What is ISO/IEC 22603-1 about?
ISO/IEC 22603 is a multipart International Standard that establishes the requirements for electronic product labelling. ISO/IEC 22603-1 specifies the general requirements for electronic product labelling. This labelling can be applicable to all types of product regardless of industry and maintenance responsibility for the product.
ISO/IEC 22603-1 specifies information regarding the documents and requirements for additional product compliance markings. This is because a growing number of global regulators each having a unique labelling requirements.
Who is ISO/IEC 22603-1 for?
ISO/IEC 22603-1 is efficient document for any organization that manufactures a product (and hence labels its products). So ISO/IEC 22603-1 is useful for:
- Manufacturing firms
- Firms that handle branding and labelling for other firms
- Third party test or certification organizations
- Global regulators
Why should you use ISO/IEC 22603-1 ?
Product markings and technical statements can communicate product conformance to national standards and regulations. While many products are decreasing in physical size, mandatory requirements for additional product compliance markings and documents are growing, in part because:
- Regulators are increasing the required number of product markings and statements on products to designate compliance with the mandatory product regulations
- Third party test or certification organizations are developing registered trademark symbols to be affixed on products that they have tested/certified
- Product conformance to new standards and regulations on domains, such as “Environmental,” leads to new categories of product marks and statements
- A growing number of global regulators come up with unique labelling requirements
ISO/IEC 22603-1 helps you to provide all the required information through electronic product labelling. This eliminates unnecessary miscommunications assiociated with product selection and installation. Electronic product labelling also ensures asthetic appeal of the products. Electronic product labelling gives clarity and also reduces costs to manufacturers. Electronic product labelling creates faster parts-to-market cycles
ISO/IEC 22603-1 helps you become more substainable by environmental gains. Electronic product labelling results in lowered usage of labelling material.
ISO/IEC 22603-1 helps you in bringing greater flexibility in managing product markings and statements without having a negative impact on product design. Electronic product labelling lets you comply with product labelling regulations through immediate data access.
ISO/IEC 22603-1 guides you to give your customers quick access to relevant information and documents without compromising product design.