IEC TR 62476:2010
(Main)Guidance for evaluation of product with respect to substance-use restrictions in electrical and electronic products
Guidance for evaluation of product with respect to substance-use restrictions in electrical and electronic products
IEC/TR 62476:2010(E) provides a framework for the use of internationally accepted standards, tools and practices to evaluate electrical and electronic products with respect to restricted substances. It can also be applied to declarable substances which are not restricted in electrical and electronic products. It provides guidance on how technical documentation and relevant evaluation and control methods should be selected and applied for restricted or declarable substances of any producer's product.
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IEC/TR 62476 ®
Edition 1.0 2010-02
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Guidance for evaluation of products with respect to substance-use restrictions
in electrical and electronic products
IEC/TR 62476:2010(E)
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IEC/TR 62476 ®
Edition 1.0 2010-02
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Guidance for evaluation of products with respect to substance-use restrictions
in electrical and electronic products
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
PRICE CODE
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ICS 13.020; 43.040.10 ISBN 978-2-88910-737-7
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
INTRODUCTION.5
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Framework for evaluation of product.7
5 Restricted substance controls (RSC) considerations.9
5.1 Product planning and design considerations.9
5.2 Sources of Information/data .10
5.2.1 Data selection strategy .10
5.2.2 Supplier information .10
5.2.3 Analytical testing .11
5.2.4 Manufacturing and assembling process information.12
5.3 Product evaluation .13
6 Documentation of evaluation results .13
Annex A (informative) RSC content vs. existing industry ISO management system
references .15
Annex B (informative) Elements to be evaluated in test reports.18
Bibliography.19
Figure 1 – Framework for evaluation of product .8
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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GUIDANCE FOR EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS
WITH RESPECT TO SUBSTANCE-USE RESTRICTIONS
IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
FOREWORD
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IEC/TR 62476, which is a technical report, has been prepared by subcommittee IEC technical
committee 111: Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and
systems.
The text of this technical report is based on the following documents:
Enquiry draft Report on voting
111/158/DTR 111/172/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this technical report can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
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INTRODUCTION
The restriction of substances in electrical and electronic products is a growing focus of
regulation and customer specifications. Producers, therefore, have a greater need to establish
processes to meet the substance restrictions requirements in such electrical and electronic
products. Due to the complexity of the electrical and electronic industry supply chain, a
flexible framework is necessary for the many different types of electrical and electronic
product parts and equipment producers.
Criteria for the restriction of substances may differ from one piece of legislation to another
and from one customer’s requirement to another.
Generally, “presumption of conformity” is assumed. However, in the event of additional
evidence being required, producers make relevant documentation available to interested
parties. This documentation can be based on physical testing using analytical techniques.
However, it is difficult to perform comprehensive analytical testing on complex products and
therefore several different evaluation methods, such as information from the supply chain,
may be needed.
The aim of this technical report is to provide guidance on the application and limitation of
evaluation methods, and associated technical documentation, based on International
Standards and industry practices.
The application of appropriate evaluation methods is defined by a producer for a specific
product. This technical report provides the basis for a restricted substance control framework.
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GUIDANCE FOR EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS
WITH RESPECT TO SUBSTANCE-USE RESTRICTIONS
IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
1 Scope
IEC/TR, which is a technical report, provides a framework for the use of internationally
accepted standards, tools and practices to evaluate electrical and electronic products with
respect to restricted substances. This technical report can also be applied to declarable
substances which are not restricted in electrical and electronic products.
This technical report provides guidance on how technical documentation and relevant
evaluation and control methods should be selected and applied for restricted or declarable
substances of any producer’s product.
It is not intended for setting a new management scheme or for certification purposes.
Evaluation and control methods for substances in products can be integrated into an existing
management system, where available.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references. Informative references are noted in the bibliography.
NOTE This clause is included so as to respect IEC clause numbering.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
restricted substance
substance which is limited in its use in a product, part or material by regulation or customer
contractual requirements
3.2
declarable substance
substance to be declared in a product by regulation or customer contractual requirements
3.3
producer
organization that receives materials, parts and sub-assemblies from suppliers and provides
products to customers
NOTE 1 In this technical report the producer has the responsibility to evaluate the product with respect to
restricted substance requirements.
NOTE 2 This technical report is written from the perspective of the producer within the supply chain. When the
producer provides a product further down in the supply chain his role changes to supplier.
3.4
supplier
organization up-stream to the producer that provides it with materials, parts and/or sub-
assemblies
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3.5
customer
organization or person that receives a product
(ISO 9000:2005, 3.3.5, modified)
3.6
restricted substance controls
RSC
framework of procedures for the control by a producer of restricted substances in its products
3.7
technical documentation
documents with product-related data and information that are used and retained to
demonstrate compliance
NOTE This information could relate to the structure and composition of the product, e.g. test reports or other data
describing the materials or product parts used; or it cou
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