This International Standard specifies the procedure, content, and form relating to material declarations for products and accessories of organizations operating in and supplying to the electrotechnical industry. Process chemicals and emissions during product use are not in the scope of this International Standard. Product packaging material is not in scope of this International Standard. The main intended use of this International Standard is to provide data up and down the supply chain that: " Allows organizations to assess products against substance compliance requirements " Allows organizations to use this information in their environmentally conscious designprocess and across all product life cycle phases This International Standard specifies mandatory declaration requirements and also provides optional declaration requirements. This International Standard does not provide any specific method to capture material declaration data. Organizations have the flexibility to determine the most appropriate method to capture material declaration data without compromising data utility and quality. This International Standard is intended to allow reporting based on engineering judgment, supplier material declarations, and/or sampling and testing.