Regulatory Compliance
Claigan has industry-leading experience and comprehensive knowledge of environmental regulations and standards such as RoHS, REACH, WEEE, Proposition 65, EuP, IPC 1752, and related global requirements. We can support you from evaluating your requirements to full product compliance and every step in between.
Claigan's regulatory compliance services include
- RoHS compliance
- EU RoHS technical file preparation
- REACH SVHC compliance
- Conflict Minerals
- Compliance testing
- WEEE compliance
- Packaging compliance and recycling
- Battery compliance and recycling
- Global product safety and compliance (CE, UL, CSA, FCC, TUV, etc.)
- Energy consumption and use
RoHS / REACH Restricted Substance Compliance
Claigan has a comprehensive suite of services for restricted substance compliance. We support standard restricted substance requirements such as RoHS, REACH, China RoHS, and IPC 1752 and more exotic requirements such as CLP, Japan Green, JGPSSI, and California Proposition 65. Claigan restricted substances services include:
- Evaluation of product and corporate requirements
- Bill of Material (BOM) assessment
- Material declaration collection
- Engineering review of supplier declarations
- Creation of product level declarations
- Legislative updates, education, and general consulting
- Creation or review of corporate policies and documentation
Claigan is familiar with a wide range of compliance regulations and standards including RoHS, REACH, WEEE, Prop 65, CLP, JIG, IPC 1752, JGPSSI, IMDS, and many other obscure and emerging requirements. If you have an obscure requirement or customer request, we can help. We have significant real-world experience in understanding and creating solutions for complex restricted substance requirements.
Our restricted substance experience includes products in the telecommunications, medical, commercial, industrial, aerospace, consumer, data storage, IT, fabrication, electronic components, diagnostic, and military industries. Our experts have also supported the US, Canadian, and EU governments on a number of restricted substance projects.
EU RoHS Technical File
Claigan builds product technical files for RoHS compliance according to IEC62476 and Module A of Decision 768/2008. Claigan EU RoHS technical file services include:
- Review of supplier declarations
- EN62321:2009 testing
- Review of manufacturing practices
- Compliance process audit and evaluation
- Technical file creation
- Declaration of Conformity translation in all EU languages
Claigan can build RoHS technical files for virtually any EEE product and compliance process.
Conflict Minerals
Claigan is one of the leaders in compliance to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Franck Act regarding Conflict Minerals. Claigan follows the practical elements of the OECD guidance on due diligence for conflict minerals and the EICC-GeSI conflict free smelter program. Key services include:
- Determination of corporate requirements
- Planning and process development
- Reasonable Country of Origin inquiries
- Identification of origin and conflict free nature of metals
- Creation of a conflict minerals report
- Corporate statements and internal policies
Compliance Testing
Claigan has a wide range of test capability and compliance processes for:
- EU RoHS (EN62321:2009)
- EU Medical Device Directive
- REACH SVHCs
- California Proposition 65
- Joint Industry Guide (JIG)
- GADSL
Claigan is unique among testing providers in its ability to combine both laboratory testing and data review to complete comprehensive compliance and restricted materials reports.
WEEE Compliance
WEEE Compliance includes both product level compliance and recycling / takeback systems. Claigan acts as a single cost-effective clearing house, and can handle both your WEEE product compliance requirements and your recycling, takeback, registration, and reporting needs. Claigan WEEE compliance solutions include:
- Evaluation of product and corporate requirements
- Product labeling and documentation
- Registration with authorities
- Takeback and recycling
- Regular reporting to required entities and governments
- Product recycling passports
Claigan's WEEE compliance is a comprehensive solution includes EU, US, and Canadian WEEE and eco fees.
Packaging Compliance and Recycling
In a number of jurisdictions, product packaging (not just the products themselves) have materials restrictions and recycling / registration requirements. Claigan has a complete approach to packaging compliance and can handle all of your packaging compliance requirements. Claigan's packaging compliance solutions include:
- Evaluation of packaging requirements
- Restricted materials compliance
- Labeling requirements
- Recycling and recycleability requirements
- Registration with competent authorities
- Implementation of recycling and takeback
- Regular reporting to required entities and governments
Claigan's packaging compliance system can be run in parallel with WEEE compliance, providing you with a single point of contact for all of your takeback and recycling requirements.
Battery Compliance and Recycling
Hand in hand with our WEEE compliance system, we can support your battery compliance and recycling needs. Claigan's battery compliance solutions include:
- Evaluation of battery requirements
- Restricted materials compliance and labeling
- Recycling and recycleability requirements
- Registration with competent authorities
- Implementation of recycling and takeback
- Regular reporting to required entities and governments
In roughly half of the relevant jurisdictions, battery compliance and registration is handled by the same entities as WEEE compliance. In the other half of the relevant jurisdictions, battery compliance is handled and reported separately from WEEE compliance. Claigan acts as a single clearinghouse, so no matter whether there are one or two separate requirements in a single jurisdiction, Claigan acts as a single clearinghouse for both.
Global Product Safety and Compliance
Beyond environmental regulatory compliance, Claigan offers a comprehensive approach to global product regulatory requirements including overall product safety such as CE marking, UL, CSA, CCC, NOM, TUV, FCC, and related global requirements. Claigan's capabilities include:
- Evaluation of global product safety and environmental requirements
- CE marking support
- Organization of 3rd party testing and verification for EMC and NRTL requirements
- Creation and updating of corporate policies and processes
Claigan's strongest asset is the ability to detail (and execute on) each regulatory requirement (safety and environmental) that applies to each of your products: What do you have to do? Where do you have to do it? And why?
Energy Consumption and Energy Using Products
Claigan's experts have significant experience in compliance to the European EuP Directive and related eco-design and energy saving requirements. Related services include:
- Evaluation of product requirements
- EuP compliance
- Eco Design compliance and recommendation
- Updates and practical solutions for EuP implementation measures
Claigan has some of the top regulatory experts in the world, and offers practical and effective solutions. Contact us today for more information.
