1 Scope
This document specifies the procedure, content, and form relating to material declarations for products and accessories of organizations operating in and supplying to the electrotechnical
industry. Process chemicals, emissions during product use and product packaging material are not in the scope of this document.
The main intended use of this document is to provide data up and down the supply chain
that:
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• allows organizations to assess products against substance compliance requirements,
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• allows organizations to use this information in their environmentally conscious design process and across all product life cycle phases.
This document specifies mandatory declaration requirements and also provides optional
declaration requirements.
This document does not suggest any specific method or process to capture material declaration data in the supply chain. However, it provides a data format used to
transfer information within the supply chain. Organizations can determine the most appropriate method to capture material declaration data without compromising data utility and quality. This document is
intended to allow reporting based on engineering judgement, supplier material declarations, and/or sampling and testing.