IEC TS 62474-1:2022

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Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry –
Part 1: Guidance on the implementation of IEC 62474
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Guidance on functionality of IEC 62474 material declaration. 10
4.1 General information . 10
4.2 Conformity to the IEC 62474 standard . 11
4.3 Material declaration using alternate DSL(s) . 12
4.3.1 General information . 12
4.3.2 Creating an alternate DSL . 12
4.4 Business information . 13
4.5 Product information . 13
4.6 Conversion between ppm and mass percent . 13
4.7 Guidance on the declaration for compliance . 14
4.7.1 General information . 14
4.7.2 Mass and mass percent fields in the declaration for compliance . 14
4.7.3 Reporting using mass ranges . 14
4.7.4 Use attribute for location information . 15
4.7.5 Declaration of a DS that belongs to multiple different DSGs. 15
4.8 Guidance on the composition declaration . 15
4.8.1 General information . 15
4.8.2 Mass and mass percent fields in the composition declaration . 16
4.8.3 Product parts . 16
4.8.4 Materials . 16
4.8.5 Full material declaration (FMD) . 17
4.8.6 Explanation of DSG substances . 17
4.8.7 Compounds, mixtures or materials with a CAS number consisting of
substances with individual CAS numbers . 17
4.8.8 Declaration of UVCB substance which constitutes ceramic or glass . 17
4.8.9 Confidential business information (CBI) . 18
4.8.10 Identification of declarable articles with isArticle flag . 19
4.9 Material class declaration . 21
4.9.1 General information . 21
4.9.2 Material class list (MCL) . 21
4.10 Other information . 22
4.10.1 Query lists . 22
4.10.2 Attachments . 22
4.10.3 Requester/responder and distribution modes . 23
4.10.4 Safe use information . 24
5 Guidance on the IEC 62474 database . 24
5.1 Requirement of data fields in the developer's table . 24
5.2 Threshold element . 25
5.3 Exemption lists in the IEC 62474 database . 25
5.3.1 General information . 25
5.3.2 Benefits of exemptions lists . 26
5.3.3 Initial set of exemption lists in the IEC 62474 database . 26

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5.3.4 Exemption lists in a material declaration . 26
6 Material declaration for EU SCIP database requirements . 27
6.1 Introduction to EU SCIP database . 27
6.2 IEC 62474 support for SCIP . 27
6.3 Product information for EU SCIP database . 28
6.4 Declaration for compliance for EU SCIP database . 29
6.4.1 Compliance element . 29
6.4.2 ProductPartInformation for declarable articles . 30
6.4.3 Data requirements considered as SCIP complete . 31
6.5 Composition declaration for EU SCIP database . 32
6.5.1 Declarable article reported as a product or product part . 32
6.5.2 Material element . 32
6.5.3 Material classification mapping to EU SCIP material categories . 33
6.5.4 Data requirements considered as SCIP complete . 34
7 Material declaration examples . 35
7.1 Overview. 35
7.2 General . 35
7.3 Examples . 36
7.3.1 General . 36
7.3.2 Example of business and product information . 37
7.3.3 Example of declaration for compliance . 41
7.3.4 Example of composition declaration . 46
7.3.5 Example of composition declaration including isFMD flag . 55
7.3.6 Example of material class declaration . 55
7.3.7 Example of declaration for compliance including the ECHA SCIP

information . 58
7.3.8 Example of composition declaration including the ECHA SCIP
information . 67
Annex A (informative) Guidance on how to declare substances of unknown or variable
composition, complex reaction products and biological materials (UVCBs). 78
Bibliography . 83

Figure 1 – IEC 62474 principles . 11
Figure 2 – Example of a product part that is an article . 19
Figure 3 – Example of a material that is an article . 19
Figure 4 – Example of a product containing more than one SVHC . 20
Figure 5 – SafeUse element . 24
Figure 6 – SCIP data fields in ProductID . 29
Figure 7 – Compliance element . 30
Figure 8 – ProductPartInformation element for the declarable articles . 31
Figure 9 – Material element supporting SCIP information . 33
Figure 10 – Excerpt from IEC 62474 material class to SCIP mapping table
(Version 1.0) . 34
Figure 11 – Material declaration capabilities . 35
Figure 12 – Product – Connector . 39
Figure 13 – Data model for a declaration for compliance . 43
Figure 14 – XML instance – Declaration for compliance requirements . 46

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Figure 15 – Data model for a composition declaration . 49
Figure 16 – XML instance of the composition declaration . 55
Figure 17 – Structure of the material class declaration . 56
Figure 18 – Material classes declaration – XML instance for 100 % of the product
composition . 58
Figure 19 – XML instance – Declaration for compliance including ECHA SCIP database
information . 67
Figure 20 – XML instance – Composition declaration with 'declarable article' including
the ECHA SCIP database information . 77

Table 1 – Conversion table from ppm to mass percent . 13
Table 2 – Use of query list . 22
Table 3 – Initial set of exemption lists in the IEC 62474 database . 26
Table 4 – Product level SCIP information . 28
Table 5 – Example of business information . 38
Table 6 – Configuration and main ingredient of a connector . 40
Table 7 – Example of product information . 41
Table 8 – Conformity assessment of the main ingredient of a connector . 42
Table 9 – Mapping between declaration for compliance requirements and DSs and
DSGs information . 44
Table 10 – Assessment of hierarchical structure and composition of connector . 47
Table 11 – Mapping between composition declaration requirements and DSs and
DSGs information . 50
Table 12 – Composition declaration – Material class information for 100 % of the
product composition . 56
Table 13 – Mapping between product information and the ECHA SCIP database . 58
Table 14 – Mapping between declaration for compliance requirements and the ECHA
SCIP database . 61
Table 15 – Mapping between composition declaration requirements including

'declarable article' and the ECHA SCIP database. 68
Table A.1 – Example of simple glass declaration by the JEITA method . 79
Table A.2 – Example of glass prepared with B2O3 by the JEITA method . 79
Table A.3 – Example of glass prepared with PbO by the JEITA method . 79
Table A.4 – Example of simple ceramic by the JEITA method . 80
Table A.5 – Example of ceramic containing PZT by the JEITA method . 80
Table A.6 – Example of simple glass by the IMDS method . 81
Table A.7 – Example of specific glass by the IMDS method . 81
Table A.8 – Example of glass containing lead by the IMDS method . 82

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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MATERIAL DECLARATION FOR PRODUCTS OF AND
FOR THE ELECTROTECHNICAL INDUSTRY –

Part 1: Guidance on the implementation of IEC 62474

FOREWORD
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IEC TS 62474-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 111: Environmental
standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems. It is a Technical
Specification.
This first edition of IEC TS 62474-1 cancels and replaces IEC TR 62474-1:2015.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
IEC TR 62474-1:2015:
a) IEC TR 62474-1:2015 was revised and converted to a Technical Specification in
accordance with the requirements of the ISO/IEC Directives;
b) the introduction and scope have been updated to better align with the requirements of
IEC 62474:2018;
c) by defining an authority, list identity and list version, the standard data exchange format can
be used for lists other than the IEC 62474 database;
d) two types of material declarations, declaration for compliance and composition declaration,
and their requirements are defined;

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e) the material classes and exemption list capabilities have been improved;
f) guidance is provided on how to use data fields in the declaration of compliance and
composition declaration to collect the information required for the European Chemical
Agency (ECHA) Substances of Concern In articles, as such or in complex objects (Products)
(SCIP) database;
g) six examples of material declaration are given to show how IEC 62474 meets various
industry needs.
The text of this Technical Specification is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
111/654/DTS 111/671/RVDTS

Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this Technical Specification is English.
This document was drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, and developed in
accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 and ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement, available
at www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs. The main document types developed by IEC are
described in greater detail at www.iec.ch/publications.
A list of all parts in the IEC 62474 series, published under the general title Material declaration
for products of and for the electrotechnical industry, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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INTRODUCTION
There are ever increasing legal regulations around the world along with supply chain
requirements that either restrict or require reporting or labeling the use of certain substances
in products. To determine a product compliance status, manufacturers need information about
the substances in the product that can be passed down the supply chain. This can include data
about materials as well as product parts used in products. This information can also be used
as one of the inputs in an environmentally conscious design process throughout the product life
cycles.
To make material declaration data readily available, the supply chain (including organizations
providing products to the electrotechnical industry) needs a standardized method to exchange
this type of data. The IEC 62474 standard is flexible for, not only identifying base requirements,
but also allowing all levels of additional reporting under defined rules, so that the data is
properly exchanged through the supply chain. The IEC 62474 standard uses a single format for
data exchange rather than relying on each customer's own format.
Broad implementation by electrotechnical industry and organizations can result in:
• material declaration data being available as part of the contract sales of products in the
electrotechnical industry,
• availability of material declaration data that is not dependent on an organization's size or
purchase volume,
• improvement of data quality, reduction of compliance costs and reduction of inefficiencies,
and
• faster assessments of products and materials compliance status.
Material declarations meeting the IEC 62474 standard provide data needed to make a
substance compliance assessment. They can also be used as part of the technical
documentation required to place products on the market in different regions. Examples are:
• the EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive;
• the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH);
• the EU Eco-design Directive;
• the Administrative Measures for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in
Electrical and Electronic Products (China RoHS 2).
Government authorities that issue substance restriction regulations need to have economic
methods to obtain substance data to conform to these requirements that allow for international
trade. IEC standards such as IEC 62474 are recognized by the World Trade Organization
(WTO). This means that government authorities can adopt IEC 62474 to provide an
economically feasible standard to its resident companies to get needed data from a supply chain
in order to achieve the substance restrictions and be assured that such rules facilitate
international trade and are in conformance with WTO standards.
Also, restricted substance regulations usually include exemptions for certain products based on
available technology or other issues. Exemptions are dynamic and often based on changes to
technology and products. This requires government resources to evaluate exemptions from
product suppliers and exemptions issued by other government authorities to determine
suitability. It is possible governments are not able to update exemptions based on a direct
referral to exemptions issued by other governments. This results in significant costs and time
lags to do analyses and grant updated exemptions, especially if government authorities lack
expertise or adequate funding to perform these tasks. If an exemption approved by a
government authority is not adopted in a timely manner, this can put the local economy at a
disadvantage because certain products cannot then be placed on the local market. In the case
of some product sectors, such as medical devices, this also can prevent access to life-saving
technologies.

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IEC 62474 now allows government authorities to adopt exemptions from other government
authorities by referencing the international IEC 62474 database. Since the IEC 62474 database
maintains current exemption lists, governments may rely on this database without additional
resources or time.

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Part 1: Guidance on the implementation of IEC 62474



1 Scope
This part of IEC 62474 is a guidance document to help organizations properly implement
IEC 62474. These organizations can be the ones creating tools for material data exchange and
those who submit and receive material declarations.
This document supports consistent implementation of IEC 62474, including how the procedures,
content, and form relating to material declarations for products can be further specified. It also
illustrates how to apply IEC 62474 to non-electrotechnical industries.
This document:
• illustrates the flexibility and functionality of the IEC 62474 standard including examples,
• illustrates how to achieve conformity with IEC 62474, including guidance on preparing a
declaration for compliance and a composition declaration, including mandatory and
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