EVS-EN IEC 63000:2018

IEC 63000 outlines technical documentation for manufacturers. Certain substances contained in electrical and electronic products are restricted by legislation 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.

IEC 63000 specifies the content of the technical documentation that the manufacturer needs to compile in order to declare compliance under various substance regulations worldwide. The text of the international standard has been approved in Europe as EN IEC 63000:2018 without any changes and it supersedes EN 50581:2012.