Overview
The DKE is how Germany plugs into international electrical standards. Its committee K 135 is the door through which German industry shapes the IEC 62474 material-declaration rules.
What it is
Run by
DIN and VDE jointly
Role
Germany's member body in IEC and CENELEC
Scope
Electrotechnical, electronic and IT standardisation
DKE/K 135: substances in products
The committee DKE/K 135 handles "capturing chemical substances in electro products". In practice it does three things:
- It maintains German input to IEC 62474 (declaration) and IEC 62321 (substance testing).
- It nominates Germany's members of the IEC 62474 validation team.
- It routes change requests through the German bodies, including ZVEI, before they go to international vote.
So when the IEC 62474 substance list changes, German manufacturers have a defined route to influence it, and that route runs through K 135.
Note: This is an educational summary maintained by the Pareo team.