2ProhibitedandrestrictedsubstancesaccordingtoSWN39003(1)
Applicationandsignificance
ProductssuppliedtoSTIHLGroupcompaniesandthatreachtheendcustomermustnotcontaincertainsubstancesormustcontainthemonlywithinstrictlydefinedlimits.Theserequirements,ascompiledinthepresentWorksStandard,areintendedtomakeiteasierforSTIHLtocomplywithexistingandfuturelegalobligations(e.g.lawsandregulationsprohibitingparticularsubstances).STIHLshallkeepitssuppliersinformedofanychangestothisWorksStandard.However,updatestothelistsspecifiedinsections2.1and2.2arenotconsideredtobechangestoSWN39003.Suppliersthemselvesarethereforeresponsibleforkeepinguptodatewithanychangestotheselists.
1Scope
ThisWorksStandardappliestoallproductssuppliedtoSTIHLGroupcompaniesandreachingtheendcustomer,i.e.rawmaterials,processmaterialsandfluids,semi-finishedproducts,partsandmerchandise.
Legalprohibitionsorrestrictionsaffectingparticularproductsmustalsobeimplementedevenifnotexpresslymentionedhere(e.g.Directive2009/48/EConthesafetyoftoys,textile-guidelinesetc.).
2ProhibitedandrestrictedsubstancesaccordingtoSWN39003
2.1REACHcandidatelist
Substancesincludedinthecandidatelistspecifiedin(EC)RegulationNo.1907/2006(REACH)maynotbecontainedinproductsexceptinquantitieslessthan0.1%weightbyweight(w/w).Thislimitmustapplytothehomogeneousmaterial.
TheREACHcandidatelistisregularlyupdatedandpublishedoninternetbytheEuropeanChemicalsAgency(ECHA)1.
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2.2GADSL
SubstancesincludedintheGlobalAutomotiveDeclarableSubstancesList(GADSL)andmarkedwitha“P”,ifincludedinproducts,mustcomplywiththelimitsspecifiedintheGADSL.
TheGADSLisregularlyupdatedandpublishedoninternetat.
2.3Otherprohibitedandrestrictedsubstances
Inaddition,compliancewiththelistofprohibitedandrestrictedsubstancesinAnnex1isrequired.
Thisworksstandardmaynotbeforwardedorcopied,anditscontentmaynotbesoldordivulgedunlessexpresslyagreedinwriting.Anybreachofthisprovisionshallautomaticallyrendertheperson(s)
concernedliablefordamages.Allrightsreservedintheeventofgrantedpatentoranapplicationforregistereddesign.
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Annex1:Listofprohibitedsubstances
Substance
CASNumberLimitMeasuredin:
Comments
Azodyeswithcarcinogenicaminecomponents110ppmHomogeneousmaterial
Leadanditscompounds0.1%w/wHomogeneousmaterial
Directive2002/95/EC(RoHS)Boronanditscompounds13.0%w/wHomogeneousmaterial
Cadmiumanditscompounds0.01%w/wHomogeneousmaterial
Directive2002/95/EC(RoHS)Chlorinatedhydrocarbons1
0.1%w/w
Homogeneousmaterial
Chromium(VI)compound(hexavalentchromium)0.1%w/w
(definedas%weightbyweight
ofCr)
Homogeneous
materialDirective2002/95/EC(RoHS)Dimethylfumarate(DMF)624-49-70.1ppmHomogeneous
material
Decision2009/251/ECNitrite-releasingsubstances120ppmHomogeneous