Environmental Certifications

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Providing products that are free of hazardous substances is NXP’s priority. NXP has a proactive environmentally preferred products program that works across the company. These activities are managed by the Environmental Compliance Organization for Products (ECO-Products) team. The goal is to provide you with products that comply with regulatory and customer-defined restrictions on the use of such substances and minerals.

Environmental Compliance Certifications

Compliance Topic Description NXP Documents and Links
EU RoHS The EU Restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC took effect in 2006. Its replacement, Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS-II) entered into force in 2011. RoHS applies to certain electrical and electronic equipment that are put on the market in EU member countries. RoHS may authorize continued use of lead where no feasible alternatives are available. NXP RoHS Statement
China RoHS China introduced a series of Management Methods in 2007, which are together known as China RoHS. The labeling regulation requires identification of electronic information product (EIP) that contains RoHS substances in excess of the allowable threshold. NXP China RoHS
EU REACH

SVHC List 		Regulation No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals entered into force on 1st June 2007. Substances are updated several times per year. NXP REACH Statement
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are organic substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to our health and the environment. POPs are regulated worldwide by the Stockholm Convention and the Aarhus Protocol. These international treaties are implemented in the European Union by the POPs Regulation ((EU) 2019/1021). NXP POPs Declaration
EU ELV The EU End-of-Life Vehicle Directive, 2000/53/EC, restricts the presence of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in vehicles. ELV authorizes continued use of lead where no feasible alternatives are available. NXP ELV Statement
EU WEEE The EU Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, 2002/96/EC, seeks to minimize e-waste and maximize recycling or reuse of materials. NXP Product Disposal
EU Packing Materials The EU Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 covers Packaging and Packaging Waste. NXP Shipment Packaging
US Conflict Minerals Section 1502 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act (US HR-4173) requires companies that must report to the SEC to determine if tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold (3TG) are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by that company and, if so, to report annually whether the 3TG directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. NXP Conflict Minerals
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) US EPA regulations issued under sections 601-607 of the Clean Air Act phase out the production and import of ODS according to the Montreal Protocol. NXP ODS Declaration
California Proposition 65 California Proposition 65, the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is intended to protect drinking water sources from chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm and to inform citizens about possible exposures to such chemicals. NXP California Proposition 65 Statement
TSCA As required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA issued five final rules on January 6, 2021, to reduce exposures to certain chemicals that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT). These chemicals build up in the environment over time and can therefore have potential risks for exposed populations, including the general population, consumers and commercial users, and susceptible subpopulations (such as workers, subsistence fishers, tribes and children). NXP TSCA Statement
IMDS The IMDS (International Material Data System) is the automobile industry's material data system. IMDS has become a global standard used by almost all the global OEMs. In the IMDS, all materials present in finished automobile manufacturing are collected, maintained, analyzed and archived. IMDS facilitates meeting the obligations placed on automobile manufacturers, and thus on their suppliers, by national and international standards, laws and regulations. NXP IMDS Request

Industry Standards

Industry Standard Description NXP Documents and Links
ISO 14001 ISO 14001 is an ISO international standard dealing with environmental management system guidelines. ISO 14001 Full List of Certificates
IATF 16949 IATF 16949 is an ISO technical specification incorporating various quality standards for suppliers to the automotive sector. IATF 16949 Full List of Certificates
ISO 45001 ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OHS) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to control their OHS risks and improve their performance. ISO 45001 Full List of Certificates
ISO 9001 ISO 9001:2015 sets out the criteria for a quality management system. This standard is based on a number of quality management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement. ISO 9001 Full List of Certificates
JEDEC/IPC J-STD-020 J-STD-020 is the Joint Industry Standard of Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification for Non-hermetic Solid State Surface Mount Devices. The Package Peak Temperature (PPT) must not be confused with the Solder Joint Reflow Temperature, the MSL/PPT Classification Profile is not for component board soldering in production lines. AN3298 /
AN3300 /
Reflow Profile
UL 94 Rating UL 94 is the Standard for Safety of Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances. UL 94 defines 12 classifications with a desired rating of V0 for semiconductor devices. UL Certifications Directory

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