This standard establishes the requirements for exchanging material and substance data between suppliers and their customers for electrical and electronic products and other products. This standard applies to products, components, subproducts, complex objects, articles, materials, mixtures and substances that are supplied to producers for incorporation into their products. It covers materials, mixtures and substances that may be present in the supplied product, subproduct, complex object or article. It does not apply to process chemicals, unless those process chemicals constitute part of the finished product, subproduct, complex object or article.