THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KEYMARK AND CEMARKING

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KEYMARK AND
CE-MARKING
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Present situation

• Mandatory or semi mandatory quality marks and 3rd
  party surveillance systems, in order protect
  consumers, and secure a fair market. (e.g. Ü
  mark ACERMI KITE KOMO VIK etc.)
• Only one or very few national testing
  laboratories.
• Harmonized national lambda levels

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CE-marking

• Depending on Reaction to Fire classification, no
  or only minimal requirements for 3rd party
  surveillance.
• Any notified laboratory in EU can be used for
  testing and/or certification.
• No defined European lambda level.
• (The same product could be measured as lambda 37
  mW/mK in one laboratory and lambda 34 mW/mK in
  another)
• No specific requirements for notified
  laboratories on EU level.

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CE marking

• Risks
• Competition based upon identifying the European
  Laboratory giving the best results to the
  disadvantage of our customers and our industry.
• Pirates giving false claims on product
  properties are allowed to disturb the market.

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The Keymark
The Keymark is a third-party certification mark
for a product, demonstrating to users and
consumers compliance of the product with the
requirements of the relevant CEN/CENELEC
Standard(s). It is granted after the
satisfactory completion of a certification
procedure, comprising product conformity tests
(ITT), assessment of the documented factory
production control for the related production
line, production site inspection and surveillance.
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What is Keymark

• A European Quality Mark and Product Certification
  Scheme
• The Keymark is a supplement to CE-marking, in
  order to certify that product claims are
  controlled by an independent laboratory
• The Keymark will be given together with a well
  known National Quality mark
• The Keymark rules secure that testing
  laboratories are controlled and measure correctly

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Why Keymark ThermalInsulation Products ?

• In the future, the industry also needs 3rd party
  certification and a Quality mark in order to
  protect consumers
• and to secure fair competition
• and to obtain a common European lambda level