Detail of GB/T 36560-2018

Introduction of GB/T 36560-2018

This standard is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009. This standard is identical to IEC 63000: 2016 Technical documentation for the assessment of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances by means of translation. The Chinese documents consistent and corresponding with the normative international documents in this standard are as follows: ——GB/T 26125-2011 Electrical and electronic products - Determination of six regulated substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers) (IEC 62321:2008, IDT); ——GB/Z 26668-2011 Material declaration of electronic and electrical products (IEC 62474 CDV:2010, NEQ). The following editorial changes have been made in this standard: ——The name of this standard is changed to Specifications for technical documentation for the conformity demonstration of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances to adapt to the content of this standard; ——The application examples for “manufacturer” and “exemptions” are added to adapt to the industry practices in China (see notes in 3.2 and 4.2). This standard was proposed by and is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Environmental Standardization for Electrical and Electronic Products and Systems of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 297).   Introduction Certain substances contained in electrical and electronic products are restricted by legislation and/or customer specifications. Manufacturers of final products therefore need to be able to demonstrate that their products meet the applicable substance restrictions. For those restrictions that apply at the component or material level, it is impractical for manufacturers of electrical and electronic products to undertake their own testing of all materials contained in the final assembled product. Instead, manufacturers work with their suppliers to manage compliance and compile technical documentation as evidence of compliance. This approach is well recognised by both industry and enforcement authorities. The aim of this document is to specify the technical documentation that the manufacturer needs to compile in order to declare compliance with the applicable substance restrictions, under various substance regulations worldwide. Specifications for technical documentation for the conformity demonstration of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances 1 Scope This standard specifies the technical documentation that the manufacturer compiles in order to declare compliance with the applicable substance restrictions. The documentation of the manufacturer's management system is outside the scope of this standard. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. IEC 62321 (all parts) Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products IEC 62474:2012 Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses: ——IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/ ——ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://wwwi.so.org/obp 3.1 restricted substance substance which is limited in its use in a product, sub-assembly, part or material 3.2 manufacturer natural or legal person who manufactures a product or has a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under his name or trademark Note: In some cases, the importer or distributor is also identified as the manufacturer. 3.3 supplier organisation that provides the manufacturer with materials, parts and/or sub-assemblies 4 Technical documentation 4.1 Overview The manufacturer shall compile technical documentation to demonstrate that electrical and electronic products comply with substance restrictions (see 4.2 and 4.3). 4.2 Content of the technical documentation The technical documentation shall include at least the following elements: ——a general description of the product. Note 1: The description of the product together with its intended use is one of the factors that determines which exemptions (if any) apply. Note 2: Exemptions are sometimes referred to as exception requirements. ——documents for materials, parts, and/or sub-assemblies (see 4.3). ——information showing the relationship between the technical documents identified in 4.3 and the corresponding materials, parts and/or sub-assemblies in the product. ——list of standards and/or other technical specifications that have been used to establish the technical documents identified in 4.3, or to which such documents refer. 4.3 Information on materials, parts, and/or sub-assemblies 4.3.1 Tasks to be undertaken by the manufacturer The manufacturer shall undertake the following four tasks: ——determine the information needed (see 4.3.2); ——collect the information (see 4.3.3); ——evaluate the information with regard to its quality and trustworthiness and decide whether to include it in the technical documentation (see 4.3.4); ——ensure that the technical documentation remains valid (see 4.3.5). Figure 1 shows the process to create the technical documentation.

Contents of GB/T 36560-2018

Foreword II Introduction III 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Technical documentation 4.1 Overview 4.2 Content of the technical documentation 4.3 Information on materials, parts, and/or sub-assemblies 4.3.1 Tasks to be undertaken by the manufacturer 4.3.2 Determine the information needed 4.3.3 Collecting information 4.3.4 Evaluation of information 4.3.5 Review of the technical documentation Bibliography