Apex Fasteners certifies that any and all covered fasteners within PL101-592 as amended by PL2104-113, PL105-234, PL106-34 as provided by Apex Fasteners will be in compliance with the Act in any one of the following ways:

1. Products were manufactured in accordance with a fastener quality assurance system therefore exempting these products from the Act.
2. Products were not manufactured in accordance with a fastener quality assurance system and were manufactured after December 6, 1999. For these products manufacturer's insignia has been registered, a record of conformance is available and on record with Apex Fasteners for five (5) years.
3. Products that were manufactured prior to December 6, 1999 are exempt from the Act.

A covered fastener is defined as:

"a metallic screw, nut, bolt, or stud having internal or external threads, with a nominal diameter of 6 millimeters or greater, the case of such items described in metric terms, or 1/4 inch greater, in the case of such items described in terms of the English system of measurement, or a load-indicating washer, that is through-hardened or represented as meeting a consensus standard that calls for through-hardening, and that is grade identification marked or represented as meeting a consensus standard that requires grade identification marking."

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