REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA Verification of Conformity Programme NEW REGULATIONS Bureau Veritas has been appointed by the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) to implement the pre-export Verification of Conformity Programme. OBJECTIVES Consumer and environment Protection Conformity assurance Faster goods release at Zambian Customs office with the appropriate Certificate of Conformity (COC) PROCESS Request for verification The Importer/Exporter lodges a request for verification with Bureau Veritas (see contacts overleaf). This request should include: The list and designation of goods intended to be exported, name and address of the importer and exporter (invoice,…) Conformity documents (usually provided by the exporter) that may be available for the goods intended to be exported, such as: Third party certificate / Test reports / Reports of analysis according to safety/hygiene standards Information related to the location and provisional date of availability of goods to carry out the physical inspection of goods before shipment. (Filling up of the Request for verification (RFV) Form). Routes to compliance To facilitate trade and to adjust intervention according to the risk, the PVoC programme offers 3 different routes to demonstrate compliance (see the process overleaf): Route A: applicable to any good and any trader Route B: for frequent traders of homogeneous goods that have been registered by Bureau Veritas Route C: for manufacturers who had their goods licensed for Zambia Documentary review / Testing Bureau Veritas reviews the information provided by the exporter and checks the adequacy against the Zambian standards. If necessary, samples are taken and laboratory testing/analysis is carried out. Inspection The objective of the inspection is to check that: Goods presented for inspection are those identified during the documentary review Products comply with applicable standard Goods match the description in the import documents In case of doubt, Bureau Veritas inspector may take samples for additional assessment. PVoC certificate Bureau Veritas verifies the inspection report against the provided documents. Upon satisfactory result, the secured Certificate of Conformity is issued. This certificate shall be used for the clearance of the goods. When non conformities are detected, a Non Conformity Report is issued..

PRODUCTS COVERED UNDER THE PVOC PROGRAMME 3 ROUTES TO COMPLIANCE PRODUCTS COVERED UNDER THE PVOC PROGRAMME 1.    Toys, sport Equipment & Childcare products 7.    Textile products & Footwear 2.    Electrical and Electronic products 8.    Furniture (wood & metal articles) 3.    Vehicles parts 9. Paper & Stationary 4.    Chemical products 10. Safety (personal protective) Equipment 5.    Mechanical products & Building Materials 11. Food & Food products 6.    Gas Equipment and Appliances 12. Used products MAIN CONTACTS (Other contacts on request and on www.bureauveritas.com/gsit) Americas +1 281 986 1310 +1 281 986 1352 aixel.garcia@us.bureauveritas.com Europe +31 10 282 2666 +31 102411017 gsit.rtd@nl.bureauveritas.com Middle East +971 4 345 35 60 +971 4 345 23 91 suraj.nath@ae.bureauveritas.com Angola +244 915710628 +244 222 311160 costa.neto@ao.bureauveritas.com China +86 21 5835 2011 +86 2158316920 wofay.ni@cn.bureauveritas.com Congo DR +243 99 00 36 910 midjo.belade@bureauveritas.com India +91 22 6739 8402 +91 226 739 8416 sandeep.shetty@in.bureauveritas.com Japan +81 6 6205 5540 +81 6 6205 5542 yasuo.hasegawa@jp.bureauveritas.com Kenya +254 41 2314463/2314022 +254 41 2226015 walter.rono@ke.bureauveritas.com itd.mombasa@ke.bureauveritas.com Korea +82 2 565 8318 +82 2 553 4083 seungwoo.choi@kr.bureauveritas.com Namibia +264 64 200 104 +264 64 200 110 admin.namibia@za.bureauveritas.com South Africa +27 116660500 +27 11 6660510 grace.mabasa@za.bureauveritas.com (Johannesburg) +27 215512495 +27 215518400 gsit.cpt@za.bureauveritas.com (Cape Town) For additional information, please contact: zambia.conformity@bureauveritas.com Tel.: +260 976 280 288 / +260 961 280 280 gsit@bureauveritas.com web site: www.bureauveritas.com/gsit Zambia_Flyer EI_Ed.1.1_March 2011