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Access to European and Russian Markets via Transportable Conformity Assessment sm

Access to European and Russian Markets via Transportable Conformity Assessment sm. Donald A. Mader Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. IECEE Workshop: Moscow, 2007-06-26.

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  1. Access to European and Russian Marketsvia Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm Donald A. Mader Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer IECEE Workshop: Moscow, 2007-06-26

  2. Access to European and Russian Marketsvia Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm • Key Elements of Compliance • Conformity Assessment • Transportable Conformity Asessmentsm • Case Studies • Russian Federation • European Union • Service Providers

  3. CLIENT INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS CONFIDENCE VALUE ACCREDITATION THIRD PARTY CONFIDENCE VALUE ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY SUPPLIER MARKET ACCESS Conformity Assessment Value Chain

  4. Compliance Systems Rules and Regulations that define a market Key Elements of Compliance • Conformity Assessment • Available paths which compliance can be verified (design, production, documentation) • Technical Requirements / Standards • Minimum requirements used for evaluating compliance(may be mandatory or voluntary) • Market Requirements • Additional requirements to those of the compliance system to establish confidence in the marketplace

  5. Regulatory Marks Self-affxed Privately Issued Market Driven Marks Regional Marks Private Marks Conformity Assessment Considerations • Compliance Certificates

  6. Country A Sector K NCB X Conformity Assessment SUPPLIER Country B Sector K NCB Y Product Certification Flow of a CB Test Report (CBTR)/CB Test Certificate (CBTC) Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm CBTR/CBTC CBTR/CBTC CBTR/CBTC CBTR/CBTC SDoC based on NCB X Conformity Assessment Acceptance of NCB X Conformity Assessment via gov’t to gov’t MRA Satisfaction of market/regulatory demands for conformity assessment: market acceptance National Certification

  7. Streamlining Global Market AccessDelivery Portfolio 1 2 3 Local CODirect delivery of Certification Marks and Certificates SchemesMutual recognition schemesSecondary ProgramsIntermediateApplicant Alliance with CODelivery via a partner or supplemental program

  8. DoC Underwriters LaboratoriesMeeting Customer’s Market Needs CUSTOMER IA

  9. Russian Federation & EUCase Studies

  10. Case Study: Russian Federation GOST R (Law No. 5151-1 On Certification of Products and Service) • Privately Issued by Accredited Certification Organization • Mandatory • Facilitated by UL Demko, UL-US • Required for Regulated Products • Mandatory Examination Certificate • Certification valid for 3 years • Electrical safety and EMC • Compliance with Russian IEC based standards • Annual Inspections Required to Maintain Compliance

  11. Case Study: European Union CE Marking (New Approach Directives) • Manufacturer Affixed Marking • Mandatory compliance to EU Directives • Commonly agreed upon European regulations • Govern design, production and documentation requirements • May require intervention of a “Notified Body” • Allow for free movement of goods • Binding to Member States based on European Treaties • Published in the Official Journal of the European Communities • 27 Current European Union (EU) member states • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom • Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have also implemented a variety of EU legislation and together with the EU make up the European Economic Area (EEA)

  12. Case Study: European Union Market Driven • GS Mark (Geprüfte Sicherheit - Safety Tested) • Privately Issued by German Accredited Certification Organization • Issued by UL Demko • Predominant German (European) Safety Mark • Applicable for ready-to-use products • Indicates a product has been found to comply with European safety standards • Electrical safety, EMC and Ergonomics • Requires annual inspections to maintain compliance

  13. Transportable Conformity AssessmentsmStreamlining Global Market Access

  14. Case Study: United States Market Driven • UL Mark • Privately owned Certification Mark • Issued globally by Underwriters Laboratories • Issued via UL’s Receiving NCB procedures under the IECEE CB Scheme • Predominant Safety Mark in the United States • Applicable for: • Ready-to-use products • Components • Based on Conditions of Acceptability • Requires ongoing inspections to maintain compliance

  15. UL Enterprise Global Locations

  16. Backup Materials

  17. Process ModelCB Scheme

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