23.11.2011 Dear customer,

Jotun is well aware of the REACH regulation and the consequences for downstream users of chemicals.

The REACH regulation has significant impacts on all actors involved in the supply and use chain of coatings in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). As a downstream user of substances and preparations, we are committed to meet our legal obligations under REACH and all substances in Jotun products are pre-registered to ECHA. Jotun is communicating with our suppliers to make sure they carry out their registration duties.

All Jotun products sold in EU/EEA are legal for sale and no substantial changes in the functionality of the products will be introduced without informing the customer in reasonable time before any changes take effect.

It is important to highlight that the deadline of 1st December 2010 does not imply that all substances will have a REACH registration number; only substances with production volume above 1000 tpa, or with a hazard classification CMR (1 tpa) or R 50/53 (100 tpa). Lower volume phase-in substances will have a registration deadline in either 2013 or in 2018. Hence, given that pre-registration has been carried out, companies may still be legitimate suppliers even though their substances do not have a registration number. The registration number will be communicated through the supply chain in the Safety Data Sheet (SDS). There may be several steps in the supply chain between the registrant and the end user, resulting in possible delays. Apart from the SDS, no additional communication of the registration number is legally required. The availability of the registration number is not considered a major change and will therefore not necessarily trigger an immediate update of the SDS.

Enforcement authorities might request registration numbers of purchased substances. In some cases, suppliers are allowed to truncate the registration number by omitting the last four digits (which are company-specific). In this case a downstream user does not have the complete registration number, and the request must be forwarded to the relevant supplier(s) who should respond directly to the inspector.

The term Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) is used for hazardous substances that fulfil the criteria for inclusion on the Candidate list for Authorisation. Substances may be proposed to be SVHCs and consequently included on the Candidate list. This may lead to the need for an Authorisation of the use at a later date if the substance is included in REACH Annex XIV. Jotun is aware of the criteria for SVHC and is following the authorisation process for REACH closely.

Yours sincerely,

Jon Birger Aarnes Group Product Safety Department Jotun A/S [email protected]