GlobalAutomotiveDeclarableSubstanceList(GADSL)1.GADSLObjectivesMajorobjectivesofautomotiveproductdevelopmentincludecontinuousimprovementsinquality,safety,andthereductionofenvironmentalimpactthroughoutvehiclelifecycle.Asmuchaspossible,theseobjectivesshouldbeachievedinanefficient,costeffectivewaytooptimizeconsumervalue.Alargenumberofconstruction,operationalandprocessingmaterialsareusedintheautomotivemanufacturingchain,andtheirselectionandproperusecanhavesignificantimpactontheseobjectives.Tomeettheseobjectives,anongoingdialogueandinformationflowwithintheglobalautomotivesupplychain,includingautomobilemanufacturers,tiersuppliersandmaterialsuppliershasbeenestablished,calledtheGlobalAutomotiveStakeholderGroup(GASG).Earlyinformationanddialogueupanddownthesupplychainwillhelpfacilitatecompliancewithcurrentandfutureregulations,aswellastakeintoaccountcustomerrequirementstoensuresustainableproducts.Optimizedhandlingofrelevantinformationflowcanhelpautomobilemanufacturersmeetexistingandprojectedreportingrequirementsinaconsistent,understandableandefficientway.TheGASGorganizationconsistsofthreeregions,Americas,Europe/Africa/MiddleEast,andAsia/Pacific.Regionalmembershipandparticipationisopentoallstakeholdersintheautomotivesupplychain.EachofthethreeregionsnominatessixmemberstositonthegoverningbodyoftheGASG,calledtheSteeringCommittee(SC).TheSCmeetsannuallyormoreatitsprerogativetodecideontheGADSLandtoprovideatransparentandopenprocessfordecisionmaking.TheproductoftheGASGdialogueistheGlobalAutomotiveDeclarableSubstanceList(GADSL).TheGADSLcoversdeclarationofcertaininformationaboutsubstancesrelevanttopartsandmaterialssuppliedbythesupplychaintoautomobilemanufacturers.Theinformationisapplicabletotheuseofthesepartsormaterialsintheproductionofavehicleuptoitsusageandrelevanttothevehicle'sre-useorwastedisposal.RevisionDate2007-01-172008-01-182008-09-01RevisionCommentAddedclauseregardinguseofGADSLandclarificationofwhatareportablesubstanceis.Updateofthesubstancelistaccordingtoagreeddoss