IPC has become aware that the National Electronics Distributors Association (NEDA) has posted a white paper discussing the proposed lifting of date code restrictions and they have requested comments from end users as well as component suppliers and distributors. The paper can be viewed at http://www.nedassoc.org/whitedat.html. Comments can be provided to me on or off net; we'll compile them and forward to NEDA. If you comment to NEDA directly [log in to unmask], please cc: me on your reply [log in to unmask] Cordially Jack ========================================== APEX 2003 - the industry's premier trade show in Electronics Manufacturing, March 31-April 2, 2003, Anaheim, California. More information on website www.goapex.org -------- Jack Crawford, IPC Director of Assembly Standards and Technology 2215 Sanders Road, Northbrook IL 60062-6135 [log in to unmask] 847-790-5393 fax 847-504-2393