VW 91101 Group Standard
2007-11
Class. No.:
97210
Descriptors:
hazardous substanc e, environment, list of substanc es
Environmental Standard for Vehicles Vehicle Parts, Materials, Operating Fluids Avoidance of Hazardous Substances
Previous issues 1993-11; 1996-08; 1996-10; 1999-04; 2001-05; 2004-04
Changes The following changes have been made as compared to Volkswagen standard VW 91101: 2004-04: ─
Section 4.2:
─
Section 4.3:
requirements specified in in more detail; reference 1907/2006 ("REACH") added new
to to
EC regulation
Contents Page
1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 5
Scope....................................... Scope........................................................ .................................. .................................. ................................... ................................... .................... ... 2 Descriptio Description n .................................. ................................................... .................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. ................... 2 Definitions Definitions ................................ ................................................. .................................. .................................. ................................... ................................... .................... ... 2 Requiremen Requirements ts ................................. .................................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. ................................ ...............2 2 Emission Emission restrictio restrictions ns in the vehicle vehicle interior interior .................................. .................................................... ................................... .................... ... 2 Substances subject subject to mandatory mandatory declaration declaration and and banned banned substances substances .................. ........ ................... ........... .. 3 Material bans in the Volkswagen Volkswagen Group exceeding the requirements requirements of VDA 232-101 232-101 ...... 3 Referenced Referenced documents documents ................................ ................................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. ................... 3
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Scope
Environmental policy: policy and specifications acc. to 91100. This standard provides information on substances, preparations, and products the use of which is banned, restricted, or subject to other requirements according to the following regulations: ─ ─
laws in countries which are sales markets for vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group or internal decisions within the Volkswagen Group, independent of legal regulations and the location of use.
The standard applies to substances, preparations and products which are used in the vehicle or in vehicle parts, and which are used as operating fluids or produced during the operation of the vehicle or during its repair and maintenance. The Environmental Standard for Vehicles relates to the use and handling of such materials which are known to contain or which could potentially contain hazardous substances. In this regard, it is indifferent whether the undesired substances are introduced as additives or as impurities or whether they result at a later point in time. 2
Description
The following entry shall be made in the technical documentation concerned: Avoidance of hazardous substances according to VW 91101. 3
Definitions
Product
Object which consists of one or several substances or preparations. Its design, surface, or shape is specified in the product engineering process and is more important for the definition of its function than its chemical composition.
Substance
Chemical element and its compounds in natural form or artificially produced. A substance may include additives required to maintain product stability and impurities introduced due to the production method. It does not include solvents which can be separated from the substance without adversely affecting the substance’s stability and without modifying its composition.
Preparation
Mixture or solution consisting of two or several substances
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Requirements
4.1
Emission restrictions in the vehicle interior
The occupants of vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group must not experience any effects ─ ─
threatening their health or compromising their well-being.
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The following regulations shall be complied with: ─ ─
4.2
VW 50180, Components in Passenger Compartment; Emission Behavior For Audi AG, additionally: VW 50179, Emissionsverhalten bei Bauteilen im Fahrzeuginnenraum (Emission Behavior of Components in the Vehicle Interior – only available in German) Substances subject to mandatory declaration and banned substances
VDA 232-101 (corresponds to GADSL, see www.gadsl.org) shall apply. The requirements shall be complied with by the supplier at the time of acceptance of the development results by the ordering entity of the Volkswagen Group. If the requirements are enhanced and thus become more severe after the acceptance, the supplier shall inform the head of the responsible engineering department of the ordering entity of the Volkswagen Group in order to agree upon the resulting measures to be taken. The applicable limit values of all substances marked as "P" (prohibited) in the VDA 232-101 must not be exceeded in the specified fields of application. Products and preparations shall only contain or release substances which, if applicable, are registered and approved for the intended applications according to EC regulation No. 1907/2006 ("REACH") within the applicable deadlines. The following requirements shall be complied with in addition: ─ ─ ─ ─
4.3
1999/45/EC 2000/53/EC 67/548/EEC 76/769/EEC Material bans in the Volkswagen Group exceeding the requirements of VDA 232-101
If regulations or bans for substances or materials exceeding the regulations specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are issued by the Volkswagen Group, these are specified in VW 91101, Supplement 1, which is regularly updated and which shall be complied with by the supplier for new developments at the time of acceptance of the development results by the ordering entity of the Volkswagen Group. If the requirements are enhanced and thus become more severe after the acceptance, the supplier shall inform the head of the responsible engineering department of the ordering entity of the Volkswagen Group in order to agree upon the corresponding measures to be taken. VW91101, Supplement 1, contains precise specifications ─ ─ ─
on the prohibition of the use of specific substances, on limit values for the contents or the release of specific substances or on mandatory declaration.
If the regulations referenced in Section 5 are enhanced and thus become more severe than the regulations stipulated in VW 91101, Supplement 1, the more severe requirements resulting from Section 5 shall be applicable in any case. 5
Referenced documents
The following documents cited in this standard are necessary for application. In this Section, terminological inconsistencies may occur as the original titles are used. VW 50179
Emissionsverhalten bei Bauteilen im Fahrzeuginnenraum (Emission Behavior of Components in the Vehicle Interior – only available in German)
VW 50180
Components in Passenger Compartment; Emission Behavior
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VW 91100
Environmental Standard for Vehicles; Vehicle Parts, Materials, Operating Fluids; Policy, Specifications
VW 91101, Supple- Environmental Standard for Vehicles; Vehicle Parts, Materials, Operating ment 1 Fluids; Avoidance of Hazardous Substances; Special Requirements of the Volkswagen Group 1999/45/EC
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labeling of dangerous preparations
2000/53/EC
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles
1907/2006/EC
Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC
67/548/EEC
Council Directive of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances
76/769/EEC
Council Directive of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations
VDA 232-101
Global list of substances subject to mandatory declaration in the automotive industry; German Version of the "Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL)"
