IEC 62474 – Material Declaration for Products of and for the Electrotechnical Industry
Industry Regulations like RoHS, WEEE, REACH, Prop 65 and Conflict Minerals have sprouted from product chemical composition management. Collecting material declaration has thus become the foundation of compliance management in the electrical and electronics industry. Multiple compliance regulations across the globe today, drive manufacturers in tracking and managing this information on a continuous basis. The […]
The path ahead in Conflict Mineral Compliance
In May, 2014 (deadline for submitting the Conflict mineral compliance report to SEC for the year 2013), we saw many listed companies submitting their form SD and conflict mineral reports to SEC to complete their reporting obligations. During the same period most of the associated frameworks were also undergoing changes. This caused amplified challenges for […]
Impact of the ROHS2 directive on Medical Device Manufacturers
While Medical Device manufacturers have had complex rules governing the manufacture and sale of their products, they have been exempted from most environmental regulations regarding hazardous substances. However, with the extension in scope of European Union’s (EU) ‘Directive 2011/65/EU’ in July 2014, RoHS compliance became mandatory for Medical Device manufacturers. ‘Directive 2011/65/EU’ (RoHS2 recast) focuses […]
How the US Court stay going to affect your Conflict Mineral efforts.
Introduction about Conflict mineral law : The United States Dodd Frank Act, Section 1502 requires manufacturing companies to identify and disclose to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the source of 3TG minerals- tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold used in their products when those minerals originate from or around the the Democratic Republic of […]
Your Responsibility in EU REACH Compliance
Posted Under: REACH Compliance Services About REACH Compliance Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is the system for controlling chemicals in the EU/EEA. REACH entered into force in 1 June 2007. REACH addresses most of the chemical substances that are manufactured in, or imported into, the EU. This can be A substance on […]