IEC PAS 61906:2005

Procedure for the declaration of materials in products of the electrotechnical and electronic industry

Describes the form and procedure relating to the declaration of materials in products of companies operating in the electrotechnical and electronic industry (E&E industry) and its supplier industry, including the operational materials contained in the products. Is intended for use by the technical committees in the drafting of standards as well as by the product suppliers for the declaration of materials in products of the E&E industry in conformance with the basic principles laid down in IEC Guide 113.

General Information

• Status: Replaced
• Publication Date: 26-Jun-2005
• ICS: 01.110 - Technical product documentation
• ICS: 13.020.30 - Environmental impact assessment
• ICS: 31.020 - Electronic components in general
• Technical Committee: TC 3 - Documentation, graphical symbols and representations of technical information
• Current Stage: WPUB - Publication withdrawn
• Completion Date: 02-Mar-2012

Relations

• Replaced By: IEC 62474:2012 - Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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PAS 61906
SPECIFICATION
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2005-06
Procedure for the declaration of materials
in products of the electrotechnical
and electronic industry
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IEC/PAS 61906:2005(E)
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PAS 61906
SPECIFICATION
First edition
2005-06
Procedure for the declaration of materials
in products of the electrotechnical
and electronic industry
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS .2
FOREWORD.3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions.5
4 Declaration of materials .6
4.1 Mandatory requirements .6
4.2 Options .7
4.3 Product assembly .7
4.4 Reporting scheme.9
4.4.1 Product identification and product assembly .9
4.4.2 Declaration of materials .9
4.4.3 Declaration of individual constituents.10
4.4.4 Absence confirmation.11
Annex A (informative) Data element type specifications .12
A.1 Introduction .12
A.2 Specifications.12
A.2.1 Construction element.12
A.2.2 Material group .12
A.2.3 Material.13
A.2.4 CAS registry number .13
A.2.5 Mass .13
A.2.6 Weighted mass.13
A.2.7 Weighted volume.14
Bibliography .15

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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PROCEDURE FOR THE DECLARATION OF MATERIALS
IN PRODUCTS OF THE ELECTROTECHNICAL
AND ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY
FOREWORD
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all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
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IEC-PAS 61906 has been processed by IEC technical committee 3: Information structures,
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The text of this PAS is based on the This PAS was approved for publication by the
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Draft PAS Report on voting
3/750/NP 3/766/RVN
Following publication of this PAS, IEC technical committee 111: Environmental
standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems, will transform it into an
International Standard.
This PAS shall remain valid for an initial maximum period of three years starting from
2005-07. The validity may be extended for a single three-year period, following which it shall
be revised to become another type of normative document or shall be withdrawn.

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PROCEDURE FOR THE DECLARATION OF MATERIALS
IN PRODUCTS OF THE ELECTROTECHNICAL
AND ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY
1 Scope
This PAS describes the form and procedure relating to the declaration of materials in products
of companies operating in the electrotechnical and electronic industry (E&E industry) and its
supplier industry, including the operational materials contained in the products.
NOTE 1 The declaration provides product information which is the foundation for a database which can be
referred to in order to solve the following tasks, for example:
- assurance of legal compliance;
- management of business risks;
- fulfilment of market requirements in relation to the products;
- market information;
- preparation of self-declared environmental claims;
- assessment of effects of products on people and environment;
- implementation of avoidance and replacement strategies, reduction in material proliferation;
- information for reprocessing and removal;
- reuse, recovery and safe disposal of products or product parts;
- carrying out of supplier audits.
These data will be supplemented by the obligations under chemical substances laws to furnish material safety data
sheets and by information on occupational health and safety. The declaration governed by this specification should
be taken into account in purchasing and delivery agreements.
NOTE 2 There might exist additional statutory requirements. Compliance with statutory regulations is the duty of
the person placing the product on the market and is a prerequisite. This concerns, for example, materials in
products for which restrictions have legally binding force in the legislative area applicable to the person placing the
product on the market.
NOTE 3 This information on materials in products can be drawn upon, for example, when preparing life-cycle
assessments in accordance with ISO 14040 ff. or environmental labels conforming to ISO 14020, ISO 14021, ISO
14024 or ISO 14025.
NOTE 4 Criteria for selecting materials and individual constituents to be declared are not yet elaborated in this
specification.
NOTE 5 The depth of declaration can be the subject of an agreement between the parties involved.
NOTE 6 Material declarations constitute one of the tools within environmental management according to ISO
14062.
NOTE 7 The material declaration is subject to account being taken of agreements on confidentiality and
protection of intellectual property along the process chain.
This PAS is intended for use by the technical committees in the drafting of standards as well
as by the product suppliers for the declaration of materials in products of the E&E industry in
conformance with the basic principles laid down in IEC Guide 113.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC Guide 113, Materials declaration questionnaires – Basic guidelines
ISO 14020:2000, Environmental labels and declarations – General principles
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
product
result of labour or of a natural or industrial process
[IEC 61360-1]
NOTE This general definition of product is in the context of this PAS limited to any product of the product category
“hardware” according to ISO 9000:2000 No. 3.4.2 of and for the electrotechnical and electronic industry (E&E).
3.2
product part
subunit(s) of a product
NOTE Many products consist of product parts, such as equipment enclosures, assembled printed circuit-boards
and power supplies.
3.3
product subpart
subunit(s) of a product part
NOTE 1 A product part, such as an assembled printed circuit-board, consists, for example, of the product
subparts bare printed circuit-board and components.
NOTE 2 The terms product, product part and product subpart can be reassigned at any value-adding assembly
level in the E&E industry. A product from the supplier’s perspective may be a product part or product subpart from
the customer’
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