CLEPA Material Regulation Event 2015 Messages from the Automotive Supply Chain Presenters Dennis Eggeling (Huf Group) Dr. Hendrik Fischer (3M)

Messages to OEMs To OEMs To suppliers Keep working with us & inform us early Speed up activities for aswering suppliers requests on reasonable changes Increase harmonization activities To suppliers Become more active in the suppliers associations Contribute more in the workgroups / Task Forces

Main messages from the Automotive Supply Chain to the OEMs The Automotive Supply Chain is happy to have the well established IMDS system as the leading global system for the management of material reporting. The CLEPA IMDS Expert Group feels an improved cooperation with the OEMs in the recent years (in particular between IMDS Steering Commitee and Suppliers Alliance) and we highly appreciate it. The CLEPA IMDS Expert Group would like to point out some issues and make proposals for improvements

Working Together – a small excerpt OEM Specific topic Task Force / Working Groups Data Quality E&E components Others … IMDS Steering Committee Regional GADSL Team AITF REACH AITF BPR CLEPA JAPIA AIAG supplier

Communication - 1  „Involvement of the supply chain before introducing new IMDS functions„ 1st example: „GADSL checkbox“ The CLEPA IMDS Expert Group raised major concerns on the sense of this checkbox from a procedural point of view directly to the IMDS steering commitee. Our concerns were backed by a Plastics Europe statement on the checkbox wording from a liability perspective. 2nd example: „New version rule“  Shortly after the introduction of this new function within IMDS release 9.0, the message was „reduced“ from an error to a warning.

Communication - 2  Biocide Product Regulation  IMDS 9.0 / 10.0 Especially by communication of Chairperson of the TF-Biocides Suppliers were invited to the regular meetings Supplier were able to actively contribute very good / open dialogue  IMDS 9.0 / 10.0 Early announcements and information by HP / IMDS Steering Team For IMDS 9.0 many issues were raised by suppliers. Not much feedback from OEMs received after one year. Check of the existing rules / recommendations first,  new WG available?

Harmonization  Individual OEM requirements on top of GADSL Promised to work on this by IMDS SC in 2014, 2013, 2012 … Concrete activities missing Harmonization is also in interest of the OEMs and would increase quality of submitted data package 00-10-050 STD 4400 MS 201-02 B20 0250 VW 911 00 NES M 0301 DBL 8585 HCSC-G-001-8 STD 100-0002 RSMS (WSS-M99P9999-A1) GMW 3059

Harmonization - Proposal Please use the well established GADSL „channel“ to introduce new substance restrictions.

Messages to OEMs To OEMs To suppliers Keep working with us & inform us early Speed up activities for aswering suppliers requests on reasonable changes Increase harmonization activities To suppliers Become more active in the suppliers associations Contribute more in the workgroups / Task Forces