Common use of SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Clause in Contracts

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS. Special characteristics require special attention since deviations in characteristics defined as “special” can affect product safety, useful life, assembly capability, functions or quality of subsequent manufacturing operations as well as statutory provisions to a significant extent. Such characteristics are established by the OEM and/or voestalpine. They are made clear in the relevant specifications and are documented in the document entitled “Special characteristics and documentation with special archiving” and/or are based on the supplier’s risk assessment, e.g. based on the product and/ or process FMEA. All product and process characteristics are of special importance to voestalpine and must be complied with by the supplier. The supplier must identify and label them in all relevant product and process documents, such as drawings, FMEAs, risk assessments, work, testing and production control plans. These characteristics must be given special consideration and monitoring during all relevant planning steps. For the verification of critical characteristics, the scope and retention period for the necessary documents must be defined based on risk evaluation and with due consideration of voestalpine’s and/or the OEM’s requirements. Special characteristics shall usually be structured as follows:  critical characteristics (characteristics with special verification) (e.g. CC/ BCC),  functionally important / process-important characteristics (e.g. SC/ BSC). The special characteristics per delivery batch shall be measured in sufficient numbers – by risk – and documented and retained for at least 30 years.

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS. Special characteristics require special attention since deviations in characteristics defined as “special” can affect product safety, useful life, assembly capability, functions or quality of subsequent manufacturing operations as well as statutory provisions to a significant extent. Such characteristics are established by the OEM and/or voestalpine. They are made clear in the relevant specifications and are documented in the document entitled “Special characteristics and documentation with special archiving” and/or are based on the supplier’s risk assessment, e.g. based on the product and/ or and/or process FMEA. All product and process characteristics are of special importance to voestalpine and must be complied with by the supplier. The supplier must identify and label them in all relevant product and process documents, such as drawings, FMEAs, risk assessments, work, testing and production control plans. These characteristics must be given special consideration and monitoring during all relevant planning steps. For the verification of critical characteristics, the scope and retention period for the necessary documents must be defined based on risk evaluation and with due consideration of voestalpine’s and/or the OEM’s requirements. Special characteristics shall usually be structured as follows:  ⮚ critical characteristics (characteristics with special verification) (e.g. CC/ CC/BCC),  ⮚ functionally important / process-important characteristics (e.g. SC/ SC/BSC). The special characteristics per delivery batch shall be measured in sufficient numbers – by risk – and documented and retained for at least 30 years.

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS. Special characteristics require special attention since deviations in characteristics defined as “special” can affect product safety, useful life, assembly capability, functions or quality of subsequent manufacturing operations as well as statutory provisions to a significant extent. Such characteristics are established by the OEM and/or voestalpine. They are made clear in the relevant specifications and are documented in the document entitled “Special characteristics and documentation with special archiving” and/or are based on the supplier’s risk assessment, e.g. based on the product and/ or and/or process FMEA. All product and process characteristics are of special importance to voestalpine and must be complied with by the supplier. The supplier must identify and label them in all relevant product and process documents, such as drawings, FMEAs, risk assessments, work, testing and production control plans. These characteristics must be given special consideration and monitoring during all relevant planning steps. For the verification of critical characteristics, the scope and retention period for the necessary documents must be defined based on risk evaluation and with due consideration of voestalpine’s and/or the OEM’s requirements. Special characteristics shall usually be structured as follows:  critical characteristics (characteristics with special verification) (e.g. CC/ CC/BCC),  functionally important / process-important characteristics (e.g. SC/ SC/BSC). The special characteristics per delivery batch shall be measured in sufficient numbers – by risk – and documented and retained for at least 30 years.