Laws and Regulations
YKK has always made safety and quality top priorities and has been investing its resources to ensure that products manufactured by YKK meet all applicable standards. Below are descriptions of some of those key laws.
EU
REACH ( Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals )
REACH is the European Community Regulation on Chemicals and their safe use, which deals with registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances. Major requirements of the law that could be related to fastening products are listed below:
1) SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern)
None of the 201 substances listed in the candidate list of SVHC (as of 2019) are found in YKK’s major products in a concentration more than 0.1% (w/w), except Rail Seal Fasteners with PVC materials, PROSEAL® airtight / watertight zippers, and flame retardant zippers with Conex® and Nomex® tape.
2) European Nickel Restriction (part of Annex XVII)
All YKK products indicated as “N-ANTI” meet the above mentioned nickel restriction. Metal zippers using nickel material, such as 3YN, 3MN, 4MN, 5RN, 5RNM etc., metal finishes using nickel material, such as NP, NS, HP etc.
3) European Azo colorants and Azo dyes Restriction (part of Annex XVII)
YKK products meet the above mentioned Azo colorants and Azo dyes restrictions.
Laws and Regulations
YKK has always made safety and quality top priorities and has been investing its resources to ensure that products manufactured by YKK meet all applicable standards. Below are descriptions of some of those key laws.
EU
REACH ( Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals )
REACH is the European Community Regulation on Chemicals and their safe use, which deals with registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances. Major requirements of the law that could be related to fastening products are listed below:
1) SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern)
None of the 201 substances listed in the candidate list of SVHC (as of 2019) are found in YKK’s major products in a concentration more than 0.1% (w/w), except Rail Seal Fasteners with PVC materials, PROSEAL® airtight / watertight zippers, and flame retardant zippers with Conex® and Nomex® tape.
2) European Nickel Restriction (part of Annex XVII)
All YKK products indicated as “N-ANTI” meet the above mentioned nickel restriction. Metal zippers using nickel material, such as 3YN, 3MN, 4MN, 5RN, 5RNM etc., metal finishes using nickel material, such as NP, NS, HP etc.
3) European Azo colorants and Azo dyes Restriction (part of Annex XVII)
YKK products meet the above mentioned Azo colorants and Azo dyes restrictions.
