Legend

Mixture containing Class 8 substances PGIi = concentration of substance i in the mixture, assigned to
packing group I
PGIj = concentration of substance j in the mixture, assigned to
packing group II
(*)
PGIk = concentration of substance k in the mixture, assigned to
packing group III
෍ 𝑃𝐺𝐼𝑖 ≥ 1% I
CL i = concentration limit (either specific or generic) assigned to
substance i assigned to packing group I
II
CL j = concentration limit (either specific or generic) assigned to
YES substance j assigned to packing group II
CLIIIk = concentration limit (either specific or generic) assigned to
𝑃𝐺𝐼𝑖 substance k assigned to packing group III
෍ ≥1 NO
𝐶𝐿𝐼𝑖

NO
𝑃𝐺𝐼𝑖 𝑃𝐺𝐼𝐼𝑗
෍ 𝐼 + ෍ ≥1
𝐶𝐿𝑖 𝐶𝐿𝑗𝐼𝐼
YES

𝑃𝐺𝐼𝑖 𝑃𝐺𝐼𝐼𝑗 𝑃𝐺𝐼𝐼𝐼𝑘

෍ 𝐼 + ෍ 𝐼𝐼 + ෍ ≥1
YES 𝐶𝐿𝑖 𝐶𝐿𝑗 𝐶𝐿𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝑘

NO
YES

CLASS 8 CLASS 8 CLASS 8 CLASS 8

Packing group I Packing group II Packing group III not applicable

(*) this part may be omitted, the rule won’t change