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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

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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

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MARKET ACCESSMARKET ACCESS

CONFIDENCECONFIDENCE

SUPPLIER

VALUEVALUE

CLIENTINTERACTIVEPROGRAMS

ACCREDITATIONVALUEVALUE

ACCEPTANCEAUTHORITY

CONFIDENCECONFIDENCE

THIRDPARTY

Conformity Assessment Value Chain

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Key Elements of Compliance

Compliance Systems

Rules and Regulations that define a market

Technical Requirements / Standards

Minimum requirements used for evaluating compliance(may be mandatory or voluntary)

Conformity Assessment

Available paths which compliance can be verified (design, production, documentation)

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• Self-affxed

• Privately Issued

Market Driven Marks• Regional Marks

• Private Marks

Compliance Certificates

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Country A

Sector K

NCB XConformityAssessment

SUPPLIER

Country B

Sector K

NCB YProductCertification

SDoC based onNCB X Conformity

Assessment

Acceptance of NCB XConformity Assessmentvia gov’t to gov’t MRA

Satisfaction of market/regulatorydemands for conformity assessment:

market acceptanceNational

Certification

CBTR/CBTC

CBTR/CBTCCBTR/CBTC

CBTR/CBTC

Flow of a CB Test Report (CBTR)/CB Test Certificate (CBTC)

Transportable Conformity Assessmentsm

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Streamlining Global Market Access

Delivery Portfolio

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Local CODirect delivery of Certification Marks and Certificates

Alliance with CODelivery via a partner or supplemental program

SchemesMutual recognition schemes

Secondary ProgramsIntermediateApplicant

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Underwriters Laboratories

Meeting Customer’s Market Needs

DoC

IA

CUSTOMER

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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