικά Έλαια εκχύλισης (γαιάνθρακα), βάση πίσσας, κλάσμα κολλιδίνης Βάσεις αποστάγματος
English English Extract oils (coal), tar base, collidine fraction Distillate Bases
French français Extraits aromatiques (houille), base de goudron, fraction collidine Bases distillats
Croatian hrvatski ekstraktna ulja (ugljen), katranska baza, kolidinska frakcija destilatne baze
Italian italiano olii di estrazione (carbone), basi del catrame, frazione collidina basi distillate
Latvian latviešu Ekstrakcijas eļļas (ogļu), darvas bāzes, kolidīna frakcijas Destilētas bāzes
Lithuanian lietuvių Alyvų ekstraktai (akmens anglys), deguto bazė, trimetilpiridino frakcija Distiliato bazės
Hungarian magyar Extraktum olajok (kőszén), kátrány bázis, kollidin frakció Desztillátum bázisok
Maltese Malti Żjut tal-estrazzjoni (faħam), bażi tal-qatran, frazzjoni tal-kollidina Bażijiet tad-Distillati
Dutch Nederlands extractieoliën (kool), teerbase, collidinefractie gedestilleerde teerbasen
Polish polski Oleje ekstrakcyjne (węgiel), smoła zasadowa, frakcja kolidynowa Destylaty zasadowe
Portuguese português óleos de extração (carvão), bases de alcatrão, fração das colidinas bases destiladas
Romanian română Uleiuri de extracție (cărbune), baze din gudron, fracție colidinică Baze distilate
Slovak slovenčina extrakčné oleje (uhoľné), dechtové zásady, trimetylpyridínová (kolidínová) frakcia destiláty zásad
Slovenian slovenščina ekstraktna olja (premog), katranska baza, kolidinska frakcija destilacijske baze
Finnish suomi Uuteöljyt (kivihiili), tervaemäs, kollidiinifraktio Tisle-emäkset
Swedish svenska Extraktionsoljor (kol), tjärbaser, kollidinfraktion Destillerade baser

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… 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…

  • 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… — frequently asked questions

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

The CAS number of Extract oils (coal), tar… is 68937-63-3. Its EC number is 273-077-3.

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

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

Is Extract oils (coal), tar… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Extract oils (coal), tar… 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… a carcinogen?

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

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