Barco environmental requirements 2013
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1. How to provide the weight The preferred unit of measure for weights is grams g Please convert other units of measure into grams For cables and wires only the preferred unit of measure is grams per meter g m All documentation will be requested and must be provided to Greensoft Technology Barco is working with Greensoft Technology since 2009 in collecting data for environmental compliance As a supplier of Barco you will receive an email from Greensoft where you will be asked to provide the documentation requested for compliance including the weight http www greensofttech com Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 21 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Summary As supplier of Barco you must comply with worldwide environmental regulations applicable to products Therefore as supplier of Barco you need to make sure you e Sign the Terms and Conditions of Purchase e Sign the Compliance Engagement Form e Provide on request proof of compliance with the aforementioned requirements Contacts Should you have any question about environmental compliance please do not hesitate to contact our Environmental Compliance Office at green compliance barco com Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 22 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Annex I Gl2. homogenous material level beyond the limits defined above will be considered as non compliant Barco nv cyeleieo President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 10 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements An assembly of parts where one or more parts contain restricted substances in their homogenous material level beyond the limits defined above is considered as non compliant Exemptions There are a number of exempted applications which are allowed by the RoHS Directive These exemptions are listed in the Appendix Please be aware that some of these exemptions have an upcoming expiry date Also all exemptions will expire in July 2016 unless a request for authorization is sent to the European Commission For medical devices the final expiry data of all exemptions is July 2021 CE mark Since the RoHS Directive has been recasted RoHS compliance is under the CE mark therefore suppliers must ensure their CE declaration of conformity includes a reference to the ROHS Directive If the product is not compliant with the RoHS restrictions it should not bear the CE mark Presumption of conformity The standard EN50581 establishes the criteria of presumption of conformity with the RoHS Directive by describing what suppliers should provide in their technical documentation for the assessment of electronic equipment with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances Barco req
3. is working with Greensoft Technology since 2009 in collecting data for environmental compliance As a supplier of Barco you will receive an email from Greensoft where you will be asked to provide the documentation requested for compliance http www greensofttech com How to compile your compliance documentation Test reports should normally be provided by your raw material suppliers In case you do not have this documentation please contact your sub tier suppliers in order to ask for RoHS information Since RoHS is becoming a worldwide requirement suppliers are used to share information on this topic For certain suppliers Barco specifically asks for the use of non ROHS components and parts This can be the case for equipment which will be part of military equipment excluded from the scope of RoHS or part of a means of transport e g aerospace products If this is the case the supplier should follow the Barco specifications and provide the information for the remaining products which are not covered by this request General instructions If the product consists of more than 1 part e Ask ROHS information for all the parts of the product to your sub tier suppliers e If every part of the product is RoHS compliant then your product is RoHS compliant Otherwise the product is non RoHS compliant If the product consists of only 1 part e Determine the composition of the part including the treatments and paints to check if it contains an
4. Barco Product Environmental Requirements Barco Product Environmental Requirements Revision History Owned by Reviewed by Approved by Viviana Occhionorelli Name Date Reason for revision Viviana Occhionorelli 23 10 2013 Initial release Aim of this guidance As Barco supplier you have the obligation to comply with worldwide environmental regulations on toxic substances waste energy efficiency etc All products the supplier provides to Barco must be compliant with the Barco environmental requirements applicable to products and as supplier you must be able to prove compliance unless otherwise explicitly required by Barco e g in the Barco required specification Barco documentation Barco provided technical drawings This guidance aims at explaining the environmental requirements that Barco suppliers and OEMs ODMs must comply with according to Barco Terms and Conditions of Purchase Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 1 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Table of contents Revision History 1 Aim of this guidance 1 Table of contents 2 The Compliance Engagement Form 3 Barco REACH Requirements 3 Barco RoHS Requirements 10 Barco Conflict Minerals Requirements 14 Barco requirements for Batteries 16 Barco Requirements for Packaging 19 Barco Requirements for OEMs ODMs 20 Barco weight Require
5. Safety data sheets SDS should include information about the properties of the substance or mixture its hazards and instruction for handling safe and environmentally responsible disposal transport but also first aid fire fighting and exposure control measures e The correct format and content of Safety Data Sheets should be according to REGULATION EC No 1907 2006 REACH Annex II Monitoring and self auditing for REACH conformance In case of changes to the part requested by Barco or by the supplier e The supplier is responsible for regularly verifying the conformance of its parts to REACH including in case of o New part o Material change in existing part o Any changes by sub tier suppliers o Updates of Barco environmental requirements The supplier is also responsible for continuously monitoring the REACH regulation and its updates regarding the Candidate list of SVHCs and the Authorization List Information suppliers need to provide to Barco In order to ensure compliance with the Barco REACH requirements suppliers and OEMs must provide the following documentation e Full Material Declaration or e REACH Declaration or Certificate If a full material declaration is difficult to provide in the short term The certificate must include the name of any SVHCs contained in the supplied product according to the latest SVHC list If suppliers only provide a REACH Declaration to Barco they are expected to renew the REACH certificat
6. bition in accordance with 2006 66 EC Article 4 Labeling of batteries All batteries sold to Barco or contained in equipment sold to Barco must comply with the following labeling requirements Hg Cd Pb Capacity Batteries and button cells containing more than 0 0005 mercury more than 0 002 cadmium or more than 0 004 lead shall be marked with the chemical symbol for the metal concerned Hg Cd or Pb Design requirements All suppliers which provide to Barco equipment containing batteries shall design this equipment in such a way that batteries can be readily removed and shall provide instructions on how to safely remove the battery Information requirements If the product contains a battery you need to provide to GreenSoft Technology the following information Number of batteries in the product Type of batteries Barco nv BA alco President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 17 of 27 www barco com Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Information suppliers need to provide to Barco To be able to report to the concerned authorities Barco needs information on the batteries included in a product Therefore as a supplier you are required to provide e Number of batteries in the product e Specifications of the batteries type weight capacity etc All documentation will be requested and must be provided to Greensoft Technology Barco is working with Greensoft Technology s
7. disposal of eventual batteries contained in the product e Mercury notice explaining the presence of mercury lamps e Turkey ROHS compliance statement in Turkish e China RoHS substances table e WEEE recycling passport Barco nv cyeleieo President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 20 of 27 www barco com Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Requirements for product design In case your product is required to comply with energy efficiency requirements please be aware of the following regulations e Korea e standby regulations applicable to displays e China Energy Label applicable to displays and computers e Energy Related Products Directive 2009 125 EC whenever applicable Please contact your reference person for Barco to know the details about the requirements applying to your product Barco weight Requirements Information suppliers need to provide to Barco Barco needs the exact net weight for every supplied part because of certain regulations e g REACH focusing on product level instead of part level To be able to calculate the concentration of substances on product level the exact weight of every individual part is needed If the supplier doesn t have the weight of the part in a database Barco requires the supplier to weigh the part with an accurate balance The packaging of the part has to be excluded from the weight since this packaging does not end up in the final product
8. e board Metal Parts e Focus especially on the following eventual critical components o alloy Pb o surface treatment e g corrosion protection Cr Plastic Parts e Focus especially on the following eventual critical components o Flame protected plastics PBB and or PBDE Packaging e Packaging is not likely to be non ROHS compliant Check especially for metal parts and plastics Optical components e Focus especially on the following eventual critical components o Glass and lenses Pb in leadoxide Cables e Focus especially on the following eventual critical components o Plug Pb in soldering and contact surface o Cable insulation Cd in pigments PVC stabilizers Pb in leadoxide Resources ROHS Directive http eur lex europa eu LexUriServ LexUriServ do uri OJ L 2011 174 0088 0110 en PDF Orgalime guidance on RoHS Directive http www orgalime org publication september 2012 update orgalime quide recast rohs directive july 2011 Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 13 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Barco Conflict Minerals Requirements The Dodd Frank Act Metals like tin tungsten gold and tantalum are very common in electronics However a considerable amount of those minerals originate from conflict areas where mining activities finance regional conflicts One of these areas is the Democratic Republic of Cong
9. e each time the SVHC list is updated ca every 6 months Therefore Barco encourages its suppliers to provide Full Material Declarations All documentation will be requested by and must be provided to Greensoft Technology Barco is working with Greensoft Technology since 2009 in collecting data for environmental compliance As a supplier of Barco you will receive an email from Greensoft in which you will be asked to provide the documentation requested for compliance http www greensofttech com Barco nv cyele eon President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 6 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements How to compile your compliance documentation Many of our suppliers supply a very large number of products and make very complex products Therefore it can be a challenge to find out in which products the SVHC are contained since the number of SVHCs is also large and tends to change over time First of all to issue your compliance documentation you do not necessarily need to make a chemical analysis of the product at a testing laboratory It will be sufficient to collect all information from your sub tier suppliers and to aggregate this information together To make it easier you can use a probability based approach to focus the work The idea is to first collect information for those articles which are likely to contain SVHC One example is plasticizers many SVHCs are plasticiz
10. eir respective sunset date unless their use is authorized e Follow up regulations and request SVHC information to your Sub Tier suppliers again when the SVHC list is updated Instructions for specific product categories Printed Circuit Board Assemblies e An investigation is requested for the assembly process only which means materials and substances used during the assembly process e g solder solder paste and any new parts which are added to the PCBA by the supplier No need to provide information about the parts electronic parts PCB s etc that are specified by Barco since Barco requests information for these parts directly to the suppliers of these parts e Please provide us also information PCB type and supplier of the printed circuit boards you are using for the different PCB assemblies This information will be requested to you by your Barco contact on a regular basis Printed Circuit Boards e A full material declaration of the printed circuit board needs to be provided together with compliance certificates This information will be requested to you with the help of the EMS Electronics Manufacturer Services using the PCB Metal Parts e If the part is treated and or painted focus on the treatment and or paint to check for any SVHC substances Plastic Parts Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 8 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Require
11. ers and chemicals used in the production of plastic parts and electronic components Therefore if a part of your product is made of plastic PVC or other similar materials you can focus on these suppliers asking this information about their raw materials Barco can also provide a list of SVHCs which are most likely to be present in electronic equipment Please find this list in Annex II General instructions Full Material Declaration What is a FMD It lists all substances contained in the article along with the substance mass or concentration The substance masses need to sum up to 100 of the article s mass How to establish a Full Material Declaration e Request material and substance information from Sub Tier suppliers e Explode the BOM for each part requested and include the Sub Tier supplier BOM information build up in the BOM so it contains only substances with their respective weight e Clean up the BOM by excluding all tools packaging process materials and all other materials that are not present in the final delivered product e If there are proprietary substances include the total weight of proprietary substances maximum 5 of the total product weight Make sure that these proprietary substances don t contain any SVHC substances e Check if the sum of all the weights is equal to the total product weight e Follow up requests to collect updated material and substance information from Sub Tier suppliers Note Barco d
12. ide to Barco Barco is in the process of establishing a conflict free program which requires you to e Fill in the information requested in the EICC Due Diligence Request template e Ensuring you do not knowingly source products or materials containing conflict minerals We recognize that tracing conflict minerals information is a challenging task and we understand that our suppliers can have difficulties in tracing back the smelters in the supply chain therefore we encourage you to ask the same request to your sub tier suppliers and we are available for all the support you might need in this exercise All documentation will be requested and must be provided to Greensoft Technology Barco is working with Greensoft Technology since 2009 in collecting data for environmental compliance As a supplier of Barco you will receive an email from Greensoft where you will be asked to provide the documentation requested for compliance http www greensofttech com Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 14 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements How to compile your compliance documentation e Determine which of your products supplied to Barco contain tin tungsten tantalum and or gold e Identify all the smelters in your supply chain that supply the abovementioned metals If you don t source directly from smelters please pass on this request to your Sub Tier suppl
13. idely used as a plasticizer in polymer products mainly PVC In flexible PVC the typical phthalate content ranges from 30 to 45 w w DEHP is also used in other vinyl resins cellulose ester plastics dielectric fluid in capacitors adhesives sealants lacquers and paints DHNUP is used as a plasticizer in PVC and other plastic polymers DIBP is used in combination with other phthalate plasticizers in cellulose resin vinyl resin acrylonitrile butadiene rubber chlorinated rubber and PVC It has similar properties to DBP and may be used as a substitute for DBP in most applications DIHP is used as a plasticizer in PVC and other plastic polymers parconv Moye BOs President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium www barco com Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements HBCDD Hexabromocyclododecane HBCDD is used as an additive flame retardant in high impact polystyrene HIPS which is found in electrical equipment including housings and distribution boxes The HBCDD content in HIPS ranges from 5 to 7 HBCDD is also used in expandable polystyrene EPS and extrudable polystyrene XPS SCCP Short chained chlorinated SCCP is currently used as a flame retardant in textiles paraffins and rubber in paint and in sealants TCEP Tris 2 chloroethyl TCEP is used as an additive flame retardant and Phosphate plasticizer for types of poly urethane and polyisocyanurate foam with a typical addition ra
14. iers and they may have to pass it on to their suppliers and ask them to inform you about the smelters in your supply chain e Complete the requested EICC Due Diligence Request template Resources Barco position on conflict minerals http www barco com en aboutbarco Corporate 20Sustainability Compliance Conflict 20M inerals 20Rule EICC template http www conflictfreesmelter org ConflictMineralsReportinglemplateDashboard htm EICC GeSI approach http www eicc info documents EICC GeSI_ ConflictMineral Overview 30May2011FINAL pdf EICC resources on conflict minerals http www eicc info extractives shtml Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 15 of 27 www barco com Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Barco requirements for Batteries Directive 2006 66 EC The Directive 2006 66 EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators aims at minimizing the negative impacts of batteries and accumulators on the environment and also harmonizing requirements for the smooth functioning of the internal market To achieve these objectives the Directive introduces measures to prohibit the marketing of some batteries containing hazardous substances It contains measures for establishing schemes aiming at high level of collection and recycling of batteries with quantified collection and recycling targets The Directive sets out minimum rules for producer respo
15. igh Concern If this is the case the supplier should inform Barco about the name of the substance the CAS number and its concentration weight weight The supplier is responsible for an ongoing REACH compliance program which includes monitoring for periodic additions to the SVHC list and to the Authorization list The supplier should have a process for collecting data about the presence of SVHC which includes data from sub tier suppliers The supplier should keep this information collected in the supply chain for 10 years after the manufacturing of the part The supplier should be aware that it will be audited by Barco regarding its REACH performance and reporting The supplier is responsible for incorporating the data obtained from sub tier suppliers for calculating the presence of SVHC in order to get the final net concentration weight weight Evidence obtained by sub tier suppliers should be also available upon request of Barco Communication for suppliers of chemicals Page 5 of 27 www barco com All suppliers of chemical agents are required to actively communicate to Barco if any of the substances and mixtures may be harmful to the health and safety of human beings or to the environment in general when exposed to these substances and mixtures Suppliers need to provide a safety data sheet in the following cases 1 A substance and from 1 June 2015 a mixture is classified as hazardous according to the Regulation on classification
16. ince 2009 in collecting data for environmental compliance As a supplier of Barco you will receive an email from Greensoft where you will be asked to provide the documentation requested for compliance http www greensofttech com How to compile your compliance documentation e Determine which and how many batteries are in the delivered part e Collect all requested information of each battery type If you don t have this information please ask your Sub Tier suppliers Resources Battery Directive http ec europa eu environment waste batteries Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 18 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Barco Requirements for Packaging All suppliers of packaging materials should comply with the following regulations e ROHS restrictions e REACH obligations RoHS requirements Although packaging material is not under the scope of the RoHS Directive the EU Packaging Directive 94 62 EG sets material requirements similar to ROHS Therefore suppliers must supply packaging free from the following RoHS substances Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent chromium Chromium VI or Cr6 Polybrominated biphenyls PBB Polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE NUR WNPF REACH Requirements Packaging is under the scope of the REACH Regulation and it is considered as an article or part All packaging materials s
17. ironmental Requirements Annex II List of hazardous substances mentioned in this guideline Bis 2 methoxyethyl phthalate also known as DMEP Bis 2 methoxyethyl phthalate also known as DMEP BBP Benzylbuty phthalate DBP Dibuty phthalate DEHP Di 2 ethylhexyl phthalate DHNUP 1 2 Benzenedicarboxylic acid di C7 11 branched and linear alkyl esters DIBP Disobutyl Phthalate DIHP 1 2 Benzenedicarboxylic acid di C6 8 branched alkyl esters C7 rich Page 25 of 27 DMEP is used as a plasticizer in the production of nitrocellulose acetyl cellulose polyvinyl acetate polyvinyl chloride PVC and polyvinylidene chloride DMEP is used as a plasticizer in the production of nitrocellulose acetyl cellulose polyvinyl acetate polyvinyl chloride PVC and polyvinylidene chloride BBP is one of the most expensive phthalates and so other phthalates are generally used when possible However BBP is used as a plasticiser in polymer products mainly PVC In flexible PVC the typical phthalate content ranges from 30 to 45 w w BBP is also used in certain sealants adhesives paints inks and lacquers DBP is often used in combination with other phthalates in flexible PVC Typical phthalate content in PVC ranges from 30 to 45 w w of which DBP is a major component at up to 15 DBP is also used in neoprene and nitrile rubber PVA adhesives nitrocellulose lacquers printing inks sealants and coatings DEHP is w
18. labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures CLP 2 A mixture is classified as dangerous according to the Dangerous Preparations Directive until 1 June 2015 3 A substance is considered as persistent bioaccumulative and toxic PBT or very persistent and very bioaccumulative vPvB as defined in REACH Annex XIII or 4 A substance is included in the candidate list of substances of very high concern SVHC Under certain conditions described in Article 31 3 some mixtures which do not meet the criteria for classification as dangerous or hazardous also require a safety data sheet Certain situations require the update and re issue of the safety data sheet 1 as soon as new hazard information or information that may affect the risk management measures becomes available 2 once an authorisation under REACH has been granted or refused 3 once a restriction under REACH has been imposed When any of the above three situations apply suppliers must provide updated safety data sheets to all the former recipients to whom they have supplied the substance or Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements mixture to within the preceding 12 months free of charge Safety Data Sheets SDS are the main tool ensuring that suppliers communicate enough information along the supply chain to allow safe use of their substances and mixtures e
19. m and flame retardants such as polybrominated biphenyls PBB or polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE to be substituted by safer alternatives ROoHS like regulations are now enforced in many countries outside of Europe For example in China Korea Vietnam California Japan etc Most of these regulations are aligned with the European Directive which means that if your product is compliant with these substance restrictions it will comply also worldwide Scope The RoHS requirement applies to the homogenous material of the product Therefore if your product is an assembly of different materials the 0 1 threshold applies to the single materials e All purchased substances materials components parts subassemblies assemblies etc that are incorporated into Barco products or combined with Barco products as part of a Barco end product e All spare parts of field replacement units e All Suppliers and their sub tier Suppliers involved in providing parts to Barco The RoHS substances to be restricted Threshold mass or weight measured at the homogenous material level Cadmium Cd Cadmium compounds 0 01 Lead Pb Lead compounds 0 1 Mercury Hg Mercury compounds 0 1 Hexavalent Chromium Cr 3 0 1 Hexavalent Chromium compounds Polybrominated Biphenyl PBB 0 1 Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDE 0 1 Non compliance with RoHS requirements Parts supplied to Barco which contain these substances in their
20. ments e Ask information to your supplier of raw material Plastic typically contains plasticizers flame retardants etc which are likely to be SVHC substances Annex II Especially PVC is likely to contain SVHC substances e If the part is painted and or treated ask the supplier of the treatment and or paint for information on SVHC substances Packaging e Cardboard and paper are unlikely to contain SVHC substances e Plastic bags metal pins other materials must be investigated for SVHC substances e The labels and inks that are used on the packaging are also critical for REACH Resources Substances of Very High Concern http echa europa eu candidate list table REACH Authorization List http echa europa eu web quest addressing chemicals of concern authorisation recommendation for inclusion in the authorisation list authorisation list ECHA website http echa europa eu web guest Guidance for Suppliers of Articles http www kemi se Documents Forfattningar Reach Guidance for suppliers of articles EN pdf Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 9 of 27 www barco com Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Barco RoHS Requirements What is RoHS The RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment requires heavy metals such as lead mercury cadmium and hexavalent chromiu
21. ments 21 Summary 22 Contacts 22 Annex I Glossary 23 Annex II List of hazardous substances mentioned in this guideline 25 Barco nv BA alco President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 2 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements The Compliance Engagement Form All suppliers and OEMs ODMs are requested to comply with the Compliance Engagement Form to sign it and to send it back to the Barco reference person or to green compliance barco com The Compliance Engagement Form is available here http www barco com en staticpages media C8376D007EFA401B827685003268C536 pdf Barco REACH Requirements What is REACH REACH is a European legislation with the aim to improve human health and the environment by regulating the production and use of chemicals The official name of REACH is Regulation EC No 1907 2006 of the European Parliament and the Council on REACH Registration Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals This law became effective in all European Union EU Countries on June 1 2007 More REACH like regulations are currently being adopted in other countries outside of Europe for example in Japan in China and Korea Therefore we encourage our suppliers to collect information about their products chemical composition to ensure future worldwide compliance Scope The Barco REACH requirement applies to all its suppliers and parts including e All purchased
22. ns you need to take should you have these requirements into your product specifications This guidance is not meant to overrule the specifications documents you received from your Barco contact Requirements for Product Labeling If you are responsible for the final product label please be aware of the environmental requirements which apply to the product label worldwide e CE mark o The CE mark and declaration of conformity need to cover the following environmental requirements EU RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU ErP Directive 2009 125 EC when applicable e Environmentally Friendly Use Period label o This label is part of your obligations under China RoHS The standard period for Barco products is 10 years e The WEEE label o The WEEE label is a crossed out wheeled bin which indicates compliance with the EU WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment e The Hg mercury label o This label indicates the presence of mercury lamps e g CCFLs e The Korea e standby Power Warning Label o The yellow label for Korea e standby should be placed on the product in case it does not comply with the e standby requirements The label applies to displays only Requirements for Product User Manuals If you are responsible for the final product user manual and documentation please be aware of the environmental requirements which apply to this documentation e WEEE statement about the product disposal e Batteries statement about
23. nsibility and provisions with regard to labeling of batteries and their removability from equipment Scope e All suppliers of batteries and button cells e All suppliers of products containing batteries and button cells The batteries included in the scope of this requirement are Portable Batteries e Non rechargeable batteries e g zinc carbon and alkaline manganese e button cells e lithium oxide batteries e Rechargeable batteries e g nickel cadmium nickel metal hydride lithium ion and lead acid batteries e Lead acid batteries e NiCd batteries Obligations for suppliers Substance Restrictions All batteries sold to Barco or contained in equipment sold to Barco must comply with the following substance restrictions Non Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Hg Content Prohibited Allowed up to 2 gt 0 0005 Cd Content Article 4 3 Article 4 3 Article 4 3 Article 4 3 Allowed Allowed Exemption Exemption Exemption Exemption gt 0 002 Rechargeable batteries e g nickel cadmium nickel metal hydride lithium ion and lead acid batteries Non rechargeable batteries e g zinc carbon and alkaline manganese Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 16 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Cadmium containing batteries in medical equipment are excluded from prohi
24. o DRC and its adjoining countries The metals originating from these countries are called conflict minerals In recent years there has been an increasing international focus on conflict minerals Therefore a new U S legislation Dodd Frank Act section 1502 was introduced in 2010 The final rules of the legislation were issued on 22 August 2012 Issuers including electronic companies need to check if they use conflict minerals in their products and whether or not the minerals originate from the covered countries If an issuer knows or believes that there are conflict minerals from the covered countries due diligence needs to be performed to determine whether the issuer s minerals are DRC conflict free or not in other words whether they directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the covered countries Supplier obligations As a supplier of Barco you will be required to collect information about the use of conflict minerals in your supply chain and to report this information back to Barco This data collection is done by using the template elaborated by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition EICC and the Global e Sustainability Initiative GeSI EICC and GeSI established a working group which aims at enabling companies around the world to source conflict free minerals and to implement conflict free and due diligence programs within their supply chain Information suppliers need to prov
25. oesn t expect its suppliers to perform a chemical analysis test of the product The information from sub tier suppliers should be sufficient to compile a Full Material Declaration REACH Declaration Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 7 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements How to provide a REACH Declaration e Request information on SVHC substances from Sub Tier suppliers e Collect all the information and explore if any of the parts of the product contains SVHC substances e If none of the parts of your product contains any SHVC substance you can provide Barco a REACH Declaration stating that the product does not contain any SVHC substance e If any of the parts contain one or more SVHC substances collect all the gathered information and calculate for every SVHC substance its total concentration in the whole product divide the weight of the SVHC substance by the weight of the total product Please provide the following information to Barco in a declaration or certificate the list of SVHC substances present in the product with their respective CAS numbers and concentration It is important to provide information even if substances are present in concentrations below 0 1 since all SVHC substances eventually will be included in the Authorization list Annex XIV Substances in the Authorization list cannot be placed on the market at all after th
26. ossary BOM Bill of Material CAS number a E assigned to every chemical by the CCFL Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp CE marking A mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the European Economic Area EEA since 1993 DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo ECHA European Chemicals Agency EICC Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition EMS Electronics Manufacturing Services EU European Union FMD Full Material Declaration Disclosure GeSI Global e Sustainability Initiative IATA International Air Transport Association ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization for air shipment IMO International Maritime Organization for ocean shipment OEM Original equipment manufacturer PBB Polybrominated biphenyl PBDE Polybrominated diphenyl ether PCB Printed Circuit Board PCBA Printed Circuit Board Assembly PVC Polyvinyl chloride Barco nv cyeleieo President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 23 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of REACH Chemicals RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances SVHC Substances of Very High Concern WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 24 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Env
27. rpretation of this article by the European Chemicals Agency ECHA producers need to issue this communication only in case the substance is present in a concentration of 0 1 weight weight in the part sold by the supplier However many European countries including Belgium offer a new interpretation and follow the rule once an article always an article which means the 0 1 threshold does not apply to an assembly but to its single parts separately REACH Annex XIV list of chemical substances that shall NOT be placed on the market unless specifically authorized by ECHA for the application Authorization List 2 1 Every year the ECHA includes SVHCs into the Authorization List of Chemicals Once included in this list these chemicals will have a sunset date i e a date after which they cannot anymore be placed on the EU market If there are no alternatives chemical producers will have to ask for an authorization to the ECHA to continue selling on the EU market The authorization process has the aim to ensure that substances of very high concern SVHCs are progressively replaced by less dangerous substances or technologies where technically and economically feasible alternatives are available REACH Annex XVII Restrictions on the manufacture placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances preparations and Articles 3 1 This annex lists all substances and applications banned from the EU market The supplier shall not use an
28. substances materials components parts subassemblies assemblies etc that are incorporated into Barco products or combined with Barco products as part of a Barco end product e All spare parts of field replacement units e All Suppliers and their sub tier Suppliers involved in providing parts to Barco e All packaging materials for parts or products including their labeling materials Suppliers are requested to demonstrate proof of their compliance because of the potential risk of loss of market access due to non compliance with the REACH regulation REACH legal obligations For articles products producers 1 Communication of presence of substances included in the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern according to Article 33 of the REACH Regulation Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 3 of 27 www barco com Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements 3 1 1 As soon as a new Substance of Very High Concern is included in the candidate list producers need to inform immediately their customers of the presence of this substance in their products The candidate list changes every 6 months with new additional substances therefore producers need to ensure they have enough information about the chemical composition of their products Failure to provide this information would lead to the breach of Article 33 of REACH 1 2 According to the inte
29. te of up to 10 TCEP can also be found in PVC up to 20 acetyl cellulose 10 70 and polystyrole which is used in adhesives for polyurethane foam Lead chromate Lead chromate based paints are used in maritime and industrial applications which require anti corrosion protection or bright colors with good resistance It is often used as a primary coating because of its excellent anti corrosion properties Lead chromate molybdate sulfate red C I Pigment Red 104 can be used in the manufacture of C I Pigment Red 104 colored plastics including PVC polyolefins and nylon It is also used in high visibility paints e g for safety identification and for paints for automotive industrial and agricultural equipment Lead sulfochromate yellow C I C I Pigment Yellow 34 can be used in the manufacture Pigment Yellow 34 of colored plastics including PVC polyolefins and nylon It is also used in high visibility paints e g for safety identification and for paints for automotive industrial and agricultural equipment 0 1 w w in glass in lamps 0 1 w w in glass in lamps Phthalates Declare if gt 0 1 w w Brominated flame retardants other Declare if gt 0 1 w w total bromine content from than PBBs BFRs Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 26 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements PBDEs or HBCDD Chlorinated flame retardants Bromina
30. ted flame retardants other Declare if gt 0 09 total bromine content from BFRs than PBBs in printed wiring board laminate PBDEs or HBCDD Chlorinated flame retardants Barco nv BA alco President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 27 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours
31. uires its suppliers and OEM to comply with this standard by e Establishing a compliance program which involves sub tier suppliers e Collecting RoHS data in the supply chain e Establishing contractual agreements with sub tier suppliers that ensure compliance e Auditing and monitoring the supply chain for compliance Monitoring and self auditing for RoHS conformance In case of changes to the part requested by Barco or by the supplier e The supplier is responsible for regularly verifying the conformance of its parts to ROHS including in case of o New part o Material change in existing part o Any changes by sub tier suppliers o Updates of Barco environmental requirements The supplier is responsible for keeping records of compliance for at least 10 years from the date of manufacturing and for keeping ongoing process and production controls to ensure conformance with RoHS Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 11 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Information suppliers need to provide to Barco In order to ensure compliance with the Barco RoHS requirements suppliers and OEMs must provide the following documentation e Test report provided by a laboratory accredited for ROHS testing or e ROHS certificate of compliance in case a test report is not available All documentation will be requested and must be provided to Greensoft Technology Barco
32. upplied to Barco must comply with the Barco REACH requirements present in this document Note that paper and board are unlikely to contain Substances of Very High Concern under REACH Only when the paper is coated or printed then you should contact your sub tier supplier to find out which substances and preparations have been used for that part which has been coated or use adhesives or inks Steps to ensure compliance of your packaging 1 Identify the packaging materials you sell to Barco 2 Check if any of these materials use inks coatings or adhesives materials which are at risk of containing SVHCs 3 Check if sub tier suppliers have information about these risky parts and about the substances used 4 Ask to sub tier suppliers name of chemical quantity used check if they are SVHC Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 19 of 27 www barco com Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Barco Requirements for OEMs ODMs Original Equipment Manufacturers OEMs which work with Barco need to comply with all the requirements which are applicable to suppliers However other requirements might apply depending on whether the OEM is also responsible for the product label and product documentation Important for the requirements please refer to your products specifications document provided to you by your Barco contact Please use this guidance only to better understand the actio
33. y RoHS substances e By calculating the concentration of eventual RoHS substances you can check whether the part is RoHS compliant or not Keep in mind that RoHS regulation includes exemptions but that they all have an expiration date Please provide a RoHS certificate of compliance to Barco including the used exemptions if applicable if the product is RoHS compliant If the product is non RoHS compliant provide a RoHS certificate of non compliance to Barco including the name and concentration of the substances which are the reason for non compliance Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium Page 12 of 27 www barco com E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Instructions for specific product categories Printed Circuit Board Assemblies e An investigation is requested for the assembly process only which means materials and substances used during the assembly process e g solder solder paste and any new parts which are added to the PCBA by the supplier No need to provide information about the parts electronic parts PCB s etc that are specified by Barco since Barco requests information for these parts directly to the suppliers of these parts e Focus especially on the following eventual critical components o Solder soldering paste Pb o Contact surface Pb Printed Circuit Boards e Focus on the following critical components o Finish e g SnPb e Composition of th
34. y of these applications For chemicals producers 1 Page 4 of 27 www barco com Requirement to register chemical substances that are manufactured imported or contained in Articles or parts that are manufactured or imported into the EU 1 1 To communicate relevant safety information further down the supply chain to their own customers This information can be communicated in any of the following ways 1 1 1 Include the information in the main body of the safety data sheet provided to customers 1 1 2 Generate exposure scenarios for customer uses and attach these to the safety data sheet 1 1 3 Forward the exposure scenarios received from suppliers to the customers 1 1 4 Important Downstream users must inform their customers without delay if they receive information identifying additional or more severe hazards and or additional or more stringent risk management measures than previously known 1 2 Manufacturers and importers of substances have a general obligation to submit a registration to the European Chemicals Agency for each substance manufactured or imported in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year per company legal entity Barco nv cyele eOn President Kennedypark 35 B 8500 Kortrijk Belgium E Visibly yours Barco Product Environmental Requirements Communication for suppliers of products All suppliers of Barco are required to actively communicate to Barco if any of their parts contain a Substance of Very H
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