The IEC 62321 FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) was unanimously approved by TC111 National Committees on Oct 3, 2008. The standard describes accepted methods for sample preparation and testing for the six RoHS substances.
The IEC62321 is expected to be formally published as an International Standard in January or February 2009. Several government enforcement authorities have already indicated; that they will accept the testing standard.
The IEC 62430 Committee Draft for Vote (CDV) was unanimously approved (with 4 abstains) when balloting closed on September 5, 2008. The working group has made editorial improvements that were recommended by National Committees and the document is now going through IEC central office for publication as an International Standard.
IEC 62430 specifies baseline requirements for developing and implementing an ECD process (including documentation requirements) as part of an organization’s design processes.
Korea RoHS comes into effect for certain types of electrical and electronic products.
The fourth meeting of the EuP Consultation forum is held to consider Implementing Measures for external power supplies simple set top boxes. Power efficiency standards for no-load and load conditions will become mandatory under the “CE” mark to place products on the EU market.
Korea RoHS was to have come into effect on Jan 1, 2008. Enforcement has been formally delayed until July 1, 2008 due to the late signing of supporting legislation (Presidential Decree and Enforcement Regulation). Note: Korea RoHS has significant additional provisions compared to EU RoHS and China RoHS. However, all three regulations restricted the same six substances.
The draft standard IEC 62321 on Procedures for the determination of levels of six regulated substances (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers) was approved by the IEC/TC111 committee. Both industry and government have been awaiting the publication of this standard to provide a common agreement for testing for the RoHS
The UK RoHS enforcement authority, the National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML), has released its first year report on enforcement of the EU RoHS Directive. The NWML confirmed that a large number of compliance issues had been found and remedial actions taken with several producers. Enforcement was hampered by limitations defined in the UK RoHS regulation; the regulation will be updated in Feb 2008 to increase enforcement powers.
The second meeting of the EuP Consultation Forum is held to consider Implementing Measures for “standby and off-mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment”. The focus of these IMs is on household and office equipment and are targeted to come into effect in 2008.
Intel announces that their next generation processors will be entirely Pb-free. Intel has been hinting for the past year that it will move to discontinue it’s Pb-based manufacturing. The next generation processors will be available only with Pb-free terminations/balls and will not require the Pb in flip-chip exemption that has been used throughout the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Intel also plans to discontinue its existing Pb-based products, but has not set a specific date.
The IEC is developing an international standard on Environmentally Conscious Design (ECD) of IT and Communication Technology products (IEC62075, Ed 1.0). The standard is being developed by experts within the TC108 committee — representatives from the major IT and communication equipment producers. Balloting on the draft standard closed this month. The current proposal specifies requirements and recommendations for the environmentally conscious design of products with regard to:
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