《SVHCs in Articles and Packaging》.pdfVIP

SVHCs in Articles and Packaging th On 28 October 2008 the European Chemicals Agency ECHA based in Finland, issued details around legal obligations that companies may have resulting from the inclusion of substances on the so called “Candidate List”. These obligations are not only linked to the listed substances on their own or in preparations but also to their presence in articles. Suppliers of articles which contain substances on the Candidate List in a concentration of 0.1% of the weight of the total article must inform their customers of the name of the substance and provide appropriate safe use data. In general, packaging is regarded as a separate article to the item it contains. For example, the sealed bag a semiconductor is supplied in and, if included, a humidity indicator card should be considered separately. Likewise, anything to protect the semiconductor, such as a foam insert, is a separate article. The 0.1% threshold would apply to each individually. Taking into account the above and the example used; an article’s packaging would not need to be mentioned in relation to the article itself but would need to be mentioned separately, via the safety data. Please refer to the following data sheet for details of any SVHC contained in the packaging of this product. SAFETY DATA SHEET Product: GARBEFLEX DOP R Page: 1/6 SDS No. : 02009 Version : 5 Date : 2004-01-15 Cancel and replace: 2001-09-21 01 - IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND THE COMPANY/UNDERTAKING * NAME OF THE SUBSTANCE * : GARBEFLEX DOP R * RECOMMENDED USES : Plasticizer for polymers Poly vinyl chloride SDS No : 02009 SUPPLIER : Arkema France ACRYLIQUES 420 rue dEstienne dOrves 92705 COLOMBES CEDEX FRANCE Tel : 33 1 49 00 80 80 Fax : 33 1 49 00 83 96 Emergency telephone number : 44 1865 407 333 02 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION MOST IMPORTANT HAZARDS : - HEALTH EFFECTS : May impair fertility May cause harm to the unborn child Inhalation of vapours fr