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IMQ Informa - Periodical Year XXV - March 2016 IMQ S.p.A. via Quintiliano 43, 20138 Milano - Italy www.imq.it

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ENEC MARK. IT’S WORTH IT! • Interview with Pierre de Ruvo,Secretary General at ETICS, The European Testing Inspection and Certification System (page 6)

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NEW EU EMC,LVD & RED DIRECTIVES What will change?

EXPORTING TO GULF AREA (page 10)

FAST TRACK TO CHINA (page 12)

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001:2015 • Managing the transition (page 13)

URBAN LIGHTING • When protection and safety are at stake (page 14)

UP-SIDE-DOWN COVER • IMQ SERVICES FOR LIGHTING SECTOR • FOCUS ON TESTING, INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION • FOCUS ON IMQ EXPORT SERVICES (From page 20)

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EU DIRECTIVES

NEW EU EMC,LVD & RED DIRECTIVES

What will change?

Two years have passed since the publication of the new Directives of the electrical sector i.e. new LVD (Directive 2014/35/EU), new EMCD (Directive 2014/30/EU), and RED (Directive 2014/53/EU), therefore it is now time for manufacturers, for importers and distributors to comply with them.

In fact, from next April 20, 2016 (June 13th, for RED Directive) the new Directives will replace the earlier Directives 2006/95/EC – the ‘LV Directive -, 2004/108/EC – the ‘EMC Directive’ - and 1999/5/EC – the ‘R&TTE Directive’, therefore from those dates the references to the former Directives will no longer be valid.

WHY THE DIRECTIVES RECAST A main objective of the Directives recast is to bring product harmonisa-

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tion legislation in line with the reference provisions of the “New Legislative Framework” (NLF) of the European Union consisting of the following Three acts: • Regulation (EC) 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and the market surveillance of products; • Decision 768/2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, (which includes reference provisions to be incorporated whenever product legislation is revised. In effect, it is a template for future product harmonisation legislation); • Regulation (EC) 764/2008 laying down procedures relating to the application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another EU country.

THE MAIN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES The alignment of Directives with the New Legislative Framework concerns mainly the following points: • Reference number: according to the model YYYY / No / UE • Definitions: horizontal additions from the NLF • Economic operators (manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors) and their obligations: more detailed descriptions from the NLF • Harmonised standards and presumption of conformity: reference to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 on European Standardisation • CE marking: reference to Regulation (EC) No 765/20085 • Market surveillance and safeguard procedure: reinforced activities and new simplified proce-

PRODUCT CONFORMITY dures (also related to the "Product safety and market surveillance package") • Electrical Equipment Committee and implementing acts: reference to Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 ("Comitology") concerning Commission Implementing Decisions on formal objections against harmonised standards and safeguard clauses against products • EU declaration of conformity: more detailed contents, and a model, from the NLF. LV and EMC Directives The new LVD and EMCD did not modify the scope of the existing Directives, subject to the following new exception that has been explicitly inserted: ‘custom built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used solely at research and development

facilities for such purposes’.

While the revision of LVD/EMCD has not changed their scope, the changes to the scope of the current R&TTE Directive have direct consequences for the scope of the two Directives: • The new LVD/EMCD will apply to products that have so far been covered by the R&TTE Directive (telecommunication terminal equipment); • The new LVD/EMCD will no longer apply to products covered by the RED. Furthermore, the equipment covered by the updated EMCD includes separate provisions for both apparatus and fixed installations.

Radio Equipment Directive (RED) The new Radio Equipment Directive (RED) with regard to Directive 1999/5/EC (the R&TTE Directive),

has introduced the following changes: • sound and TV receive-only equipment, which has been excluded from the R&TTE Directive, now falls within the scope of the Directive; • equipment operating below 9 kHz, which has been excluded from the R&TTE Directive, now falls within the scope of the Directive; • “radio-determination equipment” is now clearly included within the scope of the Directive (such as radar); • telecom terminal equipment now falls outside the scope of the Directive; this equipment will be covered by the LVD/EMC Directive if their scope covers this equipment; • custom built evaluation kits destined for professionals to be used

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EU DIRECTIVES FOCUS ON

solely at research and development facilities for such purposes is explicitly excluded from the RED. The RED contains the following transitional period: Member States shall not impede, for the aspects covered by this Directive, the making available on the market or putting into service of radio equipment covered by this Directive which is in conformity with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation applicable before 13 June 2016 and which was placed on the market before 13 June 2017.

It is noted that, since the R&TTED can be applicable during the transitional period, the intention is to keep valid, during the above transitional period, the references of the harmonised standards for the R&TTE Directive, as well as the notified bodies notified under the R&TTED. Common aspects of the new Directives related to the “economic operators” The new Directives makes clear the responsibilities of the “economic operators” (defined as “the manufacturer, the authorized representative, the importer and the distributor”) when placing a product on the European

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Economic Area (EEA). For example, all economic operators intervening in the supply and distribution chain should take appropriate measures to ensure that they only make available on the market apparatus which are in conformity with the Directives.

Another important concept is the “ensuring traceability.” Traceability must be assured throughout the whole supply chain to make market surveillance simpler and more efficient. As part of this traceability, Member States should encourage economic operators to include a website address in addition to their postal address.

New, or enhanced, requirements for manufacturers include: Manufacturers shall indicate, on the apparatus, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted, unless not possible, in which case it should be included on the packaging or in the accompanying documentation.

Equipment should bear a type, batch or serial number, or other element, allowing its identification, or, where the size or nature of the apparatus does not allow it, that the required infor-

mation is provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the apparatus.

Equipment must be accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users.

Manufacturers who have reason to believe that their equipment is not in conformity with the Directives shall immediately take corrective measures, withdraw it or recall it, as appropriate. Furthermore, where there is a risk to consumers, the appropriate competent National Authorities must be made aware of the non-conformity and any corrective measures taken.

Additionally, the Directive now specifically details the obligations of Authorised Representatives, Importers and Distributors. The requirements for importers have particularly been elaborated, and include: Importers shall ensure that the appropriate conformity assessment procedure has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall also ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation, that the apparatus bears the CE marking and is accompanied by the required

PRODUCT CONFORMITY documents.

Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which they can be contacted on the apparatus (unless that is not possible, in which case it should be included on the packaging or in an accompanying document). This is additional to the Manufacturer’s details.

Importers shall ensure that apparatus is accompanied by instructions and safety information in an appropriate language.

Importers shall ensure that, while apparatus is under their responsibility, its storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with the safety objectives.

Importers shall keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity (for 10 years) and must ensure that this and the technical documentation are made available to the market surveillance authorities.

GENERAL COMMENTS The new LVD/EMCD can apply to products placed on the market on or after 20 April 2016 (not before).

The RED can apply to products placed on the market on or after 13 June 2016 (not before).

EU DIRECTIVES: HOW IMQ CAN SUPPORT YOU • Technical File Preparation • Guidance on CE marking • Hazard and Risk Assessment • Guidance on Compliance with European Health and safety Requirements (EHSRs) • Notified Body Services • Registration of Technical Files • Review of Design, Purchasing & Inspection Protocols • Other European Directives including: - ATEX 2014/34/EU - ECO DESIGN - 2009/125/EC - ENERGY LABELLING 2010/30/EU

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EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION

ENEC MARK: IT’S WORTH IT

New European directives and lighting sector: what will change for the third-party certification?

The lighting sector falls under the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) 2001/95/EC which aims to ensure that only safe consumer products are sold in the EU. Strange enough and due to the poor common lobbying of the Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs), this Directive is actually considered, by the national authorities and by the EU Commission, a success.

As a matter of facts the relevant industry and associated stakeholders have convinced national authorities and the EU Commission that electrical goods sold in Europe bearing the mandatory CE marking are good enough due to

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the consistently low level of European accidents with respect to this type of equipment, as compared with other trading regions.

As of 20 April 2016, Directive 2006/95/EC will be repealed by the new LVD Directive 2014/35/EU. This directive is aligned to the New Legislative Framework (NLF) policy.

Nevertheless, Directive 2014/35/EU will keep the same scope and safety objectives as Directive 2006/95/EC. Unlike other Directives, the current text of the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2006/95/EC neither requires a mandate to the standardisation bodies nor do these standards require publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) to provide for a presumption for conformity.

However, according to the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, applicable from 20 April 2016, only the references of the harmonised standards published in the OJEU give presumption of conformity with the safety objectives.

Essentially there is no substantial differences between the Directive 2006/95/EC and Directive 2014/35/EU as the main changes are clarifications related to the reference number of the

products, the Definitions (horizontal additions from the NLF), the Economic operators (manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors) and their obligations, harmonised standards and presumption of conformity and for the CE marking, reference to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.

Apart from the new concept as detailed in Annex III.2 requiring from the manufacturer to include an appropriate risk analyses and evaluation in the technical documentation no substantial changes can be foreseen.

Unfortunately, in the new Directive 2014/35/EU, for conformity assessment, there is no third party requirements, as the manufacturer undertakes the declaration of conformity assessment.

A Guidance has been developed by the European Commission services and other stakeholders (industry, national authorities, standardisation and other bodies) to assist in the smooth and level application of the provisions of the Directive. They are not law and do not take away the relevant responsibilities provided for, but explain in an understandable way various elements of the Directive.

EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION

INTERVIEW WITH PIERRE DE RUVO SECRETARY GENERAL AT ETICS, THE EUROPEAN TESTING INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM

Once again the input of CABs in influencing the new Directive 2014/35/EU and subsequently the revision of the Blue Guide and the LVD Guidelines has been very marginal or with no voice at all.

Laboratories located anywhere worldwide and yet under the full responsibility of the Member Certification Bodies located in Europe.

The new strategy is also to federate all Member Certification Bodies to subscribe to the new ENEC concept of promoting a truly European Mark offering a single one-stop-service that serves the relevant industry & manufacturers of small and medium enterprises, retailers, consumers as well as national and regional authorities.

ENEC mark: future developments and strategies, according to dynamic led lighting market.

In spite of the various initiatives & attempts from stand-alone organizations and/or Member States to set a European mark, as of today the ENEC mark is the only example of a successful European third party Mark atte- How the new ENEC concept, as a vosting compliance to harmonised luntary third party conformity assesstandards and relevant directive(s). sment scheme, could encourage the This success could have been more re- relevant industry, manufacturers of sounding if the ENEC mark would small and medium have been expanded to the overall enterprises, reelectrotechnical sector instead of tailers, consureducing it to, essentially, the mers as well ENEC mark is the sole lighting sector. as national only example of a Reason why among the straand regiosuccessful European tegies of ETICS, the expannal authird party mark sion of the ENEC Scheme to thorities attesting compliance to the overall electrotechnical to supharmonised standards sector, and beyond, is a prioport the and relevant rity in conjunction with the ENEC mark directive(s). openness to the world manulies on the facturers and the use of Testing capacity of the

Member Certification Bodies to constitute, under the independent administration of ETICS, a federation pursuing the same objectives with visible harmonized rules and code of conduct.

If the Member Certification Bodies through ETICS and individually are capable to promote the ENEC scheme as granting independent attestation of compliance for safe and reliable end products as opposed to the sole CE marking, ENEC could definitely be the mark that would: • Be the choice of manufacturers to bring value-added the purpose of which is to be different from competition • Be the choice of retailers to ensure the sales of safe and efficient products and protect themselves from liabilities • Be the choice of consumers to avoid using potential unsafe and unreliable products • Help national authorities to differentiate between products that are independently certified and subjected to regular surveillance

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• Help Custom Officers to s c r e e n through an on-line database batches of goods that are indeed certified thus to reinforce anti-counterfeit fights.

Interest in advisory committees has increased in recent years as Testing, Inspection and Certification Industry like ETICS and their schemes face intense challenges in adapting to and meeting today's market needs.

ENEC being an ISO/IEC Type 5 certification, is also targeting to be accepted outside Europe as proof of compliance to comply with regulated and unregulated markets.

European Certifications Systems and relevant Associations: future developments and strategies?

Until recent days stakeholders having interest (of whatever nature) to influence on strategy issues of the schemes operated by EEPCA (now ETICS) were inputting directly at the level of management committees of the relevant schemes of which in primus ENEC. The Members of ETICS have resolved to set up a modern Advisory Committee whose role is to provide effective ways to help connect providers of conformity assessment (CBs) with the various Manufacturer’s Trade Associations as well as with the other Stakeholders.

Interest in advisory committees has increased in recent years as Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Industry like ETICS and their schemes face intense challenges in adapting to and meeting today's market needs. Driven, in many cases, by declining enrollments and/or diminishing budgets, manufacturers find themselves under increased pressure to do more with less. At the same time, demands and expectations for responsiveness and accountability have increased, requiring greater interaction with the world outside the CABs (Stakeholders).

Advisory committees represent a "bridge to the stakeholders" and the growth of interest in advisory committees shares its roots with the recent surge of attention to strategic planning and total quality management.

Advisory committees can provide me-

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chanisms at all levels to help improve communication and interaction with the outside world (industry, manufacturers of small and medium enterprises, retailers, consumers as well as national and regional authorities). They can provide fresh insights, powerful connections, access to valuable resources, and excellent public relations. In conjunction with a strategic plan, they can be key elements in renewing and revitalizing TIC industry.

A very innovative project is presently under design and development, a Modern Compliance Scheme, basically the ENEC mark associated with the private CB logo/mark and a QR code.

ENEC mark: which advantages for European Market?

The choice of the ENEC mark is a deliberate choice in favour of a safe market: to protect consumers, providing them with a landmark to choose safe and reliable products; to support manufacturers with a suitable tool to enhance the safety and reliability of products put on the market.

ENEC is the high quality European mark for electrical products. The extension of the ENEC Mark to all electrical products reinforces the concept of a single independent high quality mark for Europe. Furthermore, the opening of the ENEC Certification Scheme to manufacturers worldwide contributes to enhance the share of electrical safe products placed on the market.

How successful the ENEC mark is today in the EU market?

Nowadays, more than 19,000 certificates covering 80.000 products have

been granted with the licence to use the ENEC Mark.

After its establishment, the ENEC Mark scope has been progressively extended to include: luminaires and associated components; household appliances; IT equipment; safety transformers; couplers, connecting devices; controls, switches; capacitors, filters; security equipment I like to stress that only independent and registered European Certification Bodies are entitled to issue the ENEC Mark to products tested in accredited Testing Laboratories throughout the world.

Which benefits provides the ENEC mark?

The ENEC Mark offers substantial benefits. Developed more than 25 years ago on the basis of the existing national safety marks, nowadays, it is a third party certification mark recognised all over Europe, especially in the lighting and components market.

Electrical products bearing the ENEC Mark are meant to complies with the relevant European safety standards.

Certified products are safe because they have passed all the tests of conformity and continued compliance of the production is subjected to ongoing surveillance during the lifetime of the ENEC certification.

The ENEC certified products are listed in a public database that can be consulted in the ETICS website, thus helping consumers to select safe products and custom officers to countercheck that the relevant products are not counterfeit. A third party certification like the ENEC mark it is also helpful for manufacturers to save time and money otherwise requested to invest in high skilled people and testing facilities for internal conformity assessment purposes.

Last year the new mark ENEC + was launched. Which was the purpose?

The main purpose was to have a European mark capable of enhancing the performance & energy efficiency of luminaires and LED. Under the auspices and support of the relevant Li-

EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION ghting European Manufacturer’s Trade Ass o c i a t i o n (LightingEurope) and to show complete reliability of the performance data reported in the catalogs and technical documentation supplied with the products.

ENEC+ is based on an evolution model: as technology and standardisation progress, the requirements of the mark will evolve simultaneously and new performance related elements will be added. This makes ENEC+ future proof.

The scheme verifies initial performance claims and assesses the robustness of product design, therefore providing an objective basis for fair comparison of lighting products.

ENEC+ significantly reduces the costs related to tenders: no need for repeated product tests against varying qualification rules included in calls for tender. All initial specification elements of LED luminaires and modules are included in ENEC+.

Further simplification and cost reduction is provided by the use of qualified manufacturers testing laboratories and the acceptance of their test data by the ENEC+ scheme.

A product carrying the ENEC+ Mark embodies the choice of the manufacturer to welcome independent verification of his initial performance claims and demonstrates his commitment to provide the best possible product to the European market.

Why it has been decided to undergo the dissolution of EEPCA and to create ETICS and why moving from Paris to Brussels?

What significant changes should we expect?

When I took over the responsibility of EEPCA as Secretary General, I could immediately assess that EEPCA was operated fairly well but had poor visibility to match with the ambition to operate the flagship European Scheme, ENEC. Coming from the IECEE and being among the fathers of the CB Scheme that has resulted to become a benchmark at global level, it was my duty and responsibility to modernize and provide a vision about a modern third party conformity assessment association and associated services.

The choice of ETICS came from a simple finding whereby the acronym and its meaning should be easy to remind, smart and meaningful. ETICS stands for the European Testing Inspection & Certification System.

You may well know that Paris is hometown and yet it was also obvious that for such an association the right place to be is Brussels because the key players, European stakeholders and the EU Commission are there.

In today’s world, lobbying, communication and public relation actions are part of a process that nobody can afford to ignore. ETICS current work, in addition to administrate ENEC and the other European schemes operated by the Members, is to lobby, listen, create a solid network, discuss, propose and negotiate with all stakeholders.

ETICS has also determined to establish close ties with other TIC industry associations such as CEOC, EUROLAB and IFIA to optimize the efforts and synergies.

ETICS is committed to create a network able to associate all stakeholders belonging to the whole electrical sector, to provide perspective of development to its Members by proposing viable projects through modernizing the conformity assessment services and innovative solutions.

“Changing for changing is meaningless, changing for the better is my credo!

The other question could be, what if we stand still and we do nothing?”.

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EXPORT

LIGHTING EXPORT:

DESTINATION GULF AREA

IMQ has been recognized both by the Civil Defence of the United Arab Emirates and by the Civil Defence of Qatar as a “testing laboratory and an authorized certification body�, for the purposes of obtaining the Certificate of Conformity necessary when exporting regulated products.

This recognition joins the ISO 17025 international accreditation of IMQ laboratory, therefore offering the pos-

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sibility to companies, intending to export to those Countries, an accredited testing service, regarding both safety and performance aspects, a mandatory requirement for exporting to Gulf countries.

THE OPENING OF IMQ GULF OFFICE IN DUBAI With the opening of IMQ Gulf in Dubai, all companies interested in exporting to Gulf countries will thus be even more relying on IMQ that, through the new company, will be able to support them with greater timeliness and effectiveness in obtaining compulsory certification for those markets.

Producers will benefit from the numerous approvals that IMQ has obtained

EXPORT APPROVALS BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND A COMPANY IN DUBAI: IMQ STANDS AS A REFERENCE POINT ALSO FOR COMPANIES IN THE LIGHTING SECTOR, INTENDING TO EXPORT TO THE UAE, KUWAIT AND QATAR.

by local Authorities, taking also advantage of the presence of a company on site. As for the approvals, we also recall the following ones: • The permission of ESMA (Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology) to operate either as an inspection agency and a recognized body, to support companies in obtaining the certificate of conformity, required for exporting to the Emirates. • The permission obtained from SA-

SO (Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization) as a registered laboratory both for performance testing on domestic appliances, and for procedures of energy labeling "application" as per Saudi Arabia requirements.

CONVENIENCE TO COMPANIES Thanks to the IMQ Dubai office, client companies will benefit from a greater flexibility and timeliness of provided services, as well as a concrete support in

the prior identification of the necessary requirements and regulations for exporting to the United Arab Emirates, and consequently a shorter time-tomarket.

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EXPORT

EXPORTING TO CHINA IMQ INTRODUCES THE “FAST-TRACK” SERVICE, DEDICATED TO EUROPEAN COMPANIES INTERESTED IN EXPORTING TO CHINA

Certification process optimization, local interfacing, approval by local Authorities Exporting products to China implies several and often complex requirements and bureaucracy to be observed. This Country has a control system geared towards the best protection of its internal market, through constant checks by government agencies.

It is not possible to improvise exporters to China.

But an ad-hoc product strategy should be found, starting from design and involving engineers, quality managers, experts in the testing procedures and certification for China.

HOW CAN IMQ SUPPORT YOU

• CERTIFICATION APPLICATION MANAGEMENT • DOCUMENTS PREPARATION • TESTING • ISSUE CB CERTIFICATE MAIN ADVANTAGES

• Interfacing with a single partner based in Italy.

• Presence in China of IMQ Certification Shanghai (IMQ Group company).

• Presence in China of technical staff both Italian and Chinese, able to handle the technical/procedural matters, interfacing directly with the Chinese authorities.

• IMQ approval by local authorities.

• Customized support, according to the different needs of companies.

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MAIN FULFILLMENTS TO EXPORT TO CHINA Compliance of equipment with the GB standards. For instance: GB7000.1-2007 Luminaries general safety requirements and tests • GB7000.201-2008 Safety requirements for fixed general purpose luminaries • GB7000.204-2008 Safety requirements for portable general purpose luminaries • GB7000.202-2008 Safety requirements for recessed luminaries •

Obtaining CCC certification (China Compulsory Certification), safety certification mandatory marking and EMC, based solely on GB standards.

Type tests and annual inspections execution of the production plant, carried out by Chinese surveyors or by recognized bodies on the Italian territory, for example IMQ.

QUALITY SYSTEM

Managing the transition to the 2015 editions of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 After the publication in 2015 edition of the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, all current certificates shall be updated within a 3year transition period.

IMQ was among the top accredited bodies (9/16/2015), to operate according to the new edition of the standards.

How the transition will be For already certified companies, according to the previous editions of the standard, IAF (International Accreditation Forum - www.iaf.nu) has defined an implementation plan to facilitate a smooth transition, in addition to some position papers on the major changes: • Transition Planning Guidance for ISO 9001:2015 (www.iaf.nu/upFiles/IAFID9Transition9001PublicationVersion.pdf) • Transition Planning Guidance for ISO 14001:2015 (www.iaf.nu/upFiles/IAFID9Transition9001PublicationVersion.pdf)

Duration of the transition period It will last for three years, from the date of publication of the standards (September 15, 2015). During this period, it will be possible to carry out an audit for compliance with the new editions.

Previous editions validity Certifications issued in respect of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 will be valid until the end of the transition period.

Adjustment audit Starting from the publication date of the new standards, if requested, it is possible to carry out the adjustment audit, also during the routine surveillance or renewal visits.

IMQ will give its customers detailed information on the audit adjustment duration.

Whether it is being carried out at the same time of the surveillance/renewal routine visit, it shall be necessary to assess if the current schedule is suitable.

IMQ was among the top accredited bodies (2015.16.9), to operate according to the new edition of the standards.

Gap-Analysis IMQ is offering his customers the opportunity to plan the gap analysis activities, in order to assess the level of compliance with the Management System to the new standards.

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URBAN LIGHTING

URBAN LIGHTING WHEN PROTECTION AND SAFETY ARE AT STAKE

Over the past last years, it has been increasingly spreading the use of LED technology in public lighting, thanks to its advantages in terms of energy savings and light quality.

But the first installations have marked a problem with the need to protect the LED technology lighting equipment, against overvoltage of external origin.

Compared to the traditional technology lighting equipment, new LED equipment and its electronic components are very sensitive to these discharges.

TESTING MADE BY IMQ LABORATORIES To check how lighting equipment responds at specific operating conditions, when subject to pulse voltages as per the technical standards, IMQ submits its products to testing according to EN 61000-4-5, which defines the basic method.

The standard requires that the product is subject to a series of 5 positive and negative polarity pulses and of defined voltage value (IMQ is able to do testing up to 12kV), spaced 60 seconds apart from each other and with subsequent lags equal to 90° and 270°.

Where appropriate, in addition to the mandatory aspects, to monitor degradation effects in the long term, IMQ submits lighting equipment to a series of 50 positive and negative polarity pulses and of voltage value up to 12kV, spaced 60 seconds apart from each other and with subsequent lags equal to 0°, 90°, 180° and 270°.

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The standard of product family immunity (EN 61547) defines the following three different performance criteria, that the lighting equipment have to meet before and after stresses:

IMQ SERVICES FOR URBAN LIGHTING

A performance criteria No variation of light intensity shall be observed during the testing and the setting control, if any, shall work during the testing as expected.

SERVICES AIMED TO THE SUSTAINABILITY

B performance criteria During the testing, the light intensity can vary of any value. After the testing, the light intensity shall return to its initial value within 1 minute. It is not necessary that, during the testing, the setting controls is working, but after the testing, the control status shall be the same one as before the testing, provided that during the testing no variation command has been given.

C performance criteria During and after the testing any variation of light intensity is allowed and lamp/lamps can be turned off. After the testing, all functions shall return to normal within 30 minutes, if necessary by means of temporary disruption of the supply network and/or applying the setting control.

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FOR COMPANIES WORKING FOR PUBLIC LIGHTING, IMQ OFFERS A PACKAGE OF OF ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, RELIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES, ACCORDING TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

MAIN SERVICES:

ELECTRIC SAFETY OPTICAL SAFETY EMC MEASUREMENTS PHOTOMETRIC TEST SURGE PROTECTION - 12 KV

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INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS SMART TESTING

CERTIFICATION BODY AND TESTING LABORATORY ACCREDITED

ISO 17065 17025

- Photometric measurements - Environmental requirements conformity - Interoperability

SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABILITY - GHG Inventory

CONFORMITY TO EU DIRECTIVES EMC &RED

RoHS

Reg. CPR

- Robust design (Halt/Hass)

ErP

LV

- Life Cycle Assessment eco design

- Carbon footprint

labelling

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TESTING ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

ELECTRIC SAFETY

PERFORMANCE UNI EN 13032 IEC 62722

MECHANICAL TEST DIN 18032-3:1977

IEC 62717 CIE 15 CIE 13.3

OPTICAL SAFETY

PERFORMANCE

CIE 84

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ABOUT US IMQ is the most important Italian certification organization, a European leader in conformity assessment and laboratory testing activities.

SERVICES FOR

LIGHTING INDUSTRY IMPORT AND CERTIFICATION EXPORT CERTIFIC ATION SERVICES SERVICES

Certification, MAIN SERVICES Testing, Assessment - Tests for CE marking (European directives) - Preliminary orientation tests according to international standards - Information about standards and certification procedures of other nations - Issue of main European and international marks - Pre-shipment controls for international trade - Assistance for import and export and for conducting formalities to obtain foreign certifications - Supply and supplier assessments

Main Markets and Services Spain Spain

Polska

Turkey

China

Gulf Dubai

ACCREDITATIONS ACCREDIA

IMQ is Certification Body and Testing Labora Labora-tory accredited by Accredia (ISO IEC 17065, 17024, 17021, 17020 and ISO IEC 17025).

- Argentina: services for the obtaining and maintaining the IRAM mark - Australia: services for RCM mark and compliance to energy efficiency standards - Brazil: services for compliance to Portarie and for obtaining and maintaining the INMETRO certification - China: services for obtaining and maintaining the CCC mark - Colombia: services for obtaining the RETILAP certification - Korea: services for obtaining and maintaining the KC mark and the RRA registration - Custom Union: services for obtaining and maintaining the EAC certification - Mexico: services for obtaining the NOM mark - Saudi Arabia: compliance services to SASO standards

Exporting to Gulf Area

IECEE

IMQ is member of the CB Scheme.

With the opening of IMQ Gulf in Dubai, IMQ is now also present in the UAE.

IECEX

IMQ is Certification Body and Testing LaboraLaboratory recognized to issue ExCB Certificates and ExTR Test Reports.

ZHAGA

IMQ is member of Zhaga Consortium.

MAIN NOTIFICATIONS - Recognition by the Civil Defence of the United Arab Emirates and by the Civil Defence of Qatar as a testing laboratory and an authorized certification body for emergency lights - Permission of ESMA (Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology) to operate either as an inspection agency and a recognized body

AS A MEMBER OF THE MAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION AGREEMEN AGREEMEN-ZHAGA TS AND COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS OF CONSORTIUM, WE PROVIDE

LIGHTING

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NIES WITH THE GUARANTEE OF OUR ORGANIZA ORGANIZA-TION.

RELIABILIOUR NAME MEANS SAFETY AND RELIABILI-

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TY AND A SERVICE MEETING ALL THE CERTIFICA CERTIFICA-TIONS NEEDS OF MANUFACTURERS.

ABOUT US IMQ is the most important Italian certification organization, a European leader in conformity assessment and laboratory testing activities.

SERVICES FOR

LIGHTING INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION CERTIFIC ATION AND TESTING ON: L LUMINAIRES, UMINAIRES, L LAMPS AMPS A ACCESSORIES CCESSORIES

PR PRODUCT ODUCT CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION -

ELECTRICAL SAFETY OPTICAL SAFETY PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY SUSTAINABILITY CB SCHEME CCA NOTIFICATIONS

TESTING - ABSORBED POWER - LUMINOUS FLUX - LUMINOUS EFFICACY - COLOUR RENDERING INDEX - COLOUR TEMPERATURE - PHOTOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION - MECHANICAL TESTS (VIBRATION, IMPACT, LOW ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, SEALING TESTS, UV RESISTANCE) MECHANICAL TESTS - DIN 18032-3:1977 IMPACT TESTS (IK CODE) CLIMATIC TESTS EMC MEASUREMENTS IP RATING OF CASINGS

Spain

Polska

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Turkey

China

Gulf Dubai

LED TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY TESTING ACCREDITATIONS

EC DIREC TIVES C ONFORMITY DIRECTIVES CONFORMITY

IECEE

- LUMINAIRES WITH LED LIGHTING SOURCES - LED BALLASTS - LED MODULES - CONNECTING DEVICES FOR LED MODULES - SELF BALLASTED LED LAMPS

IMQ is Certification Body and Testing Labora Labora-tory accredited by Accredia (ISO IEC 17065, 17024, 17021, 17020 and ISO IEC 17025).

ACCREDIA

IMQ is member of the CB Scheme.

- ATEX - 2014/34/EU - LOW VOLTAGE - 2014/30/EU - EMC - 2014/30/EU - ECO DESIGN - 2009/125/EC - ENERGY LABELLING - 2010/30/EU - RED - 2014/53/EU - RoHS - 2011/65/EU - RAEE - 2012/19/EU

IECEX

IMQ is Certification Body and Testing LaboraLaboratory recognized to issue ExCB Certificates and ExTR Test Reports.

ZHAGA

IMQ is member of Zhaga Consortium.

AS A MEMBER OF THE MAIN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION AGREEMEN AGREEMEN-ZHAGA TS AND COMMITTEES, AS WELL AS OF CONSORTIUM, WE PROVIDE

LIGHTING

COMPACOMPA-

NIES WITH THE GUARANTEE OF OUR ORGANIZAORGANIZATION.

OUR NAME MEANS SAFETY AND RELIABILI RELIABILI--

TY AND A SERVICE MEETING ALL THE CERTIFICACERTIFICA-

SERVICES SER VICES FOR

LIGHTING INDUSTRY INDUSTRY TESTING INSPECTION INSPECTION CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION

LIGHTING FIT FITTINGS TINGS AND A ACCESSORIES CCESSORIES -

SAFETY PERFORMANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MECHANICAL TEST - DIN 18032-3:1977 INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

TIONS NEEDS OF MANUFACTURERS.

ABOUT US IMQ is the most important Italian certification organization, a European leader in conformity assessment and laboratory testing activities.

Spain

BUILDING A AUTOMATION UTOMATION - INTERWORKING &FUNCTIONALITY TEST ACCORDING TO KONNEX STANDARS - SAFETY, EMC & RADIO TESTING FOR SMART SYSTEMS - SAFETY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY TESTING SERVICES FOR TECHNICAL INSTALLATIONS AND BUILDINGS

Polska

QUALITY QUALITY SY SYSTEMS STEMS - ISO 9001 - QUALITY SYSTEM - ISO 14001 - ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM - BS OHSAS 18001 - SAFETY&SECURITY SYS. - ISO 50001 - ENERGY SYSTEM

Turkey

China

Gulf Dubai

SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILIT ACCREDITATIONS ACCREDIA

IMQ is Certification Body and Testing Labora Labora-tory accredited by Accredia (ISO IEC 17065, 17024, 17021, 17020 and ISO IEC 17025).

- LCA - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT - CARBON E WATER FOOTPRINT - GHG INVENTORY - SUPPLY CHAIN - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - IMQ-ECO (Environmental Declaration Certification)

IECEE

- SECOND PARTY AUDIT - MISTERY AUDIT - EXPEDITING - PRE-SHIPMENT - RISK-ANALYSIS - COACHING

IMQ is Certification Body and Testing LaboraLaboratory recognized to issue ExCB Certificates and ExTR Test Reports.

TAILORED T AILORED A AUDIT UDIT SOL SOLUTIONS UTIONS

IMQ is member of the CB Scheme.

IECEX

ZHAGA

IMQ is member of Zhaga Consortium.