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BASEL SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BASEL CONVENTION
ANNEX III
LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHARACTERISTICS
UN Class Code Characteristics UN Class Code Characteristics
1 H1 Explosive: 4.1 H4.1 Flammable solids:
An explosive substance or Solids, or waste solids, other
waste is a solid or liquid subs- than those classed as explo-
tance or waste (or mixture of sives, which under conditions
encountered in transport are
substances or wastes) which
is in itself capable by chemical readily combustible, or may
reaction of producing gas at cause or contribute to fire th-
such a temperature and pres- rough friction.
sure and at such a speed as to
cause damage to the surroun-
dings.
4.2 H4.2 Substances or wastes liable to
3 H3 Flammable liquids:
The word “flammable” has spontaneous combustion:
the same meaning as “inflam- Substances or wastes which
mable”. Flammable liquids are are liable to spontaneous he-
liquids, or mixtures of liquids, ating under normal conditions
encountered in transport, or
or liquids containing solids in
solution or suspension (for to heating up on contact with
example, paints, varnishes, la- air, and being then liable to
cquers, etc., but not including catch fire.
substances or wastes otherwi-
se classified on account of
their dangerous characteristi-
cs) which give off a flammable
vapour at temperatures of not 4.3 H4.3 Substances or wastes which,
more than 60.5ºC, closed-cup in contact with water emit
test, or not more than 65.6ºC, flammable gases:
open-cup test. (Since the re- Substances or wastes which,
sults of open-cup tests and by interaction with water, are
of closed-cup tests are not liable to become spontaneo-
strictly comparable and even usly flammable or to give off
individual results by the same flammable gases in dangerous
test are often variable, regu- quantities.
lations varying from the abo-
ve figures to make allowance
for such differences would be
within the spirit of this defini-
tion.)
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