Group standard VW 91101

Issue 2024-04

Class. No.: 97210

Descriptors: avoidance of pollutants, environmental standard, fuels, coolants, fluids, and
lubricants, material

Environmental Standard for Articles

Material and Chemical Conformity

Previous issues
VW 91101: 1993-11, 1996-10, 1999-04, 2001-05, 2004-04, 2007-11, 2010-11, 2015-03,
2019-04, 2020-10

Changes
The following changes have been made to VW 91101: 2020-10:
a) Standard completely reworked

Contents
Page
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................... 2
2 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 3
3 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................. 4
4 Designation ................................................................................................................ 4
5 Requirements ............................................................................................................. 5
5.1 General requirements ................................................................................................ 5
5.2 Supplier obligation to provide information .................................................................. 5
6 Applicable documents ................................................................................................ 7
7 Bibliography ............................................................................................................... 7
Appendix A Avoidance of hazardous substances; special requirements ...................................... 9
A.1 Rejection of material data sheets for supplied objects containing prohibited
substances ................................................................................................................. 9
A.2 Radioactivity ............................................................................................................... 9
A.3 Substances of very high concern under REACH ....................................................... 9
A.4 Check for alternatives as per EU taxonomy ............................................................... 9
A.5 Decabromodiphenyl ether ........................................................................................ 10
A.6 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine (DOTG) ................................................................................ 10
A.7 Carcinogenic fibers .................................................................................................. 10
A.8 Adhesive layer in adhesive tapes ............................................................................. 10
A.9 6PPD ........................................................................................................................ 11
Appendix B Requirements for material data sheets in the IMDS, CDX, and MISS ..................... 12
B.1 Requirements ........................................................................................................... 12
B.2 Milestones ................................................................................................................ 12
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B.3 Data systems ........................................................................................................... 12

B.4 Regulations .............................................................................................................. 12
B.4.1 Basic requirements .................................................................................................. 12
B.4.2 General errors .......................................................................................................... 13
B.4.3 Formal errors ............................................................................................................ 13
B.4.4 Content errors .......................................................................................................... 14
B.5 Chemistry Manager .................................................................................................. 15
B.6 Additional notes ........................................................................................................ 15

1 Scope
This standard must be used for the following scopes of supply from the supplier:
– Substances, mixtures, materials, and articles that are installed in or supplied with the vehicle
or vehicle parts, or that are used for or produced by the operation, repair, or maintenance of
the vehicle
– Genuine parts and replacement parts (substances, mixtures, materials, and articles), includ-
ing their packaging, as well as any items included to use them (e.g., mixers, dosing aids, oth-
er tools)
– Accessories, including their packaging
This standard defines the requirements for material and chemical conformity as well as obligations
to provide information within the area of application based on:
– Relevant regulatory provisions worldwide
– Additional requirements defined by the purchaser
If the purchaser issues any rules or prohibitions for substances or materials that go beyond the
ones in section 5.1, they will be listed in appendix A.
Appendix A defines the following in greater detail:
– Whether the use of a substance is completely prohibited
– The limit up to which substances may be contained in or released by mixtures, materials, or
articles
– Whether the substance is subject to mandatory declaration
NOTE: The version of this standard valid at the time the contract is concluded applies throughout
the entire period that the supplier provides the scope of supply. Subsequent changes to the stand-
ard during the period of provision will only go into effect for the supplier with the supplier's consent.
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2 Definitions

Article
An object that consists of one or more substances or mixtures and that, during production, obtains
a specific shape, surface, or design that determines its function to a greater extent than its chemi-
cal composition does.

CAS no.
The CAS number is an international designation standard for chemical substances. There is a
unique CAS number for each chemical substance registered in the CAS database.

Carry-over part (COP)

Part that is carried over to other vehicles or vehicle projects. This generally results in new legal re-
quirements.

D-U-N-S®
D-U-N-S®1) is the acronym for „Data Universal Numbering System,“ a numeric code that is interna-
tionally recognized as a standard and is used to uniquely identify companies. These nine-digit D-U-
N-S® numeric codes are issued by Dun & Bradstreet and serve as identification numbers for all
the companies in Dun & Bradstreet's database.

Legal requirement
All international, European, and national laws, ordinances, regulations, guidelines, directives, offi-
cial orders, and other legal standards.

Life cycle
In this standard, the life cycle of an article encompasses its production, import, usage, mainte-
nance, and disposal.

Material
A material consists of a substance or a mixture. An article consists of one or more materials.

Material data sheet

The material data sheet (MDS) serves as the verification of the substance's composition. Substan-
ces are declared using IT systems as per appendix B.

Mixtures
Mixtures (also mixes or solutions) consisting of two or more substances.

Packaging
Packaging [1] is used to hold (e.g., containers, vessels, mixers, cartridges), protect (e.g., protective
caps, protective hoses, protective films, covers, stoppers), handle (e.g., application tools, brushes),
deliver, or display substances, mixtures, materials, or articles.

1) D-U-N-S® is a registered trademark of Dun & Bradstreet International, Ltd.

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Product
A purchaser's product is understood to be any manufactured or sold articles (e.g., vehicles, com-
ponents, genuine parts, replacement parts, accessories, and promotional items).

Quantitative laboratory analysis

Determination of the absolute amount of a substance per material or part.

Substance
Chemical element and its compounds in natural form or artificially produced. A substance may in-
clude additives required to maintain its stability and pollutants caused by the production method
used. It does not include solvents that can be separated from the substance without adversely af-
fecting the substance's stability and without modifying its composition. The term „substance“ as
used in this standard is synonymous with the term „basic substance“ used in the IMDS/MISS.

Two-component materials
Materials made up of two components

3 Abbreviations
CAD Computer-aided design
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service (international designation standard for chemi-
cal substances)
CDX Compliance.Data.Exchange (IT system for material data reporting)
COP Carry-over part
DOTG 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine
ECHA European Chemicals Agency
EOP End of Production
EU European Union
GADSL Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (global list of substances that
are subject to mandatory declaration in the automotive industry); see also
[2]
IMDS International Material Data System (IT system used for reporting material
data in the automotive industry)
KTL Cathodic electrocoating
MDS Material data sheet (bill of materials for a product that contains the chemi-
cal composition for all the materials and parts in it)
MISS Material Information Sheet System (Volkswagen AG IT system)
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (EU
regulation concerning the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restric-
tion of chemicals)
SOP Start of Production
VDA German Association of the Automotive Industry

4 Designation
The following note must be added to the pertinent technical documents and to the documents con-
cerning procurement and quality assurance2):
Material and chemical conformity as per VW 91101
2) Examples include product specifications, drawings, contracts, and other documents related to the articles defined in this standard.
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5 Requirements

5.1 General requirements

The following Volkswagen standards must be adhered to: VW 50156, VW 50180, and VW 91100.
The regulations listed in the GADSL [2], as well as all the applicable legal requirements worldwide
in relation to substances that are subject to mandatory declaration and/or that are prohibited, must
be adhered to and documented as per appendix B. This also includes obtaining the approvals, au-
thorizations, registrations, and other official permits that are required to manufacture and use the
substances.
In addition to the GADSL [2], the purchaser also makes a non-exhaustive list of legal requirements
pertinent to fulfilling the above requirement available to the supplier on the ONE.Group Business
Platform (https://www.vwgroupsupply.com). The supplier must independently check that this list is
up to date on a regular basis. In addition, the supplier must independently gather information – at
least every three months – about the legal situation applicable to its scope of supply as per
section 1 „Scope“. If the supplier identifies a discrepancy between the list made available by the
purchaser and the applicable legal situation, the supplier must immediately inform the purchaser
about this.
All of the substances identified with P = Prohibited in the GADSL [2] must comply with the corre-
sponding limits in the specified fields of application.
In addition to the requirements as per IMDS Recommendation 001, section 3.2.1 „Basic Rules con-
cerning MDS Revisions,“ material data sheets must also be revised, and the corresponding sub-
stances must be disclosed if they are subject to mandatory declaration or if they may have effects
during the life cycle.

5.2 Supplier obligation to provide information

Material data sheets as per appendix B are part of the documentation to be supplied together with
the product and must be kept up to date and made available throughout the entire period of provi-
sion (EOP + 15 years).
Substances subject to confidentiality must be marked as confidential in the IMDS and CDX in ac-
cordance with the requirements as per IMDS Recommendation 001, section 4.5.2 „Confidential
Substances.“ This ensures that they can only be viewed a specific group of people defined by the
purchaser.
The purchaser's selected employees must be granted the right to view these confidential basic
substances. This right can be revoked at any time.
In the IMDS and CDX, the only employees available for selection will be those that the purchaser
has authorized to view confidential basic substances.
Using jokers in material data sheets is generally not permissible. As an exception, the use of jokers
is permissible if the supplier can provide verification immediately upon request by the purchaser
(within no more than 14 workdays) that the supplier and its subcontractors, if applicable, fulfill all
the requirements as per IMDS Recommendation 001, section 4.5.3 „Jokers/Wildcards“ with respect
to all substances declared using a joker.
If the verification cannot be provided, this will result in escalation in accordance with the quality
management agreement Formula Q – Concrete, section 4.9 „Technical supplier audit“ and sec-
tion 4.10 „Program for critical suppliers.“
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Upon request by the purchaser, the supplier must arrange for an independent test organization to
perform a quantitative laboratory analysis of its products, where necessary, if at least one of the
preconditions below are met. The supplier must cover all costs for this analysis and must provide
the results to the purchaser immediately.
– In cases where there is justification for suspecting that a product contains a prohibited sub-
stance or that the information in the IMDS does not correspond to reality
– If an authority requests this of the purchaser or the purchaser requires this to fulfill its legal
obligations
– Without any specific cause, in which case only once per contract, limited to a maximum of
10 substances specified by the purchaser at 10 points on the product
– Without any specific cause, in which case limited to a maximum of 10 substances specified by
the purchaser at 10 points on the product no more than every 5 years if the contractor uses
jokers for the product in the IMDS data (see section B.4.3)
Every change to the chemical composition of an article must be handled as per VW 01155 and a
compliant IMDS material data sheet as per appendix B must be uploaded immediately.
In addition to the requirements as per appendix B, the requirements as per VW 50156 must be ful-
filled for fuels, coolants, fluids, lubricants, process materials, and articles.
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6 Applicable documents
The following documents cited in the standard are required for the application of this standard:
Some of the cited documents are translations from the German original. The translations of Ger-
man terms in such documents may differ from those used in this standard, resulting in terminologi-
cal inconsistency.
Standards whose titles are given in German may be available only in German. Editions in other
languages may be available from the institution issuing the standard.

VW 01098 Part Number System

VW 01155 Vehicle Parts; Approval of First Supply and Changes
VW 50156 Verification and Release Requirements for the Delivery of Chemicals
VW 50180 Components, Semi-Finished Products, and Materials in the Vehicle Inte-
rior; Emission Behavior
VW 91100 Environmental Standard for Vehicles; Vehicle Parts, Materials, Fuels,
Coolants, Fluids and Lubricants, Genuine Parts, Exchange Parts, Econ-
omy Parts; Objectives, Specifications
VDA 231-106 Material classification in motor vehicle construction - Structure and no-
menclature

IMDS (International Material Data System) Recommendations; see www.mdsystem.com

7 Bibliography
[1] German law on packaging with respect to placement on the market, return, and the
high-quality recovery (Verpackungsgesetz – VerpackG); see Packaging Law – Unofficial
table of contents (gesetze-im-internet.de)
[2] GADSL (Global Automotive Declarable Substance List); see www.gadsl.org
[3] Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization
and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH); see https://eur-lex.europa.eu
[4] Regulation (EU) 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable
investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (Taxonomy Regulation); see
https://eur-lex.europa.eu
[5] Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 supplementing Regula-
tion (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the
technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic ac-
tivity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate
change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no signifi-
cant harm to any of the other environmental objectives; see https://eur-lex.europa.eu
[6] Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 Septem-
ber 2000 on end-of life vehicles; see https://eur-lex.europa.eu
[7] TRGS 619 Substitute Materials for Aluminium Silicate Wool Products; see
https://www.baua.de
[8] Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 De-
cember 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and
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amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (CLP Regulation); see https://eur-

lex.europa.eu
[9] Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on
the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment; see https://eur-lex.europa.eu
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Appendix A (normative) Avoidance of hazardous substances; special requirements

A.1 Rejection of material data sheets for supplied objects containing prohibited
substances
Material data sheets will be rejected if prohibited substances above the legally permissible limits
are declared. For substances that will be prohibited in the future, the rejection may occur a maxi-
mum of 2 years before the date that the prohibition on the substance goes into effect. Deviations
must be approved by the purchaser.
Any change in chemical composition must be agreed upon with the purchaser immediately and the
material data sheet must be updated accordingly.

A.2 Radioactivity
The supplier's scopes of supply listed in section 1 „Scope“ must not emit ionizing radiation that
goes beyond natural radiation.

A.3 Substances of very high concern under REACH

Substances subject to mandatory authorization as per the EU REACH Regula-
tion (EC) No 1907/2006, Annex XIV [3] may no longer be used in new developments, even if the
authorization obligation does not take effect until after their introduction into production. The limit
for all supplied objects3) must be applied analogously to the limit for mixtures as per REACH,
Art. 56.
If using these substances is unavoidable – especially because there is no alternative that is rea-
sonable technically or in terms of economic feasibility – the substances will require approval from
the purchaser.
After the sunset date, substances indicated in Annex XIV must no longer be used or placed on the
market for use in the European Economic Area (EEA), unless an authorization has been issued for
them or their use has been exempted from the authorization requirement (see also REACH,
Art. 56). Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation can be obtained from the homepage of the Europe-
an Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Furthermore, the use of substances of very high concern as per the REACH Regulation that are on
the ECHA Candidate List must be avoided. In addition, section A.4 must be observed.

A.4 Check for alternatives as per EU taxonomy

The purchaser is subject to an annual sustainability reporting obligation as per Regula-
tion (EU) 2020/852 [4] (Taxonomy Regulation). A check must be performed for taxonomy-relevant
business activities to determine whether there are no alternatives for the use of certain substances
or whether there are alternatives available on the market. For this reason, the following additional
requirements apply to all of the supplier's scopes of supply listed in section 1 „Scope“ that are des-
ignated for battery electric vehicles:
The use of substances within the scope of Appendix C, paragraph 1 (f) and paragraph 2 of Annex I
of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 [5] in concentrations that exceed the

3) This is based on the O5A judgment, which can be found at https://curia.europa.eu.

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thresholds defined there is only permissible if there are no suitable alternative substances or tech-
nologies available and the substances are used under controlled conditions.
For this reason, the supplier, together with its development partners and material suppliers, must
independently perform suitable analyses for possible substitutes during the development phase
and document these analyses (substitution check).
Alternative substances identified during this process must be used in the scopes of supply in
agreement with the purchaser that is defined in the Performance Specification. Upon request by
the purchaser, the supplier must make the evaluation results of the substitution check available to
the purchaser. The purchaser will use the information confidentially and only in relation to the re-
quirements of the EU Taxonomy Regulation or other legal requirements.
Regulated substances that continue to have authorization issued as an exception on the basis of
other existing legal requirements, such as lead and its compounds in the context of Direc-
tive 2000/53/EC on end-of life vehicles [6], Annex II are excluded from the preceding requirements.

A.5 Decabromodiphenyl ether

The use of bromated flame-retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (DBDE, CAS no. 1163-19-5) for
newly developed parts is prohibited worldwide.

A.6 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine (DOTG)

The use of 1,3-di-o-tolylguanidine (N,N'-Bis(2-methylphenyl)guanidine, CAS no. 97-39-2) as a vul-
canization accelerator is prohibited worldwide. The maximum permissible content of DOTG is
0,1 percent by weight for each homogeneous material.

A.7 Carcinogenic fibers

The use of carcinogenic fibers (Carc. 1A or 1B4), e.g., CAS no. 142844-00-6) to manufacture ex-
haust systems of passenger cars is prohibited. This does not apply to replacement parts.
The following middle groups are defined as elements of the exhaust system in conformity with
TRGS 619 [7]:
– 131 (Emission control system exhaust port)
– 251 (Rear engine exhaust system)
– 253 (Front engine exhaust system)
– 254 (Front engine exhaust system)

A.8 Adhesive layer in adhesive tapes

The adhesive layer in adhesive tapes that are supplied to the purchaser as individual articles must
not contain any substances classified as a skin sensitizer, skin corrosive, or skin irritant in a con-
centration ≥ 0,1%, as per the CLP Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 [8]). If the use of
such substances in the adhesive layer is necessary for technical reasons or quality reasons, the
purchaser's approval is required.

4) As per Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 [8]

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A.9 6PPD
6PPD (CAS no. 793-24-8) stands for „N-1,3-dimethylbutyl-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine“. It is
used in elastomer materials (rubber) as an element of the anti-aging system.
The use of 6PPD must be declared in the IMDS material data sheets as per appendix B. A declara-
tion as a joker/wildcard as per IMDS Recommendation 001, section 4.5.3 „Jokers/Wildcards“ is ex-
plicitly not permissible in IMDS material data sheets for the Volkswagen Group.
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Appendix B (normative) Requirements for material data sheets in the IMDS, CDX, and
MISS

B.1 Requirements
The material data sheets must meet the conditions and follow the rules of the IMDS Recommenda-
tions and the purchaser's supplier instructions in the IMDS.
Requirements going beyond this are defined in this appendix.
Suppliers create the material data sheets in the IMDS or CDX. Companies belonging to the Volks-
wagen Group can use the MISS. The same requirements apply to the creation of the MDS in the
MISS as for the IMDS.

B.2 Milestones
A material data sheet should be available to the purchaser as an accepted material data sheet
(IMDS or CDX) as early as possible, ideally following the B-release, but no later than 14 months
before SOP for the part.

B.3 Data systems

Substances, mixtures, and articles as well as fuels, coolants, fluids, lubricants, and process materi-
als that are installed in or supplied with vehicles or vehicle parts as well as their accessories and
replacement parts must be entered in the IMDS in compliance with the IMDS Recommendations.
As per REACH Regulation No 1907/2006, Article 3, number 3 [3], an article is defined as an „object
[consisting of one or more substances or mixtures] which during production is given a special
shape, surface or design which determines its function to a greater degree than does its chemical
composition.“ Accordingly, packaging (including containers and protective caps/films, for example)
by definition is also considered an article with all of the resulting rights and obligations. The IMDS
information, including the material information for the packaging, must be provided in the IMDS
without further request. Likewise, corrosion protection that remains on the part must be declared
and maintained in the IMDS in its entirety. If the corrosion protection is cleaned off during assem-
bly, it does not need to be entered into the IMDS.
Electrical and electronic products that fall under the worldwide Restriction of Hazardous Substan-
ces (RoHS) legislation5) and other non-automotive products must preferably be included in the
IMDS or, if applicable, CDX as well.

B.4 Regulations

B.4.1 Basic requirements

For the presentation of the material data sheet in the IMDS, IMDS Recommendation 001 and the
„Guidelines for Creating Material Data Sheets (MDSs) in the International Material Data System
(IMDS) for Volkswagen AG and Its Brands“ (https://public.mdsystem.com) must be adhered to.
Additional or deviating requirements are described in the following subsections.
Rejected data sheets must be corrected and submitted within no more than 14 workdays.

5) e.g., Directive 2011/65/EU [9]

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B.4.2 General errors

Part number missing or incorrect

The Volkswagen part number as per VW 01098 must be entered into the MDS on the „Recipient
data“ page.

Part designation missing or incorrect

The designation of the part/semi-finished product as per the drawing or CAD file must be entered
into the MDS on the „Recipient data“ page in German or English. Addenda to the designation in-
tended to provide a more detailed description are permissible. However, the designation as per the
drawing/CAD file must be included.

Drawing number or drawing version missing or incorrect

The drawing number and drawing version (version/date) as per the drawing must be entered into
the MDS on the „Recipient data“ page. The drawing version must be entered using the following
format: DD.MM.YYYY (e.g., 01.02.2003). If the drawing number or drawing version does not exist,
„-“ or „does not exist“ must be entered.
For fuels, coolants, fluids, and lubricants, the specific recipe number must be entered into this field.

Question regarding the forwarding of MDS not answered with „Yes“

Forwarding must be allowed for all MDSs.

Supplier number missing, incorrect, or unknown

The D-U-N-S® number of the supplier's place of manufacture must be entered into the MDS on the
„Recipient data“ page. For the D-U-N-S® number to be accepted, the supplier must have the „ac-
tive“ status in the Volkswagen supplier database. If this is not the case, the status can be changed
accordingly on the ONE.Group Business Platform6) using the „Partner registration“ link.

B.4.3 Formal errors

The calculated weight deviates from the entered weight by more than the specified/derived
tolerance
For each MDS data set entered into the IMDS, the entered weight is usually the actual weighed
weight of the part. After being entered, the weight of each individual node is automatically added
up in the IMDS and shown as the calculated weight.
The weight tolerance is the permissible deviation from the specific part weight and is generally indi-
cated in the specification or drawing. If the entered measured weight and the calculated weight dif-
fer from each other significantly (deviation greater than the maximum permissible deviation speci-
fied in table B.1), a check must be carried out in order to determine whether all part components
were specified in the MDS.
If a weight tolerance is not specified in the part specifications, the following tolerance values must
not be exceeded in the event of a deviation between the measured and calculated weights.

6) The ONE.Group Business Platform can be found at http://www.vwgroupsupply.com/one-kbp-pub/en/kbp_public/homepage/home-

page.html.
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Table B.1 – Permissible weight deviations

Maximum permissible de-
Measured weight
viation
<1g 100%
< 100 g 10%
< 1 kg 5%
< 10 kg 2%
< 100 kg 1%
≥ 100 kg 0,5%

MDS with inactive/concealed substances

MDSs with inactive/concealed substances degrade the data quality and must not be used. If the
purchaser has already accepted the corresponding material data sheets for the materials, or nodes
in the material data sheet, they retain their validity.

Missing, wrong, or deprecated application IDs

If a material in a part contains one or more substances whose use is restricted by law, the corre-
sponding application IDs that characterize the purpose of the use must be specified. The indication
of these application IDs must always be up to date and correct. Upon request by the purchaser, the
author must update the application ID within 14 workdays.
For basic substances whose total concentration in the material is within the generally allowed limits
as per Directive 2000/53/EC, Annex II [6], the application ID „Concentration within acceptable
GADSL limits“ must be selected. For basic substances that have a higher concentration in total per
material than is permissible as per Directive 2000/53/EC [6], a corresponding application ID from
Annex II of the Regulation must be specified for each basic material.

Use of deprecated application IDs or use of the „Other Application (potentially prohibited)
“ application ID
The use of application IDs with a „concealed“ or „inactivated“ status is not permissible.
This also applies to the „Other Application“ application ID. This application ID is impermissible un-
less agreed upon in advance.

B.4.4 Content errors

The wrong VDA category was assigned

A category as per VDA 231-106 must be assigned to every material (e.g., „3.2 Copper alloys,
“ „5.1.a Filled thermoplastics“). The supplier must use the correct VDA category for the material in
the MDS. The MDS must correspond to the actual as-received condition. This also applies when
existing, accepted data sheets are updated.
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The basic substance composition of materials is not specified in its final condition
The basic substance compositions of all materials must be specified in the condition they will have
in or on the vehicle. In other words, paints, adhesives, etc., must be specified in their cured condi-
tion and, in the case of other solid materials, liquids and reactive substances must only be present
in residual concentrations.

The part weight is incorrect

The weighed weight must be specified for each part. If the weighed weight is unknown, the part
must be weighed or the weight as per the drawing must be specified.
The latter is only possible until the B-release, after which the weighed weight must be specified.

Information about recycled materials missing or incomplete

For materials of classification 5 as per VDA 231-106, complete information about recycled materi-
als must be entered. For materials of classifications 1 – 4 as well as 7.1 and 7.2 as per
VDA 231-106, information about recycled materials must be entered when possible.

B.5 Chemistry Manager

If the Chemistry Manager is part of the data sheet, it must be filled out completely.

B.6 Additional notes

Additional notes on the creation of MDSs can be found in the latest version of IMDS Recommenda-
tions currently in effect. These notes can be accessed by logging in to the IMDS and clicking on
„Help“ → „Recommendations.“
A summary can be found on the ONE.Group Business Platform7), in the „Sustainability“ category
under „Product standards → IMDS.“
Since the MDS is downloaded from the IMDS and checked once a night, a delay of one to two
workdays between transmission and rejection/acceptance must be planned for when submitting
the MDS as part of the new part production process and product release (formerly initial sample
inspection).

The time limits described in this standard are depicted in table B.2:
Table B.2 – Overview of time limits
Task Time limit Section
If the supplier identifies a discrepancy between the list of Immediately Section 5.1
legal requirements made available by the purchaser and
the applicable legal situation, the supplier must immedi-
ately inform the purchaser about this.
Material data sheets as per appendix B are part of the Starting 14 months Section 5.2
documentation to be supplied together with the product before SOP until Section B.2
and must be kept up to date and made available through- EOP + 15 years
out the entire period of provision.

7) The ONE.Group Business Platform can be found at http://www.vwgroupsupply.com/one-kbp-pub/en/kbp_public/homepage/home-

page.html.
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Table B.2 (continued)

Task Time limit Section
As an exception, using jokers is permissible if the suppli- Immediately, but Section 5.2
er can provide verification immediately upon request by within
the purchaser (within no more than 14 workdays) that the no more than
supplier and its subcontractors, if applicable, fulfill all the 14 days
requirements as per IMDS Recommendation 001, sec-
tion 4.5.3 „Jokers/Wildcards“ with respect to all substan-
ces declared using a joker.
If the use of jokers cannot be avoided, the supplier must Immediately Section 5.2
arrange for an independent test organization to perform
analyses of its products, where necessary, upon request
by the purchaser. The supplier must cover all costs for
these analyses and must provide the results to the pur-
chaser immediately.
Every change to the chemical composition of an article Immediately Section 5.2
must be handled as per VW 01155 and a compliant IMDS
material data sheet as per appendix B must be uploaded
immediately.
Any change in chemical composition must be agreed Immediately Section A.1
upon with the purchaser immediately.
A material data sheet should be available to the purchas- As soon as possible, Section B.2
er as an accepted material data sheet (IMDS or CDX) as but no later than
early as possible, ideally following the B-release, but no 14 months before
later than 14 months before SOP for the part. SOP
Rejected data sheets must be corrected and submitted 14 workdays Section B.4
within no more than 14 workdays.
Upon request by the purchaser, the author must update 14 workdays Section B.4.3
the application ID within 14 workdays.