April 5, 2013
Valued Customer
This letter is intended to update you with regard to Microscan’s compliance with the Decree no. 2012-232 of 17
February 2012 on the annual declaration on substances at Nanoscale in application of article R. 523-4 of the
Environment code.
Microscan understands this information is necessary to comply with new French regulations (collectively, the
“Nanoscale Regulations”) that require annual declarations of nanoscale substances. Specifically, the regulations are:
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Decree No. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010, Article 185 regarding Environmental Code Book V, Title II (including
Articles 523-1 through 523-4)
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=20100713&numTexte=1&
pageDebut=12905&pageFin=12989
Decree No. 2012-232 of 17 February 2012 regarding Environmental Code Article L. 523-4
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=20120219&numTexte=4&
pageDebut=02863&pageFin=02865
Order of 6 August 2012 regarding Environmental Code Articles R. 523-12 and R. 523-13
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=20120810&numTexte=18
&pageDebut=13166&pageFin=13167
Official translations of the Nanoscale Regulations into English provided by the French Ministry of Ecology,
Sustainable Development and Energy can be found at: web-link.
“Substances at nanoscale” are generally defined by the Nanoscale Regulations as a substance (a) defined in Article
3 of Regulation (EC) no. 1907/2006 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htm (REACH); (b)
intentionally produced at nanometric scale; (c) containing particles (i) in an unbound state or (ii) as an aggregate or
(iii) as an agglomerate; and (d) where 50% or more of the numerical size distribution consists of particles with one or
more external dimensions between 1 nm and 100 nm. (There are certain exceptions to this general definition for
graphene flakes, single wall carbon nanotubes, and specific substances with environment, public health, safety
and/or competitiveness concerns). The Nanoscale Regulations apply to any nanoscale substance on its own,
contained in a mixture or intended-to-be-released under normal conditions of use. Examples of products that may
contain substances at nanoscale size as defined by the Nanoscale Regulations include, but are not limited to,
lubricants, toner, and other possible mixtures.
Microscan has determined, to the best of its abilities, that its products do not have particles that meet the Nanoscale
definition, and as such does not have a reporting obligation as required by the Decree.
Regards
Microscan Systems, Inc.
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