Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) European Compliance Statement
The L.S. Starrett Company has evaluated the
products offered regarding their status under Registration, Evaluation,
Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) EC No 1907/2006 when
products are put on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA).
The L.S. Starrett Co., is a manufacturer of “ARTICLES” to our EU
customers (according to ECHA’s guidance for articles, the electronic
components shall be considered articles). We do not manufacture
“substances” or “preparations” and our articles do not involve the
“intentional release of substances” therefore do not require
registration under REACH
Section 2.1 of the ECHA guidance document (Requirements) for Substance
in articles and defines an “Article” as “an object which during
production is given a special shape, surface or design which determines
its function to a greater degree than its chemical composition”. Most
Starrett products are considered articles under this definition and have
been found not to contain Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) as
listed on the Candidate List of SVHC at concentrations above 0.1%(w/w).
Section 4.1 of the guidance document covers substances in articles that
are (a) intended to be released from articles during normal conditions
of use, and (b) the total amount of the substance produced or imported
in all articles exceeds 1 ton per year. The articles produced by the
L.S. Starrett Co., and covered under this statement do not exceed these
limits therefore do not require registration or notification.
REACH regulations do not require Starrett to register, notify or
communicate substance information on products meeting these conditions
that are offered in the EEA per section 4.2 of the ECHA guidance
document. This statement covers all legitimate Starrett products offered
in the Starrett catalog or on the official website with the exception
of the following product lines which do not meet the above described
definition as articles.
The following are considered substances or mixtures:
- Starrett Chalk and Chalk Lines
- Kleenscribe layout dye
- M-1 oil
- Surface plate cleaner
- Tool and instrument oil