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The IECEE CB Scheme, the Global System for Facilitation of Trade: 

The IECEE CB Scheme, the Global System for Facilitation of Trade by Pierre de RUVO Executive Secretary IECEE

Contents: 

STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS Contents VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET

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STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET

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IEC Organization Chart COUNCIL BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CENTRAL OFFICE Geneva Switzerland ADVISORY BODIES Sales Policy Cmte. Marketing Cmte. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD BOARDS COMMITTEES SECTOR ADVISORY TECH. CMTES IECEE IECQ IECEx

The IEC Schemes: 

The IEC Schemes

IECEE Organisational Structure: 

IECEE Organisational Structure Board of Appeal CTL Committee of Testing Laboratories AAG Assessment Advisory Group CAG Chairman’s Advisory Group

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CERTIFICATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Composition IECEE Officers CTL Chairman General Secretary and CEO of the IEC Member Body delegation (one per country) composed by 1 Head of Delegation and two Delegates

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IECEE SECRETARIAT - Geneva - CH Ms Tara Mitchell Assistant and Web-publisher Ms Katharine Pearson Assistant Peer Assessment Program Ms Cecilie Finstad Assistant Adherence to Standards Executive Secretary IECEE

IECEE Organisational Structure: 

IECEE Organisational Structure OFFICERS Jun XIE Vice-Chairman Fritz BEGLINGER Treasurer Pierre de RUVO Executive Secretary Gösta FREDRIKSSON Chairman

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BOARD OF APPEAL Members Bo YUMIN (CNCA) Chairman: Don MADER (UL) Joe GRYN (CSA) Trond SOLLIE (NEMKO) Yoji ONO (JQA) Ted Gaertner (KEMA) Jukka VUORINEN(SGS FIMKO) Paul TAN (PSB) Gerhard DREGER (VDE) Deputies

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CAG – Chairman’s Advisory Group The Chairman’s Advisory Group is essentially composed by the Officers, the CTL Chairman and CMC delegates that are requested to advise on topics of interest for the overall IECEE Community

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AAG – Assessment Advisory Group AAG Members are formally appointed by the Management Committee TERMS OF REFERENCE To monitor the Peer Assessment and Re-assessment To determine common understanding and approach on ISO/IEC Guide 65 and ISO/IEC 17025 To evaluate the Assessment Reports of candidate NCBs and CBTLs and make recommendations to the IECEE-CMC

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Administered Globally by the IECEE Secretariat in Geneva using a registered pool of International Lead Assessors and Technical Assessors located in 43 different countries. PEER ASSESSMENTS in the CB Scheme Well-founded “Mutual Confidence” is needed for NCBs to grant their Certification Mark on the basis of the review of Test Results without repeat testing; this is what Peer Assessments achieve.

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The evaluations made by QMS and Technical Experts, employed by the Organisations’ Members of the IECEE, ensure that the Members’ Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories are competent in the processing of Conformity Assessment activities against essentially ISO/IEC Guide 65 and ISO/IEC 17025. PEER ASSESSMENTS

Peer Assessors Training Plan : 

Peer Assessors Training Plan

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Joe GRYN CTL Chairman Gianni CAMICIOTTI CTL Secretary CTL - Committee of Testing Laboratories The CTL is the Technical branch of the IECEE and plays an essential role to build confidence. Composed by experts from 200 Testing Laboratories and 60 Certification Bodies

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CTL - Committee of Testing Laboratories The main tasks of the CTL are to: detail the way in which the tests related to the IECEE have to be carried out so as to achieve the necessary reproducibility of test results, harmonize the design and use of the test equipment referred to in standards and to make recommendations to the relevant technical committee or subcommittee of the IEC for improvements of those standards, provide testing laboratories with a forum in which practical testing problems can be demonstrated and discussed

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CTL - Committee of Testing Laboratories The task of the CTL is to: Organize Proficiency Testing Programmes under the auspices of the IECEE CMC Organize Workshops to analyze the results of PT programmes and subsequent test methodology to achieve consistent test results Carry out other technical work as directed by the CMC.

MANUFACTURER TESTING LABORATORIES - MTLs: 

MANUFACTURER TESTING LABORATORIES - MTLs Manufacturer Testing Laboratories can also be accepted to operate within the IECEE under the responsible Certification Body NCB under strict rules and conditions.

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MANUFACTURER TESTING LABORATORIES NCB SMT TMP WMT RMT Supervised Manufacturer Testing Testing at Manufacturer Premises Witness Manufacturer Testing Recognized Manufacturer Testing

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HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET IECEE FACTS STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

IECEE CB Scheme facts: 

IECEE CB Scheme facts 45 participating countries 58 National Certification Bodies - NCBs 200 Testing Laboratories – CB TLs 40’817 certificates issued in 2005 Over 170 000 current certificates More than 5000 manufacturers

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19 Categories of Products

IECEE participating countries: 

IECEE participating countries Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada China Czech Rep. Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Korea Rep. of Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Serbia and Montenegro

National Certification BodiesNCBs: 

National Certification Bodies NCBs

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IECEE FACTS OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

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LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP

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LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP Level 1 as Member Body

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LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP Level 2 : Recognizing NCB

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LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP Level 3 Issuing and Recognizing NCB and CBTL

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IECEE Membership WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO GET MEMBERSHIP? Member Body (MB) National Certification Body (NCB) Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL)

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IECEE Member Body Who is entitled to become Member Body of the IECEE? “Membership of the IECEE is open to any country in which there is a Member National Committee of the IEC, as defined in Article 5 of the Statutes of the IEC” “Membership of the IECEE is also open to any country within a provisional period of three years after which they should consider to seek IEC Membership. “There shall be only ONE Member Body of the IECEE in a particular Country”

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Application Process for a New Candidate NCB & CBTL Application documentation batch as per OD-CB2007 provided to the IECEE Secretariat Documentation checked and posted on a Restricted Area of the website Assessment Team assigned & provided access to the documentation Schedule agreed between the Assessment Team and the assessed organisation On-site assessment Assessment Reports are published on the IECEE Website Technical Reviewers are assigned to review the Assessment Reports, any comments must be cleared before final clearance to the organisation can be granted The assessed organisation provides their proposed corrective actions to any Non-conformities found during the on-site assessment The Lead Assessor clears any outstanding non-conformities provided that the proposed corrective actions and subsequent implementation has been completed accordingly The IECEE Secretariat grants final acceptance of the assessed organisation

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IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

Objectives of the IECEE CB Scheme: 

Objectives of the IECEE CB Scheme A global solution for a global market Provision of a framework for global conformity assessment Partners with standards in facilitating international trade Elimination of multiple testing, except for national differences Elimination of multiple quality audits Increased access to market Reduced time to market Increased confidence Reduced costs – increased trade Acceptance by the Regulators

Global conformity assessment throughthe CB Scheme: 

Global conformity assessment through the CB Scheme CB Test Certificates and associated Test Reports issued by NCB in one country accepted by NCBs in other member countries for purposes of national certification CB Test Certificates and associated Test Reports accepted by several Regulatory Authorities CB Test Certificates and associated Test Reports directly accepted by Retailers, Buyers, Vendors worldwide Reduced testing and certification costs Capacity to eliminate multiple unnecessary national certifications Portable conformity assessment

The ideal target: 

The ideal target One test One certification One mark

Today’s IECEE achieved target: 

Today’s IECEE achieved target One test One international certificate One or more marks as needed

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IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME STATISTICS VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

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Summary of the operations of the CB Scheme

AIM OF THE CB Scheme: 

AIM OF THE CB Scheme The aim of the CB Scheme is to provide Manufacturers seeking worldwide third party certification marks, the most economic and cost effective procedures within the best certification time frame.

Highlights of CB Scheme: 

Highlights of CB Scheme Reciprocal recognition of test results among all participating Certification Bodies, to simplify granting of certification or approval at national levels. CB Test Certificates and associated Test Reports facilitates obtaining secondary certifications. The CB Scheme is the only internationally recognized scheme for the safety of electrical equipment used in homes, offices, workshops and similar locations. Products are tested to IEC standards with provision for supplementary testing for national differences.

Advantages of CB Scheme: 

Advantages of CB Scheme More rapid testing and certification More universal product recognition Acceleration of Product Acceptance Direct acceptance by the Authorities in many countries Direct acceptance by the Retailers and Buyers Expanded markets Faster product movement from plants to markets

IECEE CB Scheme: 

IECEE CB Scheme 19 product categories ranging from Information Technology and electronic equipment, household, medical equipment, lighting to EMC, and Photovoltaics but 60% of activity is concentrated in these three areas: Household appliances Office & IT equipment Electronics / entertainment

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Market changes – Increasing flow of goods GLOBAL MARKETS INCREASING HARMONIZATION OF PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS WORLDWIDE ACCEPTANCE OF TEST RESULTS TODAY’S CERTIFICATION SERVICES ADEQUATE?

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Time to Market is essential In Manufacturing and Trade every day counts Buyers, Users and Governments need assurance of compliance

Upstream level Example: NCB x Issuing a CB Test Certificate: 

APPLICANT Application ON MFR REQUEST Upstream level Example: NCB x Issuing a CB Test Certificate + + IECEE TEST REPORT The Certification Mark of the Issuing NCB

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TESTING IEC Std+N.D. APPLICANT APPLICATION F.I.R. TEST REPORT 15 working days IECEE CB Scheme Process Recognizing Countries B Country A CBTL NCB

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APPLICANT IECEE TEST REPORT French Market SEEKING WHAT ? …..a European Certification Mark ?

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APPLICANT IECEE TEST REPORT SEEKING WHAT ? Direct access to a market ? RETAILERS BUYERS VENDORS MARKET

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APPLICANT SEEKING WHAT? Access into Regulatory Market? MARKET National Regulator IECEE TEST REPORT

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Leads to safer products on domestic market Needs to become even more efficient to provide fast time-to-market to suppliers and will make the world’s products available to your domestic professional buyer and consumer IECEE CB Scheme benefits

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IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET STATISTICS STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

2005 has resulted in another great year with a significant growth of the Issued CB Test Certificates. It has to be noted that a significant number of CB Test Certificates are directly recognized by Buyers, Retailers and Regulatory Authorities to provide direct access to the global markets.: 

2005 has resulted in another great year with a significant growth of the Issued CB Test Certificates. It has to be noted that a significant number of CB Test Certificates are directly recognized by Buyers, Retailers and Regulatory Authorities to provide direct access to the global markets. CB CERTIFICATES STATISTICS

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Yearly overview of issued CB Certificates

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IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR LATIN AMERICA COUNTRIES STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

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What is the benefit for Latin American Countries to join the IECEE ? VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

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BENEFITS for local Industry Opening up the worldwide Global Market for local industry Optimization of certification costs for local Industry Expanded development of technologies within the Country 3 good reasons among many others

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Protecting the Domestic Market from non-conforming products by importing safe electrical products, equipments and components 3. Attending Forums and Workshops thus sharing and exchanging with the best experts in Certification and Testing activities 4. Accessing the restricted area of the IECEE Web Site and the relevant Test Report Forms, Procedures and Operational Documents 5 good reasons among many others 2. Joining the worldwide Conformity Assessment community and attending the Management Committee meetings BENEFITS for Latin American Countries 5. Building the structure to set a national level a Certification Body and Testing Laboratory fulfilling the highest standards worldwide

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The IECEE opens the door to the Latin American Countries to join the… the Most Efficient Transportable Model of Conformity Assessment Worldwide. Welcome to joining…the IECEE

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…Once you are Member of the IECEE… You are entering the Worldwide reference on Conformity Assessment of Electronic and Electrical Equipment and components.

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IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

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IECEE Developments and Outlook Electromagnetic Compatibility Factory Audit Procedures and Forms Hazardous Substances Component Recognition Programme Photovoltaics and Renewable Energies Collaboration with ILAC and IAF ABs

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IECEE FACTS HOW TO SEEK IECEE MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES OF THE CB SCHEME PROCESS OF THE IECEE CB SCHEME – AIM – ACHIEVEMENTS STATISTICS IECEE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK VALUE OF BEING MEMBER OF THE IECEE FOR COPANT MEMBERS CB SCHEME – THE PASSPORT TO ACCESSS WORLDWIDE MARKET STRUCTURE OF THE IECEE

ACCURATE CUSTOMER SERVICE: 

ACCURATE CUSTOMER SERVICE …Performance requirements …Regulatory requirements Safety Requirements plus… … EMC requirements …Ergonomic, Hygienic requirements

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Because Globalization and competition are leading to rapid changes, technical barriers to trade remain a serious problem and the industry is anxious about time to market, the shortening life cycle of products and the need to reduce costs… The CB Scheme offers de facto the true “passport” for the needs of different countries. The CB Scheme answers de facto the market needs to have a Test Certificate tailored to be recognized worldwide. The CB Scheme, in its fullest extent, proves de facto that certification and testing costs can be reduced through the use of... one stop testing. The right Passport to access worldwide market

El pasaporte ideal para acceder el mercado mundial: 

El pasaporte ideal para acceder el mercado mundial Las barreras técnicas al comercio internacional continúan a ser un gran problema puesto que la globalización y la competencia produzcan cambios rápidos y la industria está preocupada con respecto al tiempo para comercializar, la reducción del ciclo de vida de los productos y la necesidad de bajar los gastos… De hecho, el esquema OC (Organización de Certificación) ofrece el único pasaporte para las necesidades de países diferentes. De hecho, el esquema OC responde a las necesidades del mercado para obtener un Certificado Técnico confeccionado para estar reconocido por todo el mundo. De hecho, el esquema OC, en su sentido completo, prueba que los gastos de certificación y de análisis pueden ser reducidos con… un análisis de valor internaciónal

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Further Information - IECEE: 

Further Information - IECEE IECEE Website: www.iecee.org Pierre de RUVO E-mail: pro@iec.ch Tel: +41 22 919 02 07