钢坯、钢锭、钢坯等钢铁半成品可以视为物品吗？

钢坯、钢锭、钢坯等钢铁半成品可以视为物品吗？

May steel semi-finished products such as slabs, blooms and billets be considered as articles?

钢和钢半成品在加工过程中从物质/混合物转变为物品的转变点，应通过比较物理和化学特性对实现物体功能的重要性来确定。如果可以明确得出形状/表面/设计对功能的相关性高于化学成分，则该物体为物品。如果形状、表面或设计的重要性等于或低于化学成分，则该物体为物质或混合物。为确定钢半成品是否构成物品，可以使用《物品物质要求指南》第 2.3 节“确定物体是否为物品”中提供的指示性问题 http://echa.europa.eu/guidance-documents/guidance-on-reach。ECHA 还建议业界参考商业协会提供的特定行业指导文件。但是，各个公司必须审查其具体情况，并确定其产品是否可以被视为物品。

The transition point of steel and steel semi-finished products from substances/mixtures to articles during processing is to be determined by comparing the importance of physical and chemical characteristics for achieving the object's function. If it can be unambiguously concluded that the shape/surface/design are more relevant for the function than the chemical composition, the object that it is assessed is an article. If the shape, surface or design is of equal or less importance than the chemical composition, it is a substance or mixture. To determine whether or not steel semi-finished products constitute an article one can use the indicative questions given in Section 2.3 - 'Deciding whether an object is an article or not' of the Guidance on requirements for substances in articles http://echa.europa.eu/guidance-documents/guidance-on-reach   ECHA also advises industry to consult sector-specific guidance documents provided by business associations. However, it is up to the individual companies to examine their specific situation and determine whether their product may be considered as an article.