Product Safety

Stainless steel grades produced by Stainless Europe meet the requirements of several national, European or international legal documents. click on the subtitles below to see the details.

Food contact

Origin

Type

Reference

Title

EC

Regulation

Regulation 2004/1935/EC

Materials and articles intended to come into contact with food

France

Arrêté

Arrêté dated from 13/01/1976

Material and articles in stainless steel intended to come into contact with food

France

Standard

NFA 36-711

Stainless steel intended for use in contact with foodstuffs, products and beverages for human and animal consumption

USA

Standard

NSF/ANSI51

National Standard for Food Equipment : food equipment materials

Italy

Decree

Ministerial decree, dated 21 March 1973.
Updated until the Decree No. 215, dated 10 december 2008.

Ministerial Decree relating to hygiene rules of packaging, containers and utensils intended to come into contact with foodstuffs or with substances for personal use.

The following list of grades comply with the Ministerial Decree dated 21 March 1973 and updates untill the last decree of 10 December 2008:

Austenitic containing manganese:
17-4Mn

Austenitics:
18-9L/18-9LA/18-10L
18-9E/18-9ED/18-9DDQ
18-10T

Austenitics containing molybdenum:
18-11ML/17-11MT/18-12MS

Ferritics KARA:
K30
K39
K39M
K41
K44

 

Electrical and electronic equipment

Origin

Type

Reference

Title

EC

Directive

Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS)

Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Restriction Of Hazardous Substances)

EC

Decision

Commission Decision 2005/618

Commission Decision for the purpose of establishing the maximum concentration values for certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Restriction Of Hazardous Substances)

EC

Decision

Commission Decision 2005/717

Commission Decision amending for the purposes of adapting to the technical progress the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Restriction Of Hazardous Substances)

EC

Directive

Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) modified by the directive 2003/108/EC

Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

End of life vehicles

Origin

Type

Reference

Title

EC

Directive

Directive 2000/53/EC

Directive on end-of life vehicles

EC

Decision

Commission Decision 2002/525

Commission Decision amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles

Dangerous substances

Origin

Type

Reference

Title

EC

Directive

Directive 76/769/EEC and its further amendments

Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

EC

Directive

Directive 1999/77/EC

Commission Directive adapting to technical progress for the sixth time Annex I to Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (asbestos)

EC

Regulation

Regulation 2006/1907/EC

Regulation 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

Pressure equipment

Origin

Type

Reference

Title

EC

Directive

Directive 97/23/EC

Directive 97/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment

Radioactivity

Origin

Type

Reference

Title

EC

Directive

Directive 96/29/Euratom

Council Directive 96/29/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation