IMDS Recommendation 019
The International Material Data System (IMDS) facilitates automotive companies in managing material and substance information for regulatory compliance. Suppliers, especially in the electronics sector, utilized Recommendation 019 (REC 019) for a modular reporting approach, allowing them not to detail individual components, including those containing lead (Pb).
In September 2019, the IMDS Steering Committee voted to deactivate REC 019, requiring electronics suppliers to collect Full Material Declarations (FMDs) from their supply chain, instead of using a modular reporting process. This decision challenges suppliers to manage complex data collection for compliance, emphasizing the need for an effective data management process.
ComplianceXL provides services that enable the automotive supply chain to manage their IMDS, with specific solutions designed to support companies faced with the challenges of dealing with REC 019 deactivation issues
Some of the support services
we provide include
- Gap assessment of existing MDS
- IMDS Consulting and advisory services
- Update MDS as per new requirements
- Supplier engagement – data collection and validation
- New compliant MDS creation
The REC019 Semi-component MDS (SMDSs) will be deactivated along with IMDS Release 13.0. So, it is essential for electronics suppliers to be proactive and start conducting reviews of their material data in IMDS to ensure compliance with IMDS requirements. As this can take considerable effort for a company to do internally, ComplianceXL can enable you to complete this exercise efficiently and quickly as your IMDS partner.