PAS 61906:2005 pdf download 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.
This PAS is intended for use by the technical committees in the drafting of standards as wellas 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.
IEC 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
TIEC 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 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-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.
3.4
material
substance or preparation within a product, product part or product subpart
NOTE 1 The definition for substance and preparation conforms to that in the European Union and in the EuropeanEconomy Area according to Directive 67/548/EEC, lt also conforms to the definitions of the chemical substances
aws, for example. of Japan and the USANOTE 2 The inclusion of impurities in the classification and the explicit specification of the individual constituents(including impurities) of substances and preparations are governed by regulations, for example, in the EuropeanUnion and in the European Economy Area in Annex VI of Directive 671548/EEC, An impurity is a chemical elementor chemical compound which occurs in a substance as a result of natural occurrence or by reason of technicanecessities and which have not been added intentionally.
3.5
substance
chemical element and its compounds in the natura state or obtained by anv productionprocess, including any additive necessary to preserve the stability of the products and anyimpurity deriving from the process used but excluding any solvent that can be separatedwithout affecting the stability or changing its composition