Certifications 2

ArticleInformationSheet(AIS)
10c.RegulatoryDefinitions‐Articles
11a.Certification&3rdPartyApprovals
11b.AISHazardCommunicationApproaches(consultedindevelopingthisdocument):
UL(UTGT2.S50939SingleMultiple
StationSmokeAlarms‐Component)
AA,9V
CertificationStandard:ANSI/UL217Single&MultipleStationSmokeAlarms
USAOSH
A
USATSC
A
EUREACH
GHS
29CFR1910.1200(b)(6)(v)
40CFR704.3;710.2(3)(c);and[19CFR12.1209a)]
Title1‐Chapter2‐Article3(3)
Section1.3.2.1
11.OtherInformation
GHSSDSrequirementsandclassificationcriteriadonotapplytoarticlesorproducts
(suchasbatteries)thathaveafixedshape,whicharenotintendedtoreleasea
chemical.ThearticleexemptionisfoundinSection1.3.2.1.1oftheGHSandreads:The
GHSappliestopuresubstancesandtheirdilutesolutionsandtomixtures."Articles"
asdefinedbytheHazardCommunicationStandard(29CFR1900.1200)oftheOSHAof
theUSA,orbysimilardefinition,areoutsidethescopeofthesystem."
JAMPisaJapaneseIndustryAssociationwhodevelopedtheconceptofanArticle
InformationSheetasasupplychaintooltoshareandcommunicatechemical
informationinarticles.TheAISauthoringprocessisbasedon“declarable”substances
tomeetglobalregulatoryrequirementsaswellassubstancestobereportedbyGADSL,
JIG,etc.
AninternationalstandardthatcameintoeffectinMarch2012concerningdeclaration
forelectricalandelectronicproducts.IEC6274replacesthedefunctJointIndustry
Guide–MaterialDeclarationforElectro‐technicalProducts(JIG‐101‐Ed4.1(May21,
2012
)

Thegeneralprincipleforasubstancetobeincludedinthedatabaseasadeclarable
substanceis:1)existingnationallawsorregulationsinanIECmembercountrythatare
relevanttoElectro‐technicalproductsandthatprohibitorrestrictsubstances,orthat
havealabeling,communication,reportingornotificationrequirement,and2)applying
IEC62474criteriaresultsinidentificationofdeclarablesubstance.
GloballyHarmonizedSystem(GHS)
JointArticleManagementPromotion
ConsortiumJAMP
IEC62474Ed.1.0B:2012Material
DeclarationforProductsofandfor
theElectro‐technicalIndustry
IEC62474Database‐Publically
availableonline(maintainedby
TC11:EnvironmentalStandardization
forelectricalandelectronicproducts
andsystems.
EUREACHREGULATION(EC)NO.
1907/2006andREACHSVHC
EUREACHArticle31
Regulatedasan“article.”NolistedSVHCsubstancesarepresent(>0.1%w/w)in
accordancewithECJarticledefinitionof10September2015.ThisSVHCcommunication
isbasdonthebestavailableinformationtous.Duracellismanagingcompliancewith
EUREACHaspartofourdailyquality,safety,andregulatoryactivities.TheCandidate
ListofSVHC'sisupdatedapproximatelybi‐annuallyandDuracellwillupdatethis
declarationaccordinglyiftheupdatedSHVClistaffectstheassessmentherein.
SDSisnotrequiredconsumeralkalinebatteries.
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