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The Testing Inspection and Certification Sector

October 2016

Washington, DC The International Federation

of Inspection Agencies

ACIL P2 ConferenceCAS Break Out Session

April 20, 2017Washington, DC

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Testingself-declaredandthirdpartycertifiedproductsandcomparingtheircompliance

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16% safety-critical failures

<1% safety-critical failures

Third-Party Certified product Compliance

Self-declared product compliance (SDoC)

Non-compliance: safety-critical failures (high risk of fire / permanent injury)

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Additional Insights – European Market

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Additional Insights – European Market

Data from Bundesnetzagentur, Germany, and Radiocommunications Agency, the Netherlands joint actionLighting Chains Cross Border Action http://ec.europa.eu/danmark/documents/alle_emner/okonomisk/091203_lights_report_en.pdfPROSAFE JA 2011 http://www.prosafe.org/images/Documents/JA2009/SunBeds2_Final_report_20130304-published.pdfPROSAFE JA 2009 http://www.prosafe.org/images/Documents/JA2009/Helmets_Final_Report-version20130304-published.pdf

Which?, Electrical Safety First, The Sunday Times, 14.08.15ADCO R&TTE, June 2015 report of 2014 market surveyReport on the 7th joint cross-border R&TTE (Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment )market surveillance campaign

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Hanane TaidiDirector Generalhtaidi@ifia-federation.orgwww.ifia-federation.org

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