CENELEC and Conformity Assessment

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CENELEC Conformity Assessment
Mérida, 5 February 2003
Mr. Pieter Parlevliet Secretary General
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Objectives of CENELEC
CENELEC aims at developing electrotechnical
standards as a basis for a European market
without internal barriers for electrotechnical
goods and services CENELEC also promotes the
development of harmonized conformity assessment
procedures 1 standard, 1 test, accepted
everywhere
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Conformity Assessment

• Ways - Manufacturers declaration
• - Type testing
• - Third party certification
• - Quality system assessment
• - Quality mark

• Aims - Proof of conformity
• - Satisfy market needs

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Mutual Recognition Agreements

• MRAs are agreements between European
  certification bodies on a voluntary basis for
• Mutual recognition of test and inspection
  results (CENELEC Certification Agreement)
• or
• Common Mark Schemes (HAR, ENEC, Keymark)

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CENELEC Certification Agreement (CCA)

• MRA between 27 certification bodies located in 23
  European countries
• All products covered by LVD
• Important set of common procedures developed
  since its creation in 1973
• Almost 300 harmonized test report forms based on
  European standards

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CENELEC Certification Agreement (CCA)

• Body A - grants its own mark e.g.-
  delivers the Notification of Test Results
  (together with Test Report)- performs
  inspection of the manufacturer plants
• Body(ies) B - will endorse the test and
  inspection results and grant its own mark
  without retesting
• e.g.

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IECEE-CB Scheme

• Body A delivers the CB test certificate
• (granting of the national mark is not
  required)
• Body(ies) B will endorse it and grant its own
  mark (repetition of testing is authorized)

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European and International Schemes

• CENELEC Agreements
• Market Europe
• Standards EN/HD
• Factory locations
• within CENELEC member countries or European
  affiliates

• IECEE-CB scheme
• Market Worldwide
• Standards IEC
• Factory locations
• Worldwide

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Relation between CCA and IECEE-CB

• All CCA members are also IECEE-CB members. The
  assessment of new European participants of CCA
  and IECEE-CB is carried out commonly
• Test reports forms based on IEC standards are
  developed and used commonly

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Common Mark Schemes

• Increasing requests for pan-European
  certification marks since 1992
• Luminaires and accessories
• IT equipment
• Household appliances
• Requests from
• European industry
• Consumers associations

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Common Mark schemes

• HAR mark
• ENEC mark
• KEYMARK mark

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Granting of the Common Mark

• The licence is issued on the basis of the EN/HD
  standards relevant to the respective schemes
  (e.g. household appliances for Keymark,
  luminaires for ENEC, cables for HAR, etc.)
• The Certification Body shall notify the other
  Participants in the Agreement of all licences
  issued

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Granting of the Common Mark

• The Certification Body which has issued the
  licence is responsible for the surveillance of
  the production
• Factory shall have an ISO 9002 Quality System
  (except particular cases)
• The manufacturer shall possess the test equipment
  and shall carry out the routine tests

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