GRANITE® AUTOMATIC GUARANTEE

1 JULY 2013 VERSION

The present guarantee is written and stipulated in English and may be translated into
the language of some of the countries within the geographical scope of application of
the guarantee. In case of any misreading between the English text and a translation
into any other language, the English version shall always prevail.

The Vendor’s General Conditions of Sale form an integral part of this Guarantee.
 I. OBJECT OF THE GUARANTEE

This guarantee (hereinafter the “Guarantee”) applies to the supply by ArcelorMittal

Flat Carbon Europe (1) (hereinafter the “Vendor”) to the customer (hereinafter the
“Beneficiary”) of Granite® range products (hereinafter the “Products”), to be used in
normal conditions in exterior cladding (including garage doors) or exterior roofing
(including tile panels, but excluding gutters, junction elements, roof accessories, and
applications related to solar energy generation (2)) of buildings located in the
European geographical area, as defined restrictively by the coordinates specified in
Appendix A, which concerns notably Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
metropolitan France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia,
Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Poland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania,
Russia (western part), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Ukraine and the United Kingdom (Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) and
Northern Ireland).

The Vendor declares that the characteristics of the coated Products are in
accordance with standards EN 10346 – EN 10169, in force on the date of delivery of
the Products.

Subject to the conditions and restrictions of this Guarantee and all its appendices, the
Vendor hereby guarantees the Beneficiary:
• The non-perforation of the metal support as a result of oxidation,
• The non-peeling of the paint film,
• That there shall be no proliferation of corrosion and no delamination of the
paint film from cut edges over a distance of more than ten (10) millimetres
along at least 10% of the total cut edges, before expiry of the guaranteed time
periods (appendix B – Table Duration of the guarantee for non-peeling of the
paint film). But in any case, the guaranteed time periods regarding the non-
proliferation of corrosion and the non-delamination of the paint film from cut
edges shall never exceed a maximum of 10 years.
• The aesthetic appearance of the Products (after cleaning with soapy water –
pH neutral):
o Uniform ageing of the colour for the same exposure and the same
facade,
o Differences in colour and gloss within the limits specified in Table 3 of
Appendix B.
(Note: for metallic or saturated colours and textured, embossed or streaked finishes,
the difference in colour cannot be measured technically.)

(1) and/or by ArcelorMittal Poland SA (hereinafter individually the “Vendor”) to its

respective customers (hereinafter the “Beneficiary”), for its respective sales of
Granite® range products, without joint liability with ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe.

(2) for applications related to rainwater and to solar energy generation systems, two
other guarantees apply.

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 II. DURATION OF THE GUARANTEE

This Guarantee shall come into effect from the date of expedition of the Products, or,
failing this, from the date they are made available to the Beneficiary, and shall not,
under any circumstances, exceed the time periods indicated in the tables in Appendix
B.

III. SCOPE OF THE GUARANTEE

Should the Vendor consider the Products to be defective over more than 5% of the
total external surface of the roofing and/or cladding of the building, the Vendor shall
undertake, at its sole discretion, to the exclusion of responsibility for any other losses
or damages, either direct or indirect, material or immaterial, suffered by the
Beneficiary or by any other person, to either:
ƒ replace or reimburse accordingly, the defective Products, or
ƒ repaint the defective surfaces of the Products, at its own expense, including
the supply of paint and the cost of its application.

Moreover, it is expressly stated that the replacement and/or reimbursement and/or

repainting of the Products:
ƒ shall be limited solely to damaged areas: any differences in aspect compared
with undamaged areas shall not be subject to compensation of any kind,
ƒ shall not entitle the Beneficiary to any extension of the initial Guarantee
period or to the renewal of a second Guarantee period.

Unless a more favourable compulsory local regulation prevails, for a duration and to
the extent strictly limited to that more favourable compulsory local regulation, the
Vendor’s liability shall be limited to the invoiced value of the defective Products
excluding VAT (and excluding transport and storage costs) to the following extent
and within the following limits:

KEY P: contribution of ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon

Europe
Date on which G: total duration of the Guarantee (in years)
the Beneficiary claims R: number of years of Guarantee remaining
under the Guarantee

≤ 5 years from the date of invoice P = 100% of the invoiced value of the
defective Products excluding VAT

> 5 years from the date of invoice P = [R x 100 / (G - 5)]% of the invoiced
value of the defective Products excluding
VAT

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 IV. CONDITIONS OF THE GUARANTEE

This guarantee is granted to the Beneficiary of ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe and
to the Beneficiary alone.
It may be transferred in the event of a change of control of the Beneficiary’s
company, and within 15 days of the change occurring. Only in this case may the
remainder of the guarantee be transferred to the Beneficiary’s successor. The
Beneficiary may not provide its own customers with warranties relating to the Product
sold by ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe and which would exceed the terms of this
guarantee.
As an experienced professional in the construction sector, the Beneficiary shall
ensure that due diligence is employed in the definition, execution and control of the
transport, storage, handling, maintenance and any further processing of the
Products.

The present Guarantee is subject to the Beneficiary’s compliance with the following
cumulative conditions.

4.1 TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND HANDLING OF THE PRODUCTS

The Beneficiary shall be responsible for and shall control the transport, storage and
handling of the Products and these operations shall, irrespective of the
circumstances, be carried out in strict accordance with the professional rules and
regulations in force on the date of delivery of the Products within the geographical
scope of application of the Guarantee as defined in Appendix A, such as the DTU
(statutory technical guidelines), regulations and standards, technical advisory notes,
professional rules and the Vendor’s documentation, in particular the “User manual
Organic coated steels” and “Technical data sheets Organic coated steels”, which
may be found on our website at
http://www.arcelormittal.com/industry/6?id_product=63 or requested from
ArcelorMittal technical support, and in conditions ensuring the perfect integrity of the
Products.

All appropriate measures shall be taken by the Beneficiary and/or any person
designated by the Beneficiary for this purpose to prevent any damage, particularly to
the paint film during or as a result of these operations.

The Products shall not be stored on the Beneficiary’s premises or on a construction

site for longer than one (1) month following delivery.

(Note: for any specific cases that are not defined herein, the Beneficiary shall consult
the Vendor. The characteristics and specifications for use of the Products shall then
be jointly defined in a written agreement prior to the order.)

4.2 PROCESSING OF THE PRODUCTS

The Products shall be used by the Beneficiary and/or any other person designated by
the Beneficiary in strict accordance with the professional rules and regulations in

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force on the date of delivery of the Products within the geographical scope of
application of the Guarantee as defined in Appendix A, such as the DTU (statutory
technical guidelines), regulations and standards, technical advisory notes,
professional rules and the Vendor’s documentation, in particular the “User manual
Organic coated steels” and “Technical data sheets Organic coated steels”, which
may be found on our website at
http://www.arcelormittal.com/industry/6?id_product=63, or requested from
ArcelorMittal technical support, and in conditions ensuring the perfect integrity of the
Products.

Any protective film that has been applied to the Products shall be removed three (3)
months at the latest after its application, and immediately following installation of the
Products.

All appropriate measures shall be taken by the Beneficiary and/or any person
designated by the Beneficiary for this purpose to prevent any deterioration of the
paint film, resulting from cuts, cutting, drilling and, more generally, any assembling or
work executed in situ.

The design and construction of the building and any subsequent possible
modifications thereto shall not result in:

ƒ Weak points that might cause the accumulation of water or debris of any
kind; the slope of the roof shall be a minimum of 5% if there is no
overlapping, or 7% with overlapping.

ƒ The detrimental assembly of the Products with incompatible materials.

ƒ Unfit usage of the products

In the specific case of parts that are processed by stamping, bending and profiling
operations, when resulting in steel elongation in the major direction greater than 30%
and/or steel shrinkage in the minor direction greater than -10% (but in any case not
over the steel substrate cracking), only Granite® Flex, Granite® Cloudy, and Granite®
HDX are covered by the present Automatic Guarantee.

4.3 PRODUCT MAINTENANCE

A natural wash of the organic coated surfaces by atmospheric rainfall shall normally
be assured in order to prevent any clogging that may be detrimental to their
appearance (dust deposits etc).

For walls and roof surfaces that are not naturally washed by rainfall, regular
maintenance is compulsory, with the following minimum frequency:
ƒ An annual washing without the use of abrasive or aggressive products; the
Beneficiary shall be able to provide evidence of such washing.

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 ƒ Systematic and immediate treatment of any parts that, for various reasons,
show initial signs of corrosion.

Regular maintenance in accordance with professional guidelines is required for

garage doors. Cleaning with water and natural soap is recommended. In any case,
the customer must check that the cleaning process and detergents used do not
damage the coating.

The Beneficiary shall check the condition of the coating and carry out preventive
maintenance every year, in accordance with professional rules and regulations in
force on the date of delivery of the Products within the geographical scope of
application of the Guarantee as defined in Appendix A (such as the DTU (statutory
technical guidelines), regulations and standards, technical advisory notes,
professional rules and the Vendor’s documentation, in particular the “Maintenance
manual”, the “User manual Organic coated steels” and “Technical data sheets
Organic coated steels”, which may be found on our website at
http://www.arcelormittal.com/industry/6?id_product=63, or requested from
ArcelorMittal technical support); the Beneficiary shall ensure that these
recommendations are communicated to its own potential customers.

V. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE GUARANTEE

5.1) This Guarantee does not cover defects resulting from:

ƒ Transport, storage, handling, manipulation, processing, use and/or

maintenance of the Products by the Beneficiary, and/or any other person
participating in all or part of the execution of these various tasks, where they
are not carried out in accordance with:
o The requirements indicated in section IV above, and
o Professional rules and regulations in force on the date of delivery of the
Products within the geographical scope of application of the Guarantee
as defined in Appendix A (such as the DTU -statutory technical
guidelines, regulations and standards, technical advisory notes,
professional rules and the Vendor’s documentation, in particular the
“Maintenance manual”, the “User manual Organic coated steels” and
“Technical data sheets Organic coated steels”, which may be found on
our website at http://www.arcelormittal.com/industry/6?id_product=63,
or requested from ArcelorMittal technical support).

ƒ Any action carried out by the Beneficiary and/or any other person designated
by the Beneficiary, such as cuts, and drilling. Moreover, any rusting of the
coating caused by the presence of metal particles as a result of the above-
mentioned operations shall not be covered by this Guarantee.

ƒ The assembly of organic coated Products by the Beneficiary or any other

person designated by the Beneficiary with materials that produce a galvanic
couple or a potential difference.

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 ƒ Any damage resulting from an external cause such as pollution, fire, smoke
and/or accidental leakage giving rise to corrosive fumes, or any event due to
force majeure, and, in general, any cause unconnected with the Vendor’s
manufacturing process.

ƒ Defects resulting from severe processing conditions, such as stamping,

bending, which go over the technical data sheets of the Products.

ƒ Defects resulting from stamping, bending and profiling operations with steel
elongation in the major direction greater than 30% and/or steel shrinkage in
the minor direction greater than -10%, if the product ordered by the
Beneficiary is not Granite® Flex, Granite® Cloudy, or Granite® HDX.

ƒ Defects associated with aggressive washing and/or cleaning operations

(including mechanical or chemical damage).

Moreover, this Guarantee does not cover:

ƒ The appearance of corrosion from the reverse side of the panels and interior
parts of the transverse and longitudinal overlappings, or the appearance of
any other effects originating from the ambiance inside the building.

ƒ The interior part of the transverse overlapping.

ƒ Materials exposed to the seafront, as defined in Appendix C.

ƒ Overhangs or open buildings, where there is a risk of condensation on the

inside part of the roof. In this case, a specific guarantee will be considered
based on the environmental questionnaire, and the recommendation for the
Product specification will be a double-sided organic coated steel.

ƒ Roofing with slope less than 5%.

ƒ Materials subjected either continuously or intermittently to:

o An environment with a high concentration of aggressive or corrosive

chemical compounds likely to attack organic coated metal through
condensation or seepage (e.g. smoke emissions containing sulphurous
fumes, acidic or alkaline emissions from certain factories),
o Abnormally high and concentrated surface temperatures,
o Other specific conditions such as pollution, sand storm, use outside the
scope of application of the Guarantee.

5.2) The Guarantee shall be terminated if the nature of the environment and the
conditions of exposure and use worsen with regard to those defined in the scope
of application, as specified in the tables in Appendix B.

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 VI. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GUARANTEE

Any claim under this Guarantee shall only be made after full payment of the amount
invoiced by the Vendor, and shall immediately be delivered by registered letter
requiring acknowledgement of receipt, from the date the defects have affected at
least 5% of the total exterior surface of the roofing and/or cladding of the building
and, irrespective of the circumstances, prior to the date the defective areas spreading
to more than 10% of the surface, at the risk of a lapse of rights.

This letter, which should be accompanied by the guarantee certificate, where such
certificate has been issued by the Vendor to the Beneficiary, and the invoice, shall be
sent to the Vendor’s Commercial Department at the address given in Appendix E.

The Beneficiary must also communicate all information that will enable the Vendor to
identify the Products (e.g. order number, invoice number, coil reference numbers,
delivery date, reception date of the building etc) and all elements enabling the
analysis of the claim, and which the Vendor reserves the right to request.

VII. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

Except for additional guarantees granted by the Vendor in writing in a separate

document, this Guarantee is limited to the terms and conditions contained in the
present document.

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 VIII. AUTHORISED JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

In the case of an international sale, Belgian law shall be the only law applicable to the
present Guarantee and to any disputes that may arise between the Vendor and the
Beneficiary. The courts of Brussels shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction in the
event of any disputes arising in connection with this Guarantee. The Vendor reserves
the right, however, to bring any dispute involving the Beneficiary before the courts of
the Beneficiary’s jurisdiction of incorporation.

Any disputes relating to domestic sales shall be brought exclusively before the courts
of the capital of the country in question.

Done at________ on ____________ 201_

The Beneficiary of the Guarantee11

If the Beneficiary does not return the present document duly dated, initialled and
signed by the authorised person(s) within thirty (30) days at the latest of the date of
its receipt, the terms and conditions of the present document shall be deemed to
have been expressly accepted in full by the Beneficiary.

__________________________________________________

1 Company stamp
Name and signature of the authorised person(s)
Preceded by handwritten note:
“Read and approved”

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 APPENDIX A

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE OF THE GUARANTEE

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Source: Online Map Creation, http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/mapit/

• Coordinates of Zone 1 (within Geographic Europe):

– Above 42° north parallel
– Below 66° north parallel
– East of 12° west longitude
– West of 60° east longitude

In the event of any discrepancy between the map and the “coordinates”, the
“coordinates” shall prevail.

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Source: Online Map Creation, http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/mapit/

• Coordinates of Zone 2 (within Geographic Europe):

– Below 42° north parallel and above 37° north parallel and East of
12° west longitude and West of 25° east longitude
– Below 42° north parallel and above the line defined by the
following coordinates [40° north – 25° east], [40°43’ north – 27°24’
east], [41° north – 28°29’ east], [41°15’ north – 29°12’ east]

Turkey is not covered by this guarantee (See details on the map, for
information only)
South part of Spain, out of Zone 2 coordinates, is covered by this
guarantee

In the event of any discrepancy between the map and the

“coordinates”, the “coordinates” shall prevail.

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 APPENDIX B

DURATION OF GUARANTEE TABLES

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 Building Products
Automatic Guarantee without environmental questionnaire, for product / thickness / environment
Duration of the guarantee for non-perforation of the sheet metal (in years)

Coating finish External environment

on the exposed side Thickness Urban and/or Marine Special
Rural Industrial
(a) un-polluted
Type Normal Severe 3 to 20 1 < 3 km 300 m < 1 Mixed Strong Specific
km km (b) (c) UV
Granite® Standard on metal coating minimum: Z225 (*)
/ ZA200
Granite® Flex on metal coating minimum: Z225 (*) / 25 µ 10 10 NG 10 NG NG NG NG NG
ZA200
Access Standard & Access Flex on metal coating
minimum: Z150 in Italy

Granite® HD – Granite® PVDF on metal coating

minimum: Z225 / ZA200 25 µ 10 10 NG 10 NG NG NG 10 NG

Granite® Deep Mat 35 µ on metal coating minimum:

Z225 / ZA200
Granite® Cloudy – Granite® Wood on metal coating 35 µ 10 10 E 10 E NG NG 10 E
minimum: Z225 / ZA200 / AZ150

Granite® HDS (**) – Granite® PVDF (**) on metal

coating minimum: Z225 / ZA200 35 µ
Granite® Deep Mat 40 µ on metal coating minimum: 15 15 E 15 10 NG E 15 E
Z225 / ZA200 40 µ

Granite® HDX (**) on metal coating minimum: Z225 /

ZA200 55 µ 20 15 E 15 10 NG E 15 E

Granite® HDX (**) on metal coating minimum: Z275 /

ZA255 55 µ 30 25 E 15 E 15 E
25 20
(*) Applicable on metal coating minimum: Z200 for Spain & NG: No guarantee, unsuitable coating.
Portugal (authorised by national regulations and European E: Guarantee not automatic. Will be provided only after receipt of questionnaire and with manufacturer’s agreement.
standard), (a) Tolerance on nominal thickness defined in EN 10169 standard
®
(**) Back coat 10 µ minimum mandatory except for (b) < 1 km after receipt of questionnaire and with manufacturer’s agreement, except for Granite HDX on Z275 / ZA255 (direct
foamed sandwich panels attack from sea water and/or direct action of sea spray excluded)
(c) Double-sided systems mandatory for single-skin roofing and back coat 10 µ minimum mandatory for double-skin or
sandwich panels

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 Building Products
Automatic Guarantee without environmental questionnaire, for product / thickness / environment
Duration of the guarantee for non-peeling of the paint film (in years)

Coating finish External environment

on the exposed side Thickness Urban and/or Marine Special
Rural Industrial
(a)
un-polluted
Type Normal Severe 3 to 20 1 < 3 km 300 m < 1 Mixed Strong Specific
km km (b) (c) UV
Granite® Standard on metal coating minimum: Z225 (*)
/ ZA200
Granite® Flex on metal coating minimum: Z225 (*) /
ZA200 25 µ 5 5 NG 5 NG NG NG NG NG
Access Standard & Access Flex on metal coating
minimum: Z150 in Italy
Granite® HD – Granite® PVDF on metal coating
minimum: Z225 / ZA200 25 µ 10 10 NG 10 NG NG NG 10 NG

Granite® Deep Mat 35 µ on metal coating minimum:

Z225 / ZA200
Granite® Cloudy – Granite® Wood on metal coating 35 µ 10 10 E 10 E NG NG 10 E
minimum: Z225 / ZA200 / AZ150

Granite® HDS (**) – Granite® PVDF (**) on metal

coating minimum: Z225 / ZA200 35 µ
Granite® Deep Mat 40 µ on metal coating minimum: 15 15 E 15 10 NG E 15 E
Z225 / ZA200 40 µ

Granite® HDX (**) on metal coating minimum: Z225 /

ZA200 55 µ 20 15 E 15 10 NG E 15 E

Granite® HDX (***) on metal coating minimum: Z275 /

ZA255 55 µ 30 25 E 15 E 15 E
25 20
(*) Applicable on metal coating minimum: Z200 for Spain & NG: No guarantee, unsuitable coating.
Portugal (authorised by national regulations and European E: Guarantee not automatic. Will be provided only after receipt of questionnaire and with manufacturer’s agreement.
standard), (a) Tolerance on nominal thickness defined in EN 10169 standard
®
(**) Back coat 10 µ minimum mandatory except for (b) < 1 km after receipt of questionnaire and with manufacturer’s agreement, except for Granite HDX on Z275 / ZA255 (direct
foamed sandwich panels attack from sea water and/or direct action of sea spray excluded)
(c) Double-sided systems mandatory for single-skin roofing and back coat 10 µ minimum mandatory for double-skin or
sandwich panels

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 Building Products
Automatic Guarantee without environmental questionnaire, for product / durability / geographic location
Duration of the guarantee for aesthetic properties, colour / gloss (in years)

Level of durability Geographical location, and elevation above sea level

Colour ∆E colour Gloss
category deviation Retention (a) Zone 1 Zone 2
< 900 m > 900 m < 900 m > 900 m
Granite® Standard - Granite® Flex, on
metal coating minimum: Z225 (*) / 1,2 ≤5 ≥ 30% 5 NG NG NG
ZA200
Access Standard - Access Flex, on
metal coating minimum: Z150 in Italy 3 ≤5 ≥ 30% 2 NG NG NG

1,2,3 ≤3 ≥ 50% 5 2 5 NG
Granite® HD - Granite® Deep Mat, on
metal coating minimum: Z225 / ZA200
4,5 ≤3 ≥ 50% 2 E 2 NG

Granite® HDS - Granite® PVDF - 1,2,3 ≤3 ≥ 80% 5 5 5 5

Granite® Cloudy - Granite® Wood -
Granite® HDX, on metal coating
minimum: Z225 / ZA200 4,5 ≤3 ≥ 80% 2 2 2 2

(*) Applicable on metal coating minimum NG: No guarantee, unsuitable coating.

Z200 for Spain & Portugal (authorised by E: Guarantee not automatic. Will be provided only after receipt of questionnaire.
national regulations and European standard) (a) Valid for all specular gloss, except for "gloss" & "high gloss" according to EN 10169 standard.

The aesthetic properties guarantee, colour/gloss, covers uniform ageing of the colour for the same exposure and the same facade.
For Granite® Cloudy and Granite® Wood, due to the non-homogeneous colour, only gloss retention shall be guaranteed.

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 Colour classification by category

C* < 10 Category 1
10 ≤ C* < 20 Category 2
L* > 80
20 ≤ C* < 30 Category 3
C* ≥ 30 Category 4

C* < 10 Category 2
C* < 25 Category 2
and -11 < A* < +11 Otherwise
and -5 < B* < +25 higher category
60 < L* < 80
C* < 30 Category 3
and -16 < A* < +16 Otherwise
and -5 < B* < +25 higher category
C* ≥ 30 Category 4

C* < 30 Category 3
L* < 60
C* ≥ 30 Category 4

2 2 1/2
C* = (A* + B* )

Category 1: light colours

Category 2: medium colours
Category 3: dark colours
Category 4: sharp colours
Category 5: metallised colours

Colour measurements completed at CIELAB* 76 on a spectrocolorimeter 0/45°, illuminant D65

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 APPENDIX C

DEFINITIONS OF EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS

I/ ALTITUDE OF 900 METRES OR LESS

ƒ Rural unpolluted environment

Environment corresponding to the exterior of buildings in a rural area, with no specific
pollution, comprising mainly smoke emissions containing sulphurous fumes (oil-fired
heating).

ƒ Normal urban or industrial environment

Environment corresponding to the exterior of buildings located in urban agglomerations
and/or an industrial environment comprising one or more factories that produce gases
and fumes, thus creating a slight rise in atmospheric pollution without, however, being a
source of corrosion associated with a high concentration of chemical compounds.

ƒ Severe urban or industrial environment

Environment corresponding to the exterior of buildings located in urban agglomerations
and/or an industrial environment with a high concentration of chemical compounds,
being a source of corrosion (industrial environment comprising principally incineration
factories, distilling industries, cement works, paper mills), either on a continuous or
intermittent basis.

ƒ Marine environments

o Environment corresponding to the exterior of buildings located between 3 and

20 km from the coast

o Coastal: environment corresponding to the exterior of buildings located

between 1 and 3 km from the coast, with the exclusion of direct attack from sea
water (seafront)
This zone has been extended to 300 m from the coast for Granite® HDX product
only (direct attack of sea water excluded)

o Seafront:

ƒ Zone where sea water is capable of spraying, either partially or

momentarily, the buildings constructed partly or wholly with the Products

ƒ Zone where sea spray has a direct action on the buildings constructed
either partly or wholly with the Products

o Mixed environment: environment corresponding to the combination of both a

marine coastal environment and a normal or severe urban and industrial
environment.

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II/ ALTITUDE ABOVE 900 METRES AND SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS

ƒ Strong UV special environment

Environment of buildings subject to strong UV rays (environment corresponding to
exterior of buildings, particularly those located in towns at altitudes above 900 metres or
in the overseas departments and territories between the 37th North parallel and the 37th
South parallel).

ƒ Specific special environment

Environment in which the severity of the types of exposure described in I/ and II/ above
is increased due to certain effects, notably that of abrasion, high temperature, high
hygrometry, significant dust deposits, seafront sea spray etc.

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 APPENDIX D

ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Only required in the event that the Granite® Automatic Guarantee does not apply.

The questionnaire is to be completed by the customer and returned to the Vendor’s

Commercial Department with a view to granting the present Guarantee. Only questionnaires
duly completed in full and signed by the customer shall be taken into consideration.

I/ CUSTOMER’S PARTICULARS

CORPORATE NAME:

......................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................

BUSINESS ACTIVITY:

......................................................................................................................................

CONTACT DETAILS:

• Address
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................

• Telephone
......................................................................................................................

• Fax
......................................................................................................................

• E-mail address
......................................................................................................................

CONTACT PERSON:

......................................................................................................................................

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II/ BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS

PLANNED OPERATION(S)

Complete construction of a building

Extension to an existing building

Extension of an existing building originally constructed with materials supplied by

the Vendor (in this case, specify references of the order(s) concerned: date, order
number, quality and quantity delivered)

ALLOCATION AND DESTINATION OF THE BUILDING

• Building

For residential use

Industrial

Agricultural

Other (specify any other purpose)

• Activity inside the building

Specify the nature of the activity to be carried out in the building
...............................................................................................................
Presence and/or use and/or storage of chemical products
Specify the nature of the chemical products used or stored
...............................................................................................................
Presence and/or use and/or storage of fermentation products
Specify the nature of the chemical products used or stored
…………………………………………………………………..
Presence of animals inside the building
Specify which animals……………………………………………………

• Emission of gas, smoke and fumes, humidity inside the building

o Is there gas or vapour release?

Yes No
Specify their nature and content in the internal ambiance
…………………………………………………………..……………………..

o Type of heating (fuel oil etc)……............................................................

o What is the equipment for the discharge of smoke and fumes.

extractor, chimney, natural ventilation, forced ventilation,
other?

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 o Humidity rate inside the building
low medium high very high

o Is there a condensation risk inside the building?

Yes No

DESTINATION OF THE PRODUCTS THAT THE CUSTOMER PLANS TO ORDER

• Roofing

ROOFING SUBSTRATE COLOUR ARCELORMITTAL METALLIC SURFACE ROOF

TYPE THICKNESS REQUIRED TRADEMARK FOR COATING (m2) SLOPE
THE ORGANIC
COATED STEEL
Top side
DRY
ROOFING Bottom
side
External
DOUBLE skin
SKIN Internal
skin
External
SANDWICH skin
PANELS Internal
OR skin
BUILT-UP Insulation:
SYSTEM PU foam
OR
mineral
wool etc

Overlapping? Yes No

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 • Cladding

CLADDING SUBSTRATE COLOUR ARCELORMITTAL METALLIC SURFACE

TYPE THICKNESS REQUIRED TRADEMARK FOR COATING (m2)
THE ORGANIC
COATED STEEL
Top side
SINGLE SKIN
Bottom side

External
DOUBLE skin
SKIN Internal
skin
External
SANDWICH skin
PANELS Internal
OR skin
BUILT-UP Insulation:
SYSTEM PU foam
OR mineral
wool etc

III/ BUILDING ENVIRONMENT

SPECIFY THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE BUILDING ……………………………………..

• Setting up of the construction site

o Corporate name of the builder/project manager

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o Contact details

ƒ Site address .................................................................................

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ƒ Telephone ...................................................................................

ƒ Fax ..............................................................................................

ƒ E-mail address ............................................................................

ƒ Site manager contact ..................................................................

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• The building is located:

In a rural area

In proximity to building(s) housing animals

Specify the distance from the site………………………….

In proximity to building(s) storing fermentation products

Specify the distance from the site………………………….

In proximity to generators of oil heating fumes

Specify the distance from the site………………………….

In proximity to urban agglomerations and/or an industrial environment comprising

several factories that produce gas and/or smoke and/or fumes
Specify the distance from the site and the type of gas, smoke or
fumes………………………….

In proximity to urban agglomerations and/or an industrial environment mainly

comprising refineries, incineration factories, distilling industries, cement works, paper
mills, laboratories
Specify the distance from the site and the type of release
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Are the gas, smoke or pulverulent releases carried by dominant winds?
Yes No

In proximity to the seafront: exterior of the building located less than 1 km from the
coast with the exclusion of direct attack from sea water, and of direct action of sea
spray on the building

In proximity to the seafront: exterior of the building located less than 1 km from the
coast with partial or momentary attack from sea water and/or direct action of sea spray
on the building

In a coastal environment: exterior of the building located between 1 and 3 km from

the coast with the exclusion of direct attack from sea water, and of direct action of sea
spray on the building

In a coastal environment: exterior of the building located between 1 and 3 km from

the coast with the exclusion of direct attack from sea water, and/or exclusion of direct
action of sea spray on the building

In a marine environment (exterior of the building located between 3 and 20 km

from the coast)

In a mixed environment (combination of both a marine coastal environment and a

normal or severe urban and industrial environment)

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 In a specific special environment (combination of above exposure and certain
additional effects, such as abrasion, high temperature, high hygrometry, significant
dust deposits etc)

ALTITUDE

Above 900 metres

Below 900 metres

SUNSHINE

Significant

Average

Poor

RAINFALL FREQUENCY

Significant

Average

Poor

FREQUENCY OF SNOWFALL

Significant

Average

Poor

IV/ OTHER MATERIALS USED

Roofing and/or cladding entirely with Products

Use of other materials, notably cement, breeze blocks

o In roofing (specify the type of material and the surface covered)

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o In cladding (specify the type of material and the surface covered)

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V/ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / COMMENTS

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Done at ................................ on ................................

Identity of the customer (1) (2)

(1) Company stamp

(2) Name and signature of the authorised person

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 19, Avenue de la Liberté – L-2930 Luxembourg (Luxembourg – Grand Duchy)
Société Anonyme à Conseil d’Administration au capital de 2.480.000 €
LUXBG B 2.050
www.arcelormittal.com/fce

CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE
N°

The present certificate is issued by the Vendor following a favourable examination and
analysis of the questionnaire in Appendix D of the Guarantee, and in the conditions and
subject to the restrictions herein and in its appendices.

Beneficiary:

Site Address:

Date of Duration of
Type of
No. Vendor’s expedition or the
Beneficiary’s the Quantity Guarantee
acknowledgement availability guarantee
order no. Products delivered granted
of receipt of order of the (in years)
used
Products (*)
Non-perforation of
the sheet metal

Other guarantee
granted

Yes (to be specified)

No
(*) from the date specified in the column Date of expedition or availability of the Products of the present certificate

The Vendor’s General Conditions of Sale form an integral part of this Guarantee.

Done at _____________ on ____________________ 201_

The Vendor:

The Beneficiary of the Guarantee:

If the Beneficiary does not return the present document duly dated, initialled and signed by the authorised
person(s) within thirty (30) days at the latest of the date of its receipt, the terms and conditions of the present
document shall be deemed to have been expressly accepted in full by the Beneficiary.

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 APPENDIX E

ArcelorMittal Contact List

http://www.arcelormittal.com/industry/agencies

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