IEC PAS 61906:2005 pdf download Procedure for the declaration of materials in products of the electrotechnical and electronic industry、
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 datasheets and by information on occupational health and safety, The declaration governed by this specification shoulcbe taken into account in purchasing and delivery agreements.
NOTE 2 There might exist additional statutory requirements. Compliance with statutory regulations is the duty ofthe person placing the product on the market and is a prerequisite. This concerns, for example, materials inproducts for which restrictions have legally binding force in the legislative area applicable to the person placing theproduct on the market.
NOTE 3 This information on materials in products can be drawn upon, for example, when preparing life-cycleassessments in accordance with ISO 14040 ff, or environmental labels conforming to ISO 14020,ISO 14021,SO14024 orISO 14025.
NOTE 4 Criteria for selecting materials and individual constituents to be declared are not yet elaborated in thisspecification.
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 ISC14062
NOTE 7 The material declaration is subject to account being taken of agreements on confidentiality andprotection of intellectual property along the process chain.
This PAS is intended for use bv the technical committees in the draftina of standards as welas by the product suppliers for the declaration of materials in products of the E&E industry inconformance with the basic principles laid down in IEC Guide 113.
2Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this documentFor dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest editionof the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EC Guide 113,Materials declaration questionnaires – Basic guidelines1
ISO 14020:2000,Environmental labels and declarations – General principles
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 categoryhardware” according to SO 9000:2000 No. 3.4.2 of and for the electrotechnical and electronic industry (E&E).
3.2
product partsubunit(s) of a product
NOTE Many products consist of product parts, such as equipment enclosures, assembled printed circuit-boardsand 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 productsubparts bare printed circuit-board and components.
NOTE 2 The terms product,product part and product subpart can be reassigned at any value-adding assemblyevel in the E&E industry. A product from the supplier’s perspective may be a product part or product subpart fromthe customer’s perspective.

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