Understanding the GADSL update in 2023: What you need to know!
GADSL (Global Automotive Declaration Substance List) is managed by Global Automotive Stakeholders Group (GASG) and includes reportable substances. The program was introduced on April 29, 2005. Since 2005, OEM standards have incorporated the GADSL for reporting hazardous substances. The GADSL substance list applies only to parts and materials that are physically present in the vehicle at the time of sale. The GADSL is the only substance list in IMDS where the reportable substance lists are checked. To simplify identification of GADSL substance groups with IMDS basic substance lists, they have marked the GADSL list with a D (Declarable) or P (Prohibited) or D/P (Declarable or Prohibited). For the purpose of ensuring high standards of product safety and environmental protection, the GADSL list will be updated every February. The following changes were made to the GADSL list on 1st February 2023: Addition of 10 substances Deletion of 54 substances Status revision of 3264 substances List of Substances Included in 2023 Revision of GADSL Sl.No Substance CAS No Reason Code Classification 1 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate; Tetrabromophthalic acid bis(2-ethylhexyl)ester (BEH-TEBP) 26040-51-7 FA D 2 2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol (2,3-DBPA) 96-13-9 LR D 3 1,3-diethyl-2-thiourea 105-55-5 FA D 4 PEI+PTFE – FA D 5 Perfluoro-5,6-dimethyl-4,7-dioxadecane 2501-01-1 FA D 6 Perfluoroisoheptyl Iodide 3486-08-6 FA D 7 Ammonium 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11-icosafluoroundecanoate 5081-02-7 FA D 8 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7-Tetradecafluoroheptan-1-ol 7098-02-4 FA D 9 4,4′-sulphonyldiphenol 80-09-1 FA D 10 Thiourea; thiocarbamide 62-56-6 FA D Notes: FA = For Assessment LR = Legally Regulated With this update, GADSL is now better equipped to help companies in the automotive industry meet their environmental obligations. ComplianceXL helps companies in the automotive industry to quickly identify and address any potential issues related to their products ‘compliance with GADSL standards. ComplianceXL also help you prepare detailed reports on your product performance, allowing organizations to make informed decisions about their product’s safety and compliance. FAQs about GADSL What is the purpose of GADSL? The purpose of GADSL is to ensure that automotive products comply with global regulations related to substances that are hazardous to human health and the environment. What are the major changes in the latest GADSL update? The latest GADSL update includes new and revised substance restrictions, as well as updates to existing substance restrictions. Some of the notable changes include the addition of new restrictions on certain flame retardants and plasticizers. Who manages the GADSL? The GADSL is managed by a global consortium of automotive manufacturers and suppliers, known as the Global Automotive Sustainability Group (GASG).
Here’s how CDX (Compliance Data Exchange) Platform can simplify IMDS Reporting!
Every OEM in the automotive industry requires its suppliers to use the International Material Data System (IMDS) for material data reporting. With the IMDS system, suppliers can document and report their material data, support the recyclability and reusability of materials in vehicles, and report Substances of Concern (SoC). The information in the IMDS also provides compliance status with regulations such as EU-ELV, RRR, REACH, etc. The compliance data exchange is similarly an online product data management system, a platform which provides manufacturers and suppliers powerful chemical product management capabilities, as well as supply chain communications and alignments. the system helps standardize product data as well as supporting data gathering and submissions from the supply chain through online requests and forms aimed at the requirements of all manufacturing industries thus covering a wider range of compliance regulations than what IMDS covers. Importance of CDX Platform in IMDS Completing the reports in IMDS manually is manageable when there are a few but, when there are hundreds and the information required to complete the reports exists in different systems, the reports become even more tedious and require the utmost attention to make sure they are free of mistakes. And mostly, the amount of time consumed to create and sort the data must be optimized for improved time to market. Hence the DXC technology, the company behind the automotive industry’s IMDS has developed the compliance data exchange (CDX) to meet the need for a robust product compliance data collection and reporting systems across the industries. Therefore, enabling them the use of centralized data base and full materials declarations. While the MDS helps mainly and widely the sourcing and archiving data from automotive industries, the CDX includes non- automotive industries to easily meet industrial regulations and customer requests. CDX for non-automotive industries As an automotive company already using IMDS, licensing exists that allows data transfer from IMDS and CDX As a non-automotive company, the centralized CDX compliance software can help you manage supplier data and report your substances to meet customer and global regulations like GADSL, ELV, RoHS, REACH candidate list, California prop 65, China RoHS, etc. In addition, CDX can also support conflict mineral reporting, SCIP data base and customer specific requirements, converts IMDS data to non-automotive formats, suitable for sharing multi-use products with non-automotive clients also offering IMDS-like reporting for non-automotive products and meets all the IMDS committee requirements for external data exchange system. The CDX service interface permits integration of CDX into client ERM,PLM,BOM management and other solutions. CDX is a web-based software-as-a-service solution (SaaS). As data can be processed online, there Is no need to download software or set up hardware this means there is no financial or time loss with the implementation. The ComplianceXL team can assist you with implementing solutions such as the CDX system within your business to get the maximum benefit out of it. We provide expert advice about how to create more productive materials reporting workflows so that it suits the needs of our clients. With our managed compliance reporting management services, you’ll receive the very latest information and be kept up-to-date online or at your company. We’ll help you each step of the way, starting with the registration process and continuing to provide practical support as needed. Talk to one of our IMDS Specialists today!