British Standards Institution

Sector: Sustainability

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for providing the UK input to IEC/TC 111 and CLC/TC 111X.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (45)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Revision of NWIP on TS 50625-3-1:	xxxx Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 3-1 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-05-02	Proposal
PNW 111-855 ED1:	Digitalization of Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) - Part 2: Format and Guidance for Exchanging CFP Data Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-10-01	Proposal
PNW 111-829 ED1:	General methods for the assessment of product durability - Part 2: Ability to repair, reuse and upgrade (RRU) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-06-05	Proposal
PNW 111-768 ED1:	General method for assessing the proportion of recycled materials content in products Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2024-06-19	Proposal
PNW 111-698 ED1:	Guidelines for end-of-life information provided by manufacturers and recyclers and for recyclability rate calculation of electrical and electronic equipment Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Recycling Proposal begins : 2023-03-23	Proposal
PD CLC/TS 50625-5	Collection, logistics & Treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 5: Specification for the final treatment of WEEE fractions - Copper and precious metals Categories: Unclassified documents Approval begins :	Approval
New Work Item Proposal - EN IEC 63366:2025/prAA -	Product category rules for life cycle assessment of electrical and electronic products and systems – Guidance for application in Europe Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-07-29	Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - EN 63000:	Technical documentation for the assessment of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2026-04-10	Proposal
New Work Item Proposal -	Product Category Rules for Material Efficiency Assessment Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2026-03-24	Proposal
New Work Item Proposal -	PNW 111-896 ED1: Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products - Part 16: Benzotriazole ultraviolet absorbers in plastics by Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2026-06-10	Proposal

Published (49)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 62936:2016	Test method development. Guidelines for substance selection Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Testing. Environmental Published standard begins : 2016-11-24	Published standard
PD IEC/TR 62824:2016	Guidance on material efficiency considerations in environmentally conscious design of electrical and electronic products Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General Published standard begins : 2016-05-09	Published standard
PD IEC/TR 62726:2014	Guidance on quantifying greenhouse gas emission reductions from the baseline for electrical and electronic products and systems Categories: Environmental impact assessment \| Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Air quality. General \| Electrical engineering. General \| Electronic components. General Published standard begins : 2014-08-28	Published standard
PD IEC/TR 62476:2010	Guidance for evaluation of products with respect to substance-use restrictions in electrical and electronic products Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Environmental impact assessment \| Electrical engineering. General \| Electronic components. General \| Electrical and electronic equipment Published standard begins : 2010-03-18	Published standard
PD IEC/TR 62474-1:2015	Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry. Guidance for the implementation of IEC 62474 Categories: Technical product documentation \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Components. Electrical equipment. General \| Electronic components. General Published standard begins : 2016-01-15	Published standard
PD IEC/PAS 63015:2016	Definition of “Low-Halogen” for electronic products Categories: Chemical technology \| Wastes. Solid Published standard begins : 2016-08-11	Published standard
PD IEC TS 63428:2024	Guidance on material circulation considerations in environmentally conscious design Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Environmental economics Published standard begins : 2024-09-03	Published standard
PD IEC TR 63212:2020	Harmonization of environmental performance criteria for electrical and electronic products. Feasibility study Categories: Environmental protection \| Testing. Environmental Published standard begins : 2020-05-13	Published standard
PD CLC/TS 50625-4:2017	Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE. Specification for the collection and logistics associated with WEEE Categories: Wastes. Other \| Components. Electrical equipment. General \| Electromechanical components. General Published standard begins : 2017-09-07	Published standard
PD CLC/TS 50625-3-5:2017	Collection, logistics & Treatment requirements for WEEE. Technical specification for de-pollution. Photovoltaic panels Categories: Wastes. Other \| Solar energy engineering Published standard begins : 2017-11-27	Published standard

Withdrawn (9)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN IEC 62474:2019	Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry Categories: Technical product documentation \| Environmental protection \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Components. Electrical equipment \| Components. Electrical equipment. General \| Electronic components. General Withdrawn begins : 2021-01-27	Withdrawn
BS EN 62474:2012	Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry Categories: Technical product documentation \| Environment and environmental protection. General \| Components. Electrical equipment \| Components. Electrical equipment. General \| Electronic components. General Withdrawn begins : 2019-02-12	Withdrawn
BS EN 62430:2009	Environmentally conscious design for electrical and electronic products Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Electrical engineering. General \| Electronic components. General \| Electrical and electronic equipment Withdrawn begins : 2020-01-07	Withdrawn
BS EN 62321:2009	Electrotechnical products. Determination of levels of six regulated substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers) Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Electronic components. General \| Electrical and electronic equipment Withdrawn begins : 2024-06-20	Withdrawn
BS EN 62321-7-2:2017	Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Hexavalent chromium. Determination of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in polymers and electronics by the colorimetric method Categories: Electronic components. General \| Physicochemical analysis Withdrawn begins : 2020-06-12	Withdrawn
BS EN 62321-4:2014	Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Mercury in polymers, metals and electronics by CV-AAS, CV-AFS, ICP-OES and ICP-MS Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Electrical engineering. General \| Electronic components. General \| Electrical and electronic equipment Withdrawn begins : 2018-03-21	Withdrawn
BS EN 62321-2:2014	Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products. Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General \| Pollution, pollution control and conservation \| Electrical engineering. General \| Electronic components. General \| Electrical and electronic equipment Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-03	Withdrawn
BS EN 50581:2012	Technical documentation for the assessment of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances Categories: Electrical engineering. General \| Electronic components. General Withdrawn begins : 2018-12-10	Withdrawn
BS EN 50574:2012	Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for end-of-life household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons Categories: Wastes. Special \| Waste. Equipment and installations. Disposal and treatment. \| Domestic electrical appliances Withdrawn begins : 2013-05-02	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

A M D E A - Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances
AATF Forum
AO Recycling Ltd
B E A M A Limited
B E A M A Networks
B S I A - British Security Industry Association
British Cables Association
British Home Enhancement Trade Association
British Measurement and Testing Association
British Metals Recycling Association
Committee Manager
E N A - Energy Networks Association
Environment Agency
F I A - Fire Industry Association
G A M B I C A Association Limited
I C E R Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling
Intertek Group PLC
Lighting Industry Association
London College of Fashion
RINA UK Ltd
Sphera BOMcheck
techUK
Tier 1 Asset Management
WEEE Schemes Forum

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Consumer Electronics
Individual Capacity - Sustainable design & material efficiency
Liaison - CPL/59
Liaison - DS/1
Liaison - EPL/100
Liaison - MCE/3
UK Expert - IEC 62321
UK Expert - IEC/TC 111/WG 19

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

GEL/111 - Electrotechnical environment committee

Committee standards activity