IEC and Information Technology 17/11/2018 IEC and Information Technology Jack Sheldon IEC Central Office WTO.PPT

17/11/2018 IEC Mission Founded in 1906 to promote international cooperation on all questions of standardization and related matters in the field of electrotechnology WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

IEC Mission To achieve this objective, the IEC stimulates world trade and business by ensuring technical and market relevance of its products makes results applicable and available for voluntary adoption world wide sets the framework for Conformity Assessment in global markets WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Industry, government, user groups IEC operation Requirements Work items Standards output Expert resources Technical committees (~ 200) National Committees National level Industry, government, user groups WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Information technology Producer of IT standards Standards for testing IT standards User of IT standards WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Producer of IT standards Information technology Electronic trade (edi) Automation Multimedia Components Conformity Assessment WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Information technology Safety of IT equipment EMC requirements Protocols, OSI, languages, networking, communications, coding, cryptography WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Automation Industrial automation Design automation Electronic trade (edi) WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Multimedia and components Integrated circuits Multimedia components and systems WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Industry Technical Agreement ITA Platform for direct participation of industry Participants themselves agree on content and distribution WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

One national test should eliminate retesting in member countries 17/11/2018 IECEE CB Scheme One national test should eliminate retesting in member countries Thus... Faster to market!!! WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

Objectives and statistics Reciprocal recognition of test results among all participating Certification Bodies, to simplify granting of certification or approval at national levels WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Objectives and statistics The CB Scheme is the only international recognition scheme for safety of electrical equipment used in homes, offices, workshops and similar locations Equipment is tested to IEC standards 38 IEC member countries are members of the IECEE WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

NCB OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES 17/11/2018 FLOW IN THE CB SCHEME MANUFACTURER IECEE SECRETARIAT NCB CB TEST CERTIFICATE CB TESTING LABORATORY REPORT CERTIFICATE CB TEST REPRESENTATIVE LICENSE FOR NATIONAL MARK NCB OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES IMPORTING COUNTRIES Request for factory inspection 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

17/11/2018 CB Test Certificates 1989-1997 WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

CB Scheme Certificates issued 1994-1997 17/11/2018 CB Scheme Certificates issued 1994-1997 Product Groups Certs Issued/Recognized 1994 1995 1996 1997 Electronics, Entertainment 1856/1507 2149/1766 2409/1979 2558/1804 Information Technology and Office Equipment 1392/ 509 1998/ 838 2533/1007 3498/1538 Household & Similar 673/ 351 874/ 847 1163/ 695 1714/ 746 Installation Accessories 331/ 465 326/ 553 338/ 522 419/ 681 Others 655/ 483 890/ 785 1351/ 823 1636/ 708 TOTAL 4917/3405 6237/4789 7794/5026 9825/5477 WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

Measures of Improvement for a Typical U. S Measures of Improvement for a Typical U.S. Manufacturer using the CB Scheme 17/11/2018 W e k s Processing Times for European Certification 1990 & 1996 1990 1996 WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

IEC CB-FCS Full Certification Scheme 17/11/2018 IEC CB-FCS Full Certification Scheme Extension of CB Scheme Assessment of Manufacturer’s Quality Management System (QMS) Regular Surveillance of Manufacturer’s QMS Audit testing of samples Acceptance by Bodies B of CAC issued by Body A No Retesting No duplicated Factory Inspection WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

Advantages of CB Scheme 17/11/2018 Advantages of CB Scheme Acceleration of Product Acceptance More rapid testing and certification More universal product recognition Expanded markets Faster product movement from plants to markets WTO.PPT 17/11/2018 WTO.PPT

International Conformity Assessment WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

User of standards IT is an integral part of IEC operations Standards development process Document production and distribution Electronic voting and commenting Resources supplied to standards developers Document access management WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Distribution of standards IEC web store ~1/3 of all standards available for purchase and download over the Internet IEC Dictionary — CD-ROM containing 17000 terms and definitions in 12 languages WTO.PPT 17/11/2018

Benefits to governments International standards are best source for governments for legislation/regulation issuing tenders Assurance of WTO compliance Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trades Standards provide detailed technical interpretation of the law WTO.PPT 17/11/2018