The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA),  DIGITALEUROPE, and the Japanese Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI) officially announced that the JIG-101 standard that has provided the electronics industry with a list of substances of concern since 2005 is obsolete and has been replace by the International IEC 62474 standard on materials declaration.  The press release is available on the CEA website (http://www.ce.org/News/News-Releases/Press-Releases/2013-Press-Releases/Joint-Industry-Guide-%28JIG%29-101-Transitions-to-%281%29.aspx)