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Access to European and Russian Markets
via Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm
Donald A. Mader
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
IECEE Workshop: Moscow, 2007-06-26
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Access to European and Russian Markets
via Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm
•Key Elements of Compliance
•Conformity Assessment
•Transportable Conformity Asessmentsm
•Case Studies
• Russian Federation
• European Union
•Service Providers
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Conformity Assessment Value Chain
CLIENT
INTERACTIVE
PROGRAMS
VALUE
CONFIDENCE
VALUE
ACCREDITATION
THIRD
PARTY
CONFIDENCE
ACCEPTANCE
AUTHORITY
SUPPLIER
MARKET ACCESS
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Key Elements of Compliance
Compliance Systems
Rules and Regulations that define a market
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
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Conformity Assessment Considerations
Regulatory Marks
Market Driven Marks
• Self-affxed
• Regional Marks
• Privately Issued
• Private Marks
Compliance Certificates
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Flow of a CB Test Report (CBTR)/CB Test Certificate (CBTC)
Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm
Country A
CBTR/CBTC
SUPPLIER
Sector K
NCB X
Conformity
Assessment
CBTR/CBTC
Acceptance of NCB X
Conformity Assessment
via gov’t to gov’t MRA
Country B
SDoC based on
NCB X Conformity
Assessment
Sector K
NCB Y
Product
Certification
National
Certification
Satisfaction of market/regulatory
demands for conformity assessment:
market acceptance
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Streamlining Global Market Access
Delivery Portfolio
1
2
3
Schemes
Local CO
Direct delivery
of Certification
Marks and
Certificates
Alliance
with CO
Delivery via a
partner or
supplemental
program
Mutual
recognition
schemes
Secondary
Programs
Intermediate
Applicant
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Underwriters Laboratories
Meeting Customer’s Market Needs
CUSTOMER
IA
DoC
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Russian Federation & EU
Case Studies
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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
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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)
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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
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Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm
Streamlining Global Market Access
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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
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UL Enterprise
Global Locations
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Backup Materials
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Process Model
CB Scheme
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