Legislation
Engage with AIAG and your teams on laws governing responsible materials across our industry.
Essential Details
As the collaborative hub for global automotive progress, AIAG helps ensure our members and industry are attuned to legislative developments impacting business. The following legislation applies to our collective work on responsible materials.
U.S. Dodd-Frank Act – Section 1502
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502, is a law passed by the U.S. Congress and adopted on August 22, 2012. It details the reasoning for, and requirements associated with, the collection and reporting of conflict minerals including tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold, otherwise known as “3TG,” used in manufacturing products in the United States. It also details what must be included in reporting information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This law established a due date for reports to the SEC of May 31 each year.
Note: A partial stay of one provision of this law went into effect in April 2014, as it was determined to violate the First Amendment by requiring companies to declare their products “conflict free.”
EU Legislation
The European Union passed a regulation in May 2017 requiring companies producing or importing 3TG conflict minerals to perform OECD due diligence to ensure they are importing from responsible sources and to identify conflict-afflicted high-risk (CAHRA) communities worldwide.
The requirements apply as of January 1, 2021, for producers and importers of 3TG minerals and metals, with voluntary reporting by downstream producers of products containing 3TG. If there is inadequate downstream voluntary participation, the legislation contains provisions to convert to mandatory reporting for downstream mineral/metal users.
AIAG is using best practices developed through the implementation of Section 1502 of the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act to assist companies in meeting requirements under this EU legislation.