GE Refrigerator Owners And Installation Manual page 38

"REACH" Information.
(Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals)
REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 December
2006
The vast majority of GE Consumer and Industrial's products including accessories and packaging are
considered "articles" under REACH. An initial candidate list pursuant to Article 59 of REACH has been
published by ECHA at http://echa.europa.eu/chem_data_en.asp.
Based on an initial review, GE Consumer and Industrial has been informed that the following Candidate List
Substance is contained in the article supplied above a concentration of 0.1% weight by weight of product:
This Candidate list substance noted above is contained only in the foam packaging used in the following
Refrigerator models.
RCE24 / RCU24
RIE24
RCE25 / RCU25
For information on safe use of the article, please see the following chemical safety information provided by
our suppliers of this article.
www.geappliances-europe.com/eu_reach_directive.zip
The foam packaging should be discarded upon installation of the refrigerator.
For more information, please contact our REACH desk located in Budapest, Hungary at +36 1 231 5633
who will be able to answer any questions that you may have about this issue.
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"REACH" Information
HBCDD (Hexabromocyclododecane)