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User Guidance document for IEC 62474

A user guidance document for the IEC 62474 materials declaration standard is in the works. The guidance, which will be designated IEC 62474-1, is being written by the original working group that developed IEC 62474. The expected publication date is late 2014. It will provide information on:

  • how to create a materials declaration in xml;
  • how to handle many complex (and sometimes confusing) declaration situations
  • examples of typical material declarations

January 21, 2014: IEC 62474 replaces JIG-101 declarable substance list

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that the JIG-101 standard that has provided the electronics industry with a list of substances of concern since 2005 is obsolete and has been replace by the International IEC 62474 standard on materials declaration.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)

January 31, 2013: IEC 62474 substance list is updated

IEC 62474 Declarable Substance List (DSL) was updated with additional regulated substances that may be found in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE).  Most of the substances that were added are REACH Candidate List SVHCs.  The International Standard  IEC 62474 DSL replaces the JIG-101 substance list that was commonly used by industry since 2006. The IEC 62474 database is available at:  http://std.iec.ch/iec62474