An article about the application and flexibility of material declarations (IEC 62474 in particular) was published in the April 2014 issue of In Compliance magazine. The article titled “The Power of IEC 62474 for Product Compliance and Eco-design” discusses the industry need to identify regulated substances in EEE products and the value of material declarations to assess and document product compliance. EN 50581 – the RoHS 2 harmonized standard for technical documentation – specifically references IEC 62474 because the material declaration standard was written to provide manufacturers with sufficient information to calculate product conformity to substance regulations.

A synopsis of the article and hyperlink to its location in the in compliance website are provided in the post on the IEC62474 blog.