IEC Conformity Assessment

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IEC Conformity Assessment

• Ron Reimer
• IEC Vice-president

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Global CA Scheme needed now

• Emphasis on world versus just local markets
• Regional trading groups
• Avoid cost raising, multiple testing
• Help Eliminate non-tariff barriers to trade
• IEC CAB schemes are in place, working and are
  the way to a global solution for each nation.

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Conformity Assessment Structure
Web Sites www.iec.ch/ www.iecee.org www.iecex.com
www.iecq.org
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Conformity Assessment Board
CAB Chairman Clif Johnston, IEC Vice-president

• CAB sets IECs CA policy
• Oversees IEC conformity assessment activities in
  IECEE, IECEx, and IECQ
• IEC contact point for negotiations with other
  Accreditation and CA organizations

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CAB Operating Concepts

• Non-discrimination
• Avoidance of obstacles to trade
• Harmonization
• Transparency
• Market focused - CAB focuses initiatives where a
  clear, national market need is identified to the
  benefit of suppliers and users

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CAB objectives

• One test
• One certification
• One mark

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Common objectives of CA Schemes

• Global coverage
• works globally for regulated and non-regulated
  concerns
• Accommodate national differences
• while facilitating global harmonization
• Eliminate multiple testing
• Based on International Standards
• Product-focused, not CA System oriented

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Common objectives (cont.)

• Flexible national representation (government and
  private sector)
• Peer review of certification bodies and testing
  laboratories, which has proven efficiency

These are the only global certification schemes
in operation
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Closer look at IECs CA Schemes

• The results of IEC CA Schemes are open for use
  by all governments, users and manufacturers
  around the world
• IECEE electrical and electronic equipment
• IECEx electrical equipment for explosive
  atmospheres
• IECQ electronic components

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IECEE CB Scheme

• Mutual recognition of CB Test Certificates for
  electrical equipment
• CB Members are obligated to recognize
• None member test labs may choose to recognize
• Access to the CB Scheme is available from
  anywhere in the world

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IECEE Members
AUSTRALIA QAS AUSTRIA ÖVE BELGIUM CEBEC CANADA CSA
ITSC ULC CHINA CCEE CZECH REP. EZU DENMARK DE
MKO FINLAND FIMKO FRANCE LCIE GERMANY VDE TUV
Rh TUV PS GREECE ELOT HUNGARY MEEI INDIA BIS S
TQC IRELAND NSAI
SINGAPORE PSB SLOVAKIA EVPU SLOVENIA SIQ SOUTH
AFRICA SABS SPAIN AENOR SWEDEN SEMKO SWITZERLAND S
EV TURKEY TSE UKRAINE DERJ- STANDART UK ASTA BE
AB BSI USA UL MET ITS FMRC TUV Rh
NA YUGOSLAVIA SZS
ISRAEL SII ITALY IMQ JAPAN JET JQA TUV Rh
JP KOREA, Rep KTL MEXICO ANCE NETHERLANDS KEMA
NEW ZEALAND QAS NORWAY NEMKO POLAND PCBC BBJ-SEP
PREDOM PORTUGAL IPQ ROMANIA CER RUSSIAN
FED. GOST
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IECEx

• International certification of products for use
  in explosive (hazardous) atmospheres
• Driving force is from users and manufacturers of
  Ex products
• Offers manufacturers a single test and assessment
  report for acceptance at least in all other
  participating countries

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IECEx members
Australia Canada China Denmark Finland France Germ
any Hungary Italy Korea, Republic of Netherlands
Norway New Zealand Romania Russian
Federation Slovenia South Africa Sweden Switzerlan
d United Kingdom United States of
America Yugoslavia
As at 2001-01-01
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IECQ

• The only global program that comprehensively
• assesses electronic components to quality
  requirements
• certifies their conformity to standards
• Users
• component manufacturers
• component distributors
• specialist contractors
• testing laboratories

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IECQs SIs

• Supervising Inspectorates (SIs) exist in the
  following countries
• Suppliers in any country may apply to any of
  these SIs

Korea, Republic of (KLT) Russian Federation
(Gosstandart) Switzerland (SEV) United Kingdom
(BSI) USA (UL)
China (CEPREI) France (LCIE-SNQ) Germany
(VDE) India (STCQ) Italy (IMQ) Japan (RCJ)
As at 2001-01-01
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Benefits to National Govts

• Established and operating schemes ready for
  national use in regulated as well as open
  segments
• Helps domestic industry to benefit from and
  compete in regional and global markets
• expand the economy
• create new jobs
• Compliance with WTOs Agreement on Technical
  Barriers to Trade
• Compliant with the APECs Model Electrical MRA
• Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Conformity
  Assessment of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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Benefits to National Govts (cont.)

• Help to ensure high level of safety for the
  population using
• domestic products,
• domestic products with imported components, and
• imported products
• Help to guarantee high quality of equipment and
  systems in procurement contracts and tenders

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Benefits to business

• IECEE IECEx
• single international test and assessment report
  for electrical equipment
• faster time to market
• lower export and import costs, stable supply
  lines
• predictable CA costs for market access
• IECQ
• helps purchasing and procurement specialists
  ensure a required level quality electronic
  components
• helps component suppliers to guarantee and
  demonstrate that products are of the required
  high quality

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Conclusion - IEC CA Schemes

• Only Global Programs
• IEC CA Schemes are open to all governments, users
  and manufacturers around the world
• IECEE electrical and electronic equipment
• IECEx electrical equipment for explosive
  atmospheres
• IECQ electronic components
• Helps government to protect the people, expand
  the economy, and comply with WTO, APEC and
  regional agreements
• Helps national industry to enter new markets at
  lower cost and to lower prices to customers

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Thank You!
For further information Dennis Chew
Officer-In-Charge at IEC-APRC IEC Asia
Pacific Regional Centre (IEC-APRC) 3 Science Park
Drive 04-03 Singapore 118223 Tel 65 870
1298 Fax [phone] Email Dennis.Chew_at_iec-aprc
.net Web www.iec-aprc.net