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News Briefs:

New EU adds eight new substances to the REACH candidate list June 2010

New California updates Prop 65 chemical list April 2010

New JIG-101 edition 3.0 released March 2010

New IPC issues new 175X family of declaration standards February 2010

EU amends list of ELV exemptions February 2010

CPSIA issues new timeline for testing of children's products December 2009


EU expands scope of its Ecodesign Directives to energy-related products October 2009

China proposes 'the catalog' for RoHS Phase 2 October 2009

China plans expansion of PEANCS (new chemical substances) June 2009

EU recommends first list of substances requiring authorization under REACH April 2009

California approves the Green Chemistry Initiative September 2008

NGO ChemSec releases 'SIN' list (Substitute It Now) September 2008

US adopts CPSIA for lead & phthalates in children's products and for lead paint August 2008

EU Court of Justice ends decaBDE exemption for RoHS April 2008


EU releases draft of proposed RoHS changes (known as RoHS2) 2008

EU considers adding medical devices and monitoring & control instruments to RoHS

EU considers adding new prohibited substances to RoHS

RoHS2 would rely upon standards developed by European standards organizations

EU releases its study on the 'simplification' of RoHS


EU releases its study of the costs and benefits of RoHS


Eight EU Member States are cited for RoHS & WEEE transposition failures

California governor vetoes bill to expand RoHS October 2007

Northeastern US states propose Model Electronic Recycling Act 


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What is JIG-101?

JIG is short for Joint Industry Guide

JIG-101 is the international materials declaration standard for the electrotechnical industry. It reflects the collaborative efforts of trade associations in Europe (DigitalEurope), Japan (JGPSSI) and the United States (CEA, EIA, JEDEC, TIA).

On March 31, 2010, JIG-101 edition 3.0 was published by the Consumer Electronics Association in Arlington, Virginia. Free downloads are available at www.ce.org/jig.

JIG represents the industry-wide consensus on the relevant materials and substances that must be reported within the electrotechnical supply chain because of legal or market requirements. Its scope is intended to be comprehensive and global.
  Legal: regulations include those enacted by the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, Lithuania, China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Canada and the US (including the states of California, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York and Louisiana); these are Criteria 1 ("R" regulated) reasons for disclosure; only materials and substances applicable to electrotechnical products are included in JIG
  Market: design for environment (DfE) standards include those developed by the IPC, IEC, IEEE, DigitalEurope, CECED, AeA and EERA; these are Criteria 3 ("I" information) reasons for disclosure
  Scope: disclosure is required for the materials and substances present in the supplied product, including batteries, but excluding process chemicals (not remaining in finished product) and packaging materials
  Threshold: materials and substances are reported when they equal or exceed the designated threshold level (weight % or ppm); disclosure is not required when they fall below the threshold level
  Intentionally added: when this is the threshold, substances whose "continual presence is desired to provide a specific characteristic, appearance or quality" must be reported, regardless of quantity
  CAS: when the CAS number is provided in the list itself (Annex A), only that specific substance must be reported; when the CAS number is not provided in Annex A, all instances of the category must be reported (the CAS numbers in Annex B are provided only as examples)
  Data fields: required fields include company name & response date, product name, supplier part number & total mass (g), substance name & mass (g); in addition, location of substance and weight (%) are required when the threshold is exceeded
Eleven new substances/categories were added to the list: seven from REACH SVHC candidate lists, three from Directive 76/769/EEC on dangerous substances, and one from Directive 2001/95/EC on product safety. A summary of JIG-101 edition 3.0 is provided below:
Substance/category *(new listing) Applications: threshold level (criteria)
Asbestos All applications: intentionally added (R)
Azocolourants & azodyes which form certain aromatic amines Textiles & leather: 30 ppm in finished product (R)
Beryllium oxide (BeO) All applications: 1000 ppm (I)
Brominated flame retardants
other than PBBs, PBDEs or HBCDD
Plastic parts > 25 grams other than in
printed wiring board assemblies: 1000 ppm (I)
Printed wiring board laminate: 900 ppm total bromine content (I)
Cadmium/cadmium compounds Batteries: 5 ppm (R)
All other applications: 100 ppm in homogeneous material (R)
Chromium VI compounds All applications: 1000 ppm in homogeneous material (R)
Cobalt dichloride (CoCl2) * All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Diarsenic pentoxide All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Diarsenic trioxide All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Dibutyltin (DBT) compounds * All applications: 1000 ppm of tin in a material (R)
Dioctyltin (DOT) compounds * Childcare articles: 1000 ppm of tin in a material (R)
Textile & leather articles intended to come into contact with skin: 1000 ppm of tin in a material (R)
Two-component room temperature vulcanisation (RTV-2) moulding kits: 1000 ppm of tin in a material (R)
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) * All applications: 0.1 ppm (R)
Fluorinated greenhouse gases
(PFC, SF6, HFC)
All applications: intentionally added (R)
Formaldehyde Textiles: 75 ppm (R)
Composite wood, plywood, particle board, MDF: intentionally added (R)
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and all major diastereoisomers All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Lead/lead compounds Consumer products intended for children 12 yrs or younger: 300 ppm (R)
Paint/surface coatings for toys and children's products: 90 ppm (R)
Cables/cords with thermoset or thermoplastic coatings: 300 ppm (R)
Batteries: 40 ppm (R)
All other applications: 1000 ppm in homogeneous material (R)
Lead chromate * All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Lead chromate molybdate sulphate red (C.I. Pigment Red 104) * All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Lead sulfochromate yellow (C.I. Pigment Yellow 34) * All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Mercury/mercury compounds Batteries: 1 ppm (R)
All other applications: intentionally added or 1000 ppm in homogeneous material (R)
Nickel All applications with prolonged skin contact: intentionally added (R)
Ozone depleting substances All applications: intentionally added (R)
Perchlorates All applications: 0.006 ppm (R)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) All applications: intentionally added (R)
Phenol,2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,
6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)
All applications: intentionally added (R)
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP) All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) * All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Selected phthalates Group 1 (BBP, DBP, DEHP) Children's toy or child care article: 1000 ppm in plasticized material (R)
Selected phthalates Group 2 (DIDP, DINP, DNOP) Children's toy or child care article that can be placed in child's mouth: 1000 ppm in plasticized material (R)
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) All applications: 1000 ppm in homogeneous material (R)
Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) All applications: 1000 ppm in homogeneous material (R)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and specific substitutes All applications: intentionally added (R)
Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) All applications: intentionally added (R)
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (more than 3 chlorine atoms) All applications: intentionally added (R)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) All applications: 1000 ppm (I)
Radioactive substances All applications: intentionally added (R)
Refractory ceramic fibres, aluminosilicate * All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Refractory ceramic fibres,
zirconia aluminosilicate
*
All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Shortchain chlorinated paraffins
(C10 – C13)
All applications: 1000 ppm (R)
Tri-substituted organostannic
compounds
*
All applications: 1000 ppm of tin in a material (R)
Tributyl tin oxide (TBTO) All applications: intentionally added or 1000 ppm (R)
Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) All applications: 1000 ppm (R)

JIG is updated yearly, with new editions published in March or April.

This summary is intended to give you an easy-to-understand overview and does not constitute legal advice. The actual standard in the original language should be reviewed and used for all business, legal, and product compliance purposes.

Should you need assistance in managing materials declaration for your JIG-101 substances, we stand ready to help you. Just email us or give us a call at 972-679-8996 for a rapid and personalized response.

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