UNE-EN IEC 62321-2:2021

This part of IEC 62321 provides strategies of sampling along with the mechanical preparation

of samples from electrotechnical products. These samples can be used for analytical testing to

determine the levels of certain substances as described in the test methods in other parts of

IEC 62321. Restrictions for substances will vary between geographic regions and may be

updated on a regular basis. This document describes a generic process for obtaining and

preparing samples prior to the determination of any substance which are under concern.

This document does not provide:

full guidance on each and every product that could be classified as electrotechnical product.

Since there is a huge variety of electrotechnical parts, with various structures and

compositions, along with the continuous innovations in the industry, it is unrealistic to

attempt to provide procedures for the disjointment of every type of part;

guidance regarding other routes to gather additional information on certain substances in a

product, although the information collected has relevance to the sampling strategies in this

document;

safe disassembly and mechanical disjointment instructions related to electrotechnical

products (e.g. mercury-containing switches) and the recycling industry (e.g. how to handle

CRTs or the safe removal of batteries). See IEC 62554 [1] for the disjointment and

mechanical sample preparation of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps;

sampling procedures for packaging and packaging materials;

analytical procedures to measure the levels of certain substances. This is covered by other

standards (for example other parts of IEC 62321), which are referred to as the "test

standard" in this document;

guidelines for assessment of compliance.