To directly answer Scott Xe, IEC 62321 will not be available for sale 
until the entire IEC process is finished.  Any copies out there now 
are not official.  Some members of the national committees have them 
because we helped develop it.  Check the ISO/IEC website for news, 
but don't expect the final, official version until late this year.

Due to Scott's message, I learned that I did not correctly send the 
following message last week when Mr. Wellman asked about the Chinese 
version.  For those interested in IEC FDIS 62321, here is the current story.

TC111 revised the version of CDV 62321 that failed to pass in late 
2006.  We balloted CDV 62321 again last autumn and it passed 
unanimously.  However, there were upwards of 500 comments both 
technical and editorial.  What I didn't know at the time was that a 
unanimous vote allows the direct publication of the standard without 
creating a FDIS (Final Draft International Standard) for one last 
Yes/No vote.  Fortunately, the leadership of TC111 recognized that 
500 comments had to be addressed and an FDIS vote was needed.  This 
week, the FDIS was released to WG3 members in English and the French 
translation will be started very soon.  Our plan is to begin the FDIS 
ballot in June or July.  With a two-month ballot period, the final 
result should be known in September.  I'd say everyone expects the 
FDIS ballot to be passed, followed by publication before the end of 2008.

FDIS 62321 is likely very different from the version that China was 
considering adopting.  FDIS 62321 contains normative methods for XRF 
screening and atomic spectroscopy methods for Cd, Hg, and Pb in 
various materials.  The scope of each method is somewhat limited 
because we had a limited range of reference materials for method 
validation.  The flame retardants GC/MS method, the diphenylcarbazide 
method for CrVI in coatings, and the alkaline digestion method for 
CrVI in polymers are included as informative annexes.  That means 
they are not binding.  There were too many problems with these 
methods and WG3 decided it would likely result in a negative ballot 
result if they were normative.

Again, I really don't know how the current 62321 compares to whatever 
decision was taken by China.  Their members of TC111 have been 
actively involved in our various projects.  Therefore, I'm certain 
China is aware of the latest developments.  Some time ago, I saw a 
document from China that incorporated test methods similar to 62321 
and procedures for sampling, which 62321 does not cover.  China and 
France were leading a task in TC111 to create a Publicly Available 
Specification (sort of a temporary guide that might become a standard 
in the future) to sampling of electronics and electrical 
equipment.  As far as I know, it is progressing steadily.


I hope this is useful info.

John Sieber



At 12:55 PM 4/16/2008, Scott Xe wrote:
>It is learnt that the first submission failed and the revised version has
>been approved pending final consultation.  Can someone advise me where I can
>get a copy of revised version.
>
>Thanks and regards,
>
>Scott
>
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