IEC/TC111 – Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) created technical committee TC111 in 2004 to develop internationally recognized standards to assist manufacturers in complying with emerging environmental legislation of Electronic Equipment. The use of harmonized standards reduces uncertainty and risk for international trade and helps enables communication and consistency across a global supply chain.

The TC111 work program includes development of international standards or specifications under the following work program:

Published Standards

  • IEC/TR 62476: Guidance for evaluation of product with respect to substance-use restrictions in electrical and electronic products
  • IEC 62430: Environmentally Conscious Design
  • IEC 62321: Test Methods of Six Hazardous Substances
  • IEC PAS 62596: Determination of restricted substances – Sampling procedure – Guidelines (Withdrawn — content has been integrated into IEC 62321-2
  • IEC 62321-X: Revised Test Methods partitioned into separate standards
  • IEC 62474: Materials Declaration
  • IEC/TR 62635: Guidelines for end-of-life information provided by manufacturers and recyclers and for recyclability rate calculation of electrical and electronic equipment
  • IEC/TR 62725: Analysis of quantification methodologies of greenhouse gas emissions for electrical and electronic products and systems
  • IEC 62542: Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems – Glossary of terms

Standards in Development

  • IEC/TR 62726: Quantification Methodology of greenhouse gas emission (CO2e) reductions for electrical and electronic products and systems from the project baseline
  • IEC/TR 62824: Guidance on consideration and evaluation on material efficiency of electrical and electronic products in environmentally conscious design
  • IEC 62321-6: Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products – Part 6: Determination of polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in polymers and electronics by GC-MS, IAMS and HPLC-UV
  • IEC 62321-7-1: Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products – Part 7-1: Determination of the presence of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in colourless and coloured corrosion-protected coatings on metals by the colorimetric method
  • IEC 62321-7-2: Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products – Part 7-2: Determination of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in polymers and electronics by the colorimetric method.
  • IEC 62321-8: IEC 62321-8 Ed.1 – Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products – Part 8: Determination of specific phthalates in polymer materials by mass spectrometry
  • IEC/TR 62474-1: Guidance to Implement IEC 62474