Samsung Electronics Standards for Control of Substances with Environmental Impacts within Products (SEC Registration No. 0QA-2049) (For Cooperating Suppliers) The 3rd Edition (February 14, 2005) CS Management Center Products Environment Technology Team The Leader for Superior Quality CS Management Center List of Contents 1. Preface 2. Purpose 3. Scope 4. Definitions 5. Management and Application Standard 5. A. The Standard for Control of Substances with Environmental Impacts within Products 5. B. List of the Substances with Environmental Impacts for Control and Management 5. C. Application of Standards for Substances with Environmental Impacts within Products 5. D. Application of Standards for Packaging Materials 5. E. Application of Standards for Battery and Accumulators Appendix. Detailed chemical list with CAS-No. The Leader for Superior Quality CS Management Center 1. Preface In order to sell our products to the world marketplace, Samsung Electronics must guarantee and verify environmental compliance for all parts and components of finished products to prevent adverse effects on human health and the environment. The following list of substances with environmental impacts was developed based on global regulatory and customer requirements. 2. Purpose This document is to provide information and requirements for environmental material compliance on Samsung Electronics products. The following standard specifies restrictions on substances and materials used in manufacture of Samsung Electronics products, including bans, restrictions, and reporting of certain substances as constituents of parts, components, materials and products supplied into Samsung Electronics. 3. Scope This standard applies to all parts, components, and materials (including packaging materials), which are used to develop products to put in the market. The application scope is specified for each substance in the standard. The standard also applies to all products designed, developed and manufactured by the company regardless of region. 4. Definitions A. Substances with Environmental Impacts : Substances or groups of substances which are regulated and restricted for use by the company due to their adverse effects on the human body and the environment. B. Management Classification 1) Class: Classification of the substance category by regulatory status ? Class I : Substances which are regulated by EU Directive RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, Directive 2002/95/EC). The substances include cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and PBB and PBDE The Leader for Superior Quality CS Management Center ? Class II : Substances which are designated for restricted use by regulations or other than by EU Directive RoHS ? Class III : Substances whose uses are monitored and reported to develop appropriate measures for future restrictions and phase-out programmes 2) Level: Classification of application scope and implementation date in a Class ? Level 1 : The standard has been taken into effect on application scope specified by Level. ? Level 2 : The standard shall be effective on regulated application at a certain time designated in Level 2 ? Exemptions: In cases where no alternative is available and substances are used for a specific characteristic, appearance or quality, the substance can be used until appropriate measures or alternatives are developed C. Threshold limit : The maximum concentration level at which the presence of a substance can be tolerated in a material. This level is provided for detection sensitivity errors of instrumental measurements and trace impurities in a material. Threshold limits are criteria for fail or pass of material qualification. Only concentrations less than threshold limits will be accepted for qualified material. D. Detailed Analysis : Detailed analysis is a test using equipments with high precision such as ICP, IC, UV/VIS and GC/MS. E. ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasmas) Analysis : ICP is a method of atomic emission spectrometry for analysis of heavy metals in a given sample. When plasma energy, generated by Argon gas, is given to an analysis sample, the atoms are excited. When the excited atoms return to low energy position, emission rays (spectrum rays) are released and the emission rays that correspond to the photon wavelength are measured. The element type is determined by the position of the photon rays, and the content of each element is determined by the rays intensity. There can be errors in results depending on the type of acid used and the pre-treatment method. It is therefore necessary to check the recommended pre-treatment method for the substance classification of the sample. : Detailed Analysis The Leader for Superior Quality