EU-specific statement · Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic or very persistent, very bioaccumulative properties
EUH440 — Accumulates in the environment and living organisms including in humans
EUH statements are supplementary European elements with no UN GHS equivalent — they appear on EU labels only. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What EUH440 says
Accumulates in the environment and living organisms including in humans
CLP Annex III; Reg. 2023/707; Table 4.3.1 · EU-specific statements
Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic or very persistent, very bioaccumulative properties CLP Annex I section 4.3 (EU-only class, not in UN GHS)
Category PBT · signal word Danger
02 · Languages
EUH440 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 III, and are the text to print.
| Language | Official wording of EUH440 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Натрупва се в околната среда и в живите организми, включително в човешкия организъм |
| ES español Spanish | Se acumula en el medio ambiente y en los organismos vivos, incluidos los humanos |
| CS čeština Czech | Hromadí se v životním prostředí a živých organismech včetně člověka |
| DA dansk Danish | Ophobes i miljøet og levende organismer, herunder i mennesker |
| DE Deutsch German | Anreicherung in der Umwelt und in lebenden Organismen einschließlich Menschen |
| ET eesti Estonian | Akumuleerub keskkonnas ja elusorganismides, sealhulgas inimestes |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Συσσωρεύεται στο περιβάλλον και σε ζωντανούς οργανισμούς, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του ανθρώπου |
| EN English English | Accumulates in the environment and living organisms including in humans |
| FR français French | S’accumule dans l’environnement et dans les organismes vivants, y compris chez l’être humain |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Carnann in orgánaigh bheo lena n-áirítear sa duine agus bíonn éifeachtaí fadtéarmacha acu |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Nakuplja se u okolišu i živim organizmima, uključujući ljude |
| IT italiano Italian | Si accumula nell’ambiente e negli organismi viventi, compresi gli esseri umani |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Uzkrājas vidē un dzīvos organismos, tai skaitā cilvēka organismā |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Kaupiasi aplinkoje ir gyvuose organizmuose, įskaitant žmones |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Felhalmozódik a környezetben és az élő szervezetekben, beleértve az embereket is |
| MT Malti Maltese | Jakkumulaw fl-ambjent u fl-organiżmi ħajjin inkluż fil-bnedmin |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Accumulatie in het milieu en levende organismen, met inbegrip van mensen |
| PL polski Polish | Akumuluje się w środowisku i organizmach żywych, w tym u ludzi |
| PT português Portuguese | Acumula-se no ambiente e nos organismos vivos, inclusive no ser humano |
| RO română Romanian | Se acumulează în mediu și în organismele vii, inclusiv la oameni |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Akumuluje sa v životnom prostredí a živých organizmoch vrátane ľudí |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Se kopiči v okolju in živih organizmih, tudi v ljudeh. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Kertyy ympäristöön ja eläviin eliöihin, myös ihmisiin |
| SV svenska Swedish | Ackumuleras i miljön och i levande organismer, inbegripet människor. |
Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex III. © 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 EUH440 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 EUH440 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | not in this system |
| US HazCom 2012 | legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3 | not in this system |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | not in this system |
Currently in force under: EU CLP. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · Substances
Substances carrying EUH440
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 hazard statements
The full list of H-codes with the jurisdiction switch lives on the hazard statements hub. For what to do about the hazard, see precautionary statements (P-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.