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SCIP Database

June 25, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

GreenSoft and Barco Work Together to Develop a Solution for SCIP Database Submissions

GreenSoft and Barco working together to develop a solution for SCIP Database submissions

scipBarco NV (“Barco”), a global leader in visualization and collaboration solutions, and GreenSoft Technology have launched a pilot program to develop and test a solution for new EU REACH Substances of Concern in Products (SCIP) Database submission requirements.

GreenSoft and Barco have been working together to test GreenSoft’s preparation of data for submission to the SCIP Database online portal.

Barco already utilizes GreenSoft’s data services and GreenData Manager® software for EU RoHS, EU REACH, and Conflict Minerals regulation compliance. Barco recently received a top 5% Gold rating for sustainability from the independent business sustainability ratings platform EcoVadis.

Larry Yen, President of GreenSoft, has issued the following statement regarding the SCIP Database pilot program with Barco:

“We are pleased to work directly with Barco on a pilot program for the development and testing of GreenSoft’s SCIP  compliance solution. Barco is a leader in sustainability, and with GreenSoft’s position in the supply chain between component/material suppliers and product producers, together we are uniquely positioned to establish a comprehensive SCIP solution.”

Jan Daem – ECO Officer at Barco said:

“For Barco it is essential to be ready for SCIP reporting without overloading the supply chain. We are pleased to setup a lean and pragmatic system that leverages FMD data with our partner GreenSoft. The setup will result in useful safe use instructions and speedy reporting.”

The pilot program is testing data preparation such as the name and safe use of articles with Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) over 0.1% w/w, the article and material category classifications, the linking of articles which contain reportable SVHCs in complex objects, the concentration range of the reportable SVHC within the reported article, and the determination of whether the article was produced or assembled in the European Union.

In addition to the SCIP Database Pilot Program collaboration, both GreenSoft and Barco are active members of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) SCIP IT User Group, a collection of industry stakeholders working with ECHA to ensure industry concerns are addressed in the final ECHA SCIP Database platform.

GreenSoft has also been engaging in person-to-person data collection to provide guidance and education to Barco’s suppliers to help improve response rates and data accuracy. Since the SCIP Database is still new to suppliers, we anticipate that the number of suppliers who will be capable of providing the required complex data (such as article category and material category from a pick list of 20,000 options) without errors will be small. GreenSoft’s person-to-person data collection model allows for validation not only of the presence of the data, but of the contextual content of the data as well.

After the pilot program period, GreenSoft will issue a wide-release of the SCIP Database solution. More information can be found online: www.greensofttech.com/scip.

Read the full press release announcing the pilot program here.

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California Proposition 65

June 23, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Lawsuit Filed Against Best Buy for Exposure to Plastic on GoPro Devices

Consumer advocacy group files suit against Best Buy for exposure to plastic suction cup mounts for GoPro devices

prop-65A lawsuit has been filed in the Superior Court of California against Best Buy for violation of California Proposition 65.

Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. filed the suit on June 4, accusing Best Buy of failing to warn consumers about the presence of a toxic chemical, Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (“DEHP”), in plastic suction cup camera mounts for GoPro devices.

California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires businesses to inform Californians about exposures to chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

Failure to inform the public prior to exposure is prosecutable by the California Attorney General’s Office, by district or city attorneys, and by “any individual acting in the public interest” such as the plaintiff in this suit.

Penalties for being found in violation of California Proposition 65 can be as high as $2,500 per violation (per exposed person), per day.

As this lawsuit shows, it is not just manufacturers that can be prosecuted under California Proposition 65, but also retailers and other businesses. Additionally, the toxic chemical exposure in this case comes not from an electronic product, but from an electronic accessory.

This lawsuit serves as a warning for other companies to ensure they are performing adequate supply chain due diligence to obtain information from suppliers on the risk of products before exposing the public to those products.

You can read a Bloomberg article on the lawsuit here, and watch our short educational video on California Proposition 65 here.

GreenSoft Collects Chemical Information for CA Prop 65 Compliance for You

As part of our California Proposition 65 Data Services, we will collect substance data from your suppliers on your behalf, and check it against the list of chemicals regulated under CA Prop 65 using our powerful, purpose-built GreenData Manager compliance software.

This will provide you with the data you need to show compliance with California Proposition 65 while freeing up your time to focus on your original business goals of making and selling products instead of complying with detailed regulations. Contact us to learn more.

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Virtual Conference

June 17, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Chemicals Management for Electronics Europe Virtual Conference

Join us online and learn about EU REACH at this Chemical Watch virtual event

chemical-watchThe annual Chemicals Management for Electronics Europe is going virtual this year!

Join us online on July 7-8th to learn the latest information on chemical restrictions in electronics and electricals.

Day one focuses on developments from Europe, including the updates on RoHS, circular economy initiatives and industry perspectives on eco-design and product sustainability.

Day two starts with a focus on international developments including California Proposition 65 and regulations in Asia, followed by article analysis of electronic components for EU REACH presented by Randy Flinders, GreenSoft’s Compliance Specialist.

Randy will provide information on the definition of an article under EU REACH and provide an example article analysis. Learn as Randy breaks down an example IC and calculates based on Full Material Declaration (FMD) data to find out if there is a reportable Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) present in the article.

Registration is now open – save your spot today!  

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SCIP Database

June 10, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

SCIP Database Solution Unveiled at ITI/IPC Conference

Watch the video to learn about our new SCIP Database Solution

scipGreenSoft has announced a new data services and software solution for the SCIP Database.

Our new SCIP Database Solution was unveiled at the ITI/IPC Virtual Conference yesterday.

Watch our video to learn more about our SCIP Database Solution.

SCIP Database submission deadline starts January 2021

Submissions to the SCIP Database are required beginning January 2021. EU producers/assemblers, importers, and distributors of articles and other parts containing reportable levels of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) will all need to comply with the SCIP Database submission requirements.

Additionally, companies that are not directly required to comply will often be requested by their customers to provide the necessary data for them to submit product information to the SCIP Database.

GreenSoft offers a comprehensive SCIP Database solution

GreenSoft’s SCIP Database Solution solves this challenge for companies by collecting data on reportable SVHCs from your suppliers, including article and material classifications, and all other information needed for mandatory SCIP data requirements. Plus, we validate that data for accuracy and completeness.

We also help assess and assign article and material category classifications to the reportable SVHCs in your products when suppliers are unable to supply such classifications as required when submitting to the SCIP Database.

Our new SCIP Database Solution offers:

  • Article ID management
  • Article and material category validation
  • Protection of confidential business information
  • True Once-An-Article (O5A) analysis and reporting
  • Complete SCIP Dossier management and portal submission capabilities

Watch our video to learn more, and contact us to schedule a demo.

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Virtual Conference

May 26, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

ITI & IPC Virtual Conference

ITI & IPC Critical Environmental Requirements for Electronics Conference – June 9th

iti-ipcJoin us for the annual ITI & IPC Critical Environmental Requirements for Electronics Conference on June 9.

This year the conference will be held virtually, and we will be displaying our new SCIP Database Solution at the conference.

The four-and-a-half hour virtual event will host a stellar line-up of experts and professionals to help you stay current on global environmental regulations and issues such as RoHS, TSCA, standards as solutions, chemical strategies for sustainability, and more.

Randy Flinders, GreenSoft’s Compliance Specialist, will present our SCIP Database Solution, which combines the power of our data collection and validation services with a new SCIP module for our award-winning GreenData Manager software.

Tune in to see how we are leveraging our time-proven data collection and processing infrastructure with our "Once-an-Article (O5A)" capable GreenData Manager software to provide a true end-to-end SCIP Database Solution unlike any other.

The virtual conference will be held from 11:00am to 3:30pm EDT on Tuesday, June 9. Registration is now open online.

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Conflict Minerals

May 22, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Conflict Minerals Compliance and Reporting Template Versions Released

CMRT 6.01 and CRT 2.11 Available for Download

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) organization has released an updated Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) version: CMRT 6.01, and a new Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) version: CRT 2.11.

CMRT and CRT forms are used to exchange conflict minerals data across the supply chain in order to comply with the US Conflict Minerals regulation.

CMRT and CRT forms are typically updated once per year by the RMI organization. The last CMRT update was version 5.12 in April 2019, and RMI anticipates the next version will be released in Spring 2021.

RMI recommends using version CMRT 5.01 or higher for 2019 declarations with SEC filing deadlines in May 2020, and CMRT 6.0 or above for 2020 declarations with SEC filing deadline in May 2021.

The major changes in CMRT 6.01 include:

  • Corrections to all bugs and errors
    • Update to ISO country, state and province lists
  • Conformance to IPC-1755, which incorporated EU Conflict Minerals Regulation in the wordings of the following questions: Q 4 (newly added), Q H (formerly Q I), removal of former question C
  • Updates to the Smelter Reference List and Standard Smelter List
  • Added the support of EU Conflict Minerals Regulation in the Declaration sheet

The new CMRT 6.01 can be downloaded here, and the new CRT 2.11 can be downloaded here.

Get Help with CMRT & CRT Collection and Conflict Minerals Compliance

GreenSoft can manage conflict minerals compliance for you as part of our Conflict Minerals data services or Turnkey Service. We provide CMRT and CRT gathering, validation, and review for your Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiries (RCOIs). We also offer Smelter or Refiner (SOR) Validation.

Our Conflict Minerals Module for GreenData Manager software generates Conflict Minerals reports quickly and easily.

For customers already using GreenSoft’s Conflict Minerals data services or Turnkey Service, our data services team will prepare to start using CMRT 6.01 and CRT 2.11 for data collection going forward.

For customers using our GreenData Manager software Conflict Minerals Module, our software development team will begin preparations to update the software for CMRT 6.01.

If you are not yet a GreenSoft customer, contact us today to learn about our Conflict Minerals data services and software and we’ll provide you with a free Risk Analysis!

 

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U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

May 12, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

EPA Examining Article Exemptions to the TSCA

EPA Considering Exempting Articles from Fee Obligations due to Implementation Challenges

tscaOn March 25, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would consider potential exemptions to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fees Rule for chemicals contained in articles.

In response to concerns expressed by stakeholders about implementation challenges, the EPA plans to initiate a new rulemaking process to consider proposing exemptions to the Fees Rule self-identification requirements associated with EPA-initiated risk evaluations for manufacturers that:

  • Import the chemical substance in an article;
  • Produce the chemical substance as a byproduct; and
  • Produce or import the chemical substance as an impurity.

The EPA intends to issue proposed amendments to the current fees rule later this year with the goal of finalizing the amendments in 2021.

Read the March 25 notice from the EPA online.

20 High-Priority Chemicals Subject to Fee Obligations

In order to prevent the risk of injury to health or the environment, the TSCA requires testing of chemicals where risks or exposures of concern are found. For EPA-initiated risk evaluations under Section 6 of the TSCA, manufacturers (including importers) of high-priority chemical substances undergoing risk evaluations are required to pay evaluation fees per the TSCA Fees Rule.

On January 27, 2020, the EPA released a preliminary list of 20 chemicals designated as high-priority substances for risk evaluation. The list is available for comment until May 27, 2020 online.

The EPA’s March 25 announcement that it will consider fee burden exemptions for these 20 high-priority chemicals when used in articles comes in response to comments submitted by stakeholders.

Additionally, the EPA issued a “No Action Assurance” for three categories of manufacturers subject to TSCA fee requirements for the 20 ongoing EPA-initiated risk evaluations. The No Action Assurance establishes that the EPA will not pursue any enforcement action for self-reporting obligation violations by manufacturers while the exemptions are being considered.

More information about the No Action Assurance can be found online.

GreenSoft provides Data Services and GreenData Manager software to help with environmental regulation compliance. Learn more or contact us to receive a free Risk Analysis and BOM Scrub.

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EU RoHS

May 4, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Additional RoHS Expiration Dates Have Been Extended

Several additional EU RoHS exemption expiration dates have been temporarily extended while EU Commission deliberates

eu-rohsIn March, the European Commission opened multiple exemption expiration extension reviews to the Annex III and Annex IV lists of EU RoHS exemptions, which we reported here.

Now several more exemptions in Annex III have been temporarily extended while the EU Commission considers exemption renewals requested by industry stakeholders

If the EU Commission approves the renewal request for the exemptions, a new expiration date will be assigned to each renewed exemption at that time. Should the EU Commission decide against extending an exemption under review, a new expiration date will be provided which will be no earlier than 12-18 months from the decision publication date. The EU Commission could also choose to extend the exemptions with a modified scope or application, while also providing new expiration dates.

For product categories that are not impacted by the renewals, the existing expiration date remains in effect.

We have compiled the latest exemptions that the EU Commission is considering for renewal in the table below. For a more detailed table with substance descriptions and expiration dates for each category 1 through 11, download the full EU RoHS Exemptions List compiled by GreenSoft.

EU RoHS Exemptions Under Consideration for Renewal
Annex III (Standard exemptions)

Exemption Reference Exempted Substances Impacted Product Categories Renewal Request Date
1f Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 20, 2020
2b3 Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 20, 2020
2b4 Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 20, 2020
3a Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 17, 2020
3b Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 17, 2020
3c Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 17, 2020
7a Lead 8, 9 January 6, 2020
24 Lead 1-10 January 10, 2020

Information on the exemptions can be found on the EU Commission website here. The last prior batch of EU RoHS exemption updates was in March 2020.

GreenSoft keeps track of RoHS exemptions for you

GreenSoft maintains a compiled list of the EU RoHS Exemptions in order to perform EU RoHS Data Services for our customers and to keep our GreenData Manager software up-to-date. We also make this list available online to the public for your convenience and reference.

Our compiled EU RoHS Exemptions List has been updated to include the recent changes by the European Commission. You can download the updated EU RoHS Exemptions List here.

Updates and exemptions to regulations occur regularly. With the status and timing of exemption extensions unknown, keeping track of the various dates and exemptions is a time-consuming task.

Affected companies using parts or materials that utilize expiring exemptions that were not extended should immediately begin finding replacements and phasing out the use of those parts or materials.

GreenSoft can help with this process, including the sourcing of replacement parts. We can help you collect the substance data on your parts and format the data to meet the due diligence and documentation requirements of EU RoHS as defined by EN 50581 and EN IEC 63000.

Learn more about our EU RoHS Data Services or contact us today to get started.

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EU RoHS

April 8, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Multiple EU RoHS Exemptions Updated or Extended

Dozens of EU RoHS exemptions set to expire have been updated or temporarily extended during deliberations

eu-rohsIn March, the European Commission issued multiple updates to the list of EU RoHS exemptions.

Under Annexes III and IV of the EU RoHS Directive, producers of electronic equipment may be permitted to apply exemptions to substance restriction thresholds for certain specific uses and applications.

However, exemptions have varying expiration dates, and many exemptions that were set to expire in 2021 have been requested for renewal by industry stakeholders.

While the EU Commission is considering renewals for each exemption, the expiration dates for those exemptions are temporarily extended until the Commission reaches a final decision. If the Commission approves the renewal request for the exemptions, a new expiration date will be assigned to each renewed exemption at that time. For product categories that are not impacted by the renewals, the existing expiration rate remains in effect.

The Commission’s online notice of the renewal requests can be found in a downloadable list on their website. You can also find renewal dossiers for most exemptions on the COCIR European trade association website.

We have compiled the exemptions that the EU Commission is considering for renewal in the table below. For a more detailed table with substance descriptions and expiration dates for each category 1 through 11, download the full EU RoHS Exemptions List compiled by GreenSoft.

EU RoHS Exemptions Under Consideration for Renewal
Annex III (Standard exemptions)

Exemption Reference Exempted Substances Impacted Product Categories Renewal Request Date
4a Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 17, 2020
4f Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 17, 2020
6a Lead 8, 9 January 17, 2020
6a1 Lead 1-7, 10 January 17, 2020
6b Lead 8, 9 January 17, 2020
6b1 Lead 1-7, 10 December 3, 2019
6b2 Lead 1-7, 10 November 8, 2019
6c Lead 1-10 January 3, 2020
7a Lead 1-7, 10 January 6, 2020
7c1 Lead 1-10 January 2, 2020
7c2 Lead 1-10 March 1, 2020
8b Cadmium 8, 9 March 1, 2020
8b1 Cadmium 1-7, 10 March 1, 2020
13a Lead 1-11 November 28, 2019
13b Lead and Cadmium 8, 9, 11 November 28, 2019
13b1 Lead 1-7, 10 November 28, 2019
13b2 Cadmium 1-7, 10 November 28, 2019
13b3 Cadmium and lead 1-7, 10 November 28, 2019
15 Lead 8, 9 March 1, 2020
15a Lead 1-7, 10 March 1, 2020
18b Lead 1-7, 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial), 10 March 1, 2020
18b1 Lead 5 March 1, 2020
29 Lead 1-7, 10, 11 March 1, 2020
32 Lead 1-7, 8 (excluding In vitro), 9, 10 March 1, 2020
34 Lead 1-10 January 15, 2020

EU RoHS Exemptions Under Consideration for Renewal
Annex IV (Medical device exemptions)

Exemption Name Exempted Substances Impacted Product Categories Renewal Request Date
1 Lead, Cadmium, Mercury 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 January 2, 2020
1a Lead, Cadmium 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 January 17, 2020
1b Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 January 15, 2020
1c Lead, Cadmium, Mercury 8, 9 November 22, 2019
2 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 15, 2020
3 Lead 8, 9 January 18, 2020
5 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 January 6, 2020
11 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 2, 2020
12 Lead, Cadmium 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 July 31, 2019
13 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 15, 2020
14 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 2, 2020
15 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 15, 2020
17 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 15, 2020
18 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) January 15, 2020
20 Cadmium 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) December 20, 2019
26 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 December 11, 2019
27 Lead 8, 9 (excluding Industrial) December 12, 2018
29 Lead 8 (excluding In vitro), 9 (excluding Industrial) December 20, 2019
31a Lead, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium and Polybrominated Diphenylethers (PBDEs) 8, 9 (excluding Industrial) January 2, 2020
39 Lead 8, 9 January 18, 2020

In addition to the exemption renewals under consideration, the EU Commission has also issued formal decisions on several other exemptions. The table below lists the newly added or updated exemptions issued by the Commission. For a more detailed table with substance descriptions and updated expiration dates for all product categories, download the full EU RoHS Exemptions List compiled by GreenSoft.

Updated & Newly Added EU RoHS Exemptions
Annex III (Standard exemptions)

Exemption Reference Exempted Substances Impacted Product Categories Apply Date Type Delegated
Directive
9 Hexavalent Chromium 1-11 March 5, 2020 Update Link
9a1 Hexavalent Chromium 1-7, 10 April 1, 2021 Newly added Link
9a2 Hexavalent Chromium 1-7, 10 April 1, 2021 Newly added Link
41 Lead 1-11 April 1, 2021 Update Link

Updated & Newly Added EU RoHS Exemptions
Annex IV (Medical device exemptions)

Exemption Reference Exempted Substances Impacted Product Categories Apply Date Type Delegated
Directive
37 Lead 8, 9 April 1, 2021 Update Link
41 Lead 8 (In vitro only) April 1, 2021 Update Link
44 Cadmium 9 September 1, 2020 Newly added Link

These exemption updates were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 March 2020. The last prior batch of EU RoHS exemption updates was in November 2019.

GreenSoft keeps track of RoHS exemptions for you

GreenSoft maintains a compiled list of the EU RoHS Exemptions in order to perform EU RoHS Data Services for our customers and to keep our GreenData Manager software up-to-date. We also make this list available online to the public for your convenience and reference.

Our compiled EU RoHS Exemptions List has been updated to include the recent changes by the European Commission. You can download the updated EU RoHS Exemptions List here.

Updates and exemptions to regulations occur regularly. With the status and timing of exemption extensions unknown, keeping track of the various dates and exemptions is a time-consuming task.

Affected companies using parts or materials that utilize expiring exemptions that were not extended should immediately begin finding replacements and phasing out the use of those parts or materials.

GreenSoft can help with this process, including the sourcing of replacement parts. We can help you collect the substance data on your parts and format the data to meet the due diligence and documentation requirements of EU RoHS and EN 50581.

Learn more about our EU RoHS Data Services or contact us today to get started.

 

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Data Exchange Standards

 March 25, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

GreenSoft Technology hosts IEC Meeting

IEC 62474 Committee Addresses REACH Database Requirements

iecGreenSoft Technology is proud to have hosted a meeting of IEC National Experts in Las Vegas in January 2020.

Comprised of national experts from around the globe, the IEC 62474 maintenance and validation teams ensure the IEC 62474 data exchange standard supports industry data communication requirements, while also maintaining the IEC 62474 Declarable Substance List (DSL).

The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is the world’s leading organization for the preparation and publication of International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies.

IEC 62474 is an International Standard for the electrical and electronics industry on material declaration that includes an internationally recognized Declarable Substance List (DSL), a material declaration procedure, and an XML-schema for data exchange.

The IEC 62474 DSL is a list of regulated substances and substance groups which a manufacturer should declare to downstream manufacturers if present in electrical or electronic equipment (EEE). The list is based on requirements applicable to the EEE industry, and is screened to exclude substances which are not relevant to the electrical and electronic products.

In addition to ensuring that the IEC 62474 standard is current with all applicable regulations, the January meeting had a main objective of ensuring the IEC 62474 standard is able to support supply chain data communications required for compliance with the new EU REACH SCIP database.

Walter Jager of ECD compliance, Co-Convener of the IEC 62474 validation team, explains how the IEC data exchange standard is adapting to support the new SCIP database data reporting requirements:

"The IEC 62474 International material declaration standard is providing an effective and flexible method for suppliers and solution providers to communicate material and substance information in products for global regulations.  During its January 2020 meeting, the IEC 62474 Validation Team approved minor changes to the data exchange format to support all mandatory EU SCIP database fields and a few key optional fields that add value to industry." 

With the January 2021 deadline for companies to start loading information into the new database rapidly approaching, industry standards must adapt quickly.  No one understands this better than the IEC 62474 team members.

Rob Friedman of Siemens Healthineers (also a validation team co-convener), agrees:

"SCIP poses significant reporting challenges for many companies in the EEE industry. The IEC 62474 standardized material declaration will play an important role in the industry’s ability to exchange article, material, and substance data that meets SCIP reporting obligations. The data exchange version X8.10 was released March 15th, allowing suppliers, manufacturers and solution providers to begin incorporating the functionality into their systems for use in collecting information in 2020. "

GreenSoft’s Compliance Specialist, Randy Flinders, who has been a named expert on the IEC maintenance and validation teams for several years, also commented on the need for the industry to support the committee’s work:

“With requirements like the new SCIP database being thrown at the industry with very little time to implement, companies will need to rely on standards bodies and solution providers to provide the tools and capabilities needed to achieve compliance. While companies can be assured that the industry response to the SCIP database is going full steam ahead, they should also be involved in the process and stay aware of the latest information. We are all in this together.”

Larry Yen, President of GreenSoft, explains the importance of participation in industry standards committees, such as IEC to GreenSoft:

“Standards such as IEC 62474 are critical for the electronics industry to share data across the supply chain. Having Randy participate in developing these essential standards allows GreenSoft to tailor our data services and GreenData Manager software solutions to industry requirements and standard practices.

By setting common communication protocols and data formats, these standards allow for machine-to-machine exchange of substance content and compliance information between electronic systems, regardless of software or platform. This not only benefits GreenSoft, but the industry as a whole.

We were honored to support the efforts of the IEC standards work by hosting this year’s meeting in Las Vegas. We look forward to GreenSoft’s continued participation with the IEC in the future.”

For more information on the IEC 62474 standard and DSL, visit the IEC 62474 Blog, hosted by ECD Compliance.

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Webinar

March 16, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Materials Compliance Management Webinar

New Webinar: Automated Material Compliance Management Process

GDM-w-CDM-webinarLast week we hosted a webinar providing detailed information and a look into our new software tool to support Full Material Declaration (FMD), EU REACH SCIP Database, and IMDS reporting requirements for component manufacturers.

You can view the video recording of the full webinar on-demand in our Webinar Archive. You can also view a few short clips of the webinar on our YouTube channel.

The webinar goes into detail on the complex challenge faced by component manufacturers as they need to provide their customers with regulatory data even though they themselves do not face the same regulatory requirements.

With component manufacturers supplying parts to customers from multiple industry segments, they must be aware of and provide data for dozens of different regulations across many different industries.

You’ll be guided through a list of the various regulatory requirements that your customers are facing, including the new EU REACH SCIP database and IMDS reporting requirements, as well as shown an example compliance validation process flow.

The webinar finishes with a demonstration of GreenSoft’s GreenData Manager with Component Disclosure Module software tool which provides an automated process for materials compliance reporting using substance make-up data to generate FMD data to provide to customers.

View the webinar anytime in our Webinar Archive, and learn more about our GreenData Manager with Component Disclosure Module software tool online.

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Market Access

March 9, 2020 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

Equipment Removed from EU Market

Product Failing to Meet Compliance Standards

eu-rohs

Last month an EU Member State enforcement action caused the removal of an electronic product from the European market for failure to comply with the EU RoHS Directive and the EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation.

A digital multimeter from the brand HoldPeak, model HP-37C, was found in violation of EU RoHS and EU POPs due to the plastic material of the cables containing an excess amount of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) and lead (measured values up to: 0.87 % and 0.26 % by weight, respectively).

As a result of the violation, the manufacturer was forced to withdraw the product from the market and warn consumers of the risks.

A notice of the enforcement action can be found here.

GreenSoft’s data services can help prevent loss of market access for regulation violations

Compliance with the EU RoHS Directive and the EU POPs Regulation is required for affected companies that manufacture or distribute products in the European market. As demonstrated by the three enforcement actions above, failure to comply with EU RoHS or EU POPs can result in loss of market access and other serious consequences for manufacturers and distributors.

GreenSoft provides Data Services to help your company comply with the EU RoHS Directive and the EU POPs Regulation so that you can ensure you retain market access to the European market.

We will collect compliance data on parts and assemblies from your supply chain for you, and generate compliance and completion reports so that you can assess whether your products and parts are in compliance with EU RoHS or EU POPs and other regulations. For parts that are above the regulation thresholds, we can help in the sourcing of replacement parts.

Learn more about our Data Services or contact us today to get started.

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