Expectations of the Conformity Assessment Community

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Expectations of the Conformity Assessment
Community

• Enda McDonnell, Chairman

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Keymark - Voluntary Certification Mark
CEN and CENELEC developed a European mark of
conformity to European Standards
the Keymark
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Keymark and CE marking
- CEN / CENELEC - European Commission -
Conformity with EN - Conformity with
Directive - Quality mark - Passport to
European market - Consumers and users -
Market surveillance - Voluntary -
Mandatory - Certification bodies - Notified
bodies - Third-party certificate -
Manufacturers declaration
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European Forum for Conformity Assessment

• The European Forum for Conformity Assessment is
  a high-level forum made up of European
  stakeholders concerned with conformity assessment
  and related activities.
• Secretariat provided by CEN
• ANEC, in articulating the consumer voice in the
  forum, is a valued and important contributor.

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Welcome for Market Surveillance Orgalime ANEC
Position Paper

• This position paper is an impressive contribution
  to the debate at European level
• Call for an effective pan-European market
  surveillance system
• European Consumers and European engineering
  industries call on policy makers to take
  practical measures for re-enforcing border
  controls and surveillance of products placed on
  the Community market

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Expectations of the Conformity Assessment
Community (my view) Part 1

• That ANEC articulates the voice of consumers in
  favour of and influencing the development of
• Strong and respected standards
• Conformity Assessment appropriate to Risk
• Market Surveillance where needed

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Expectations of the Conformity Assessment
Community (my view) Part 2

• That ANEC carries the consumer fight for better
  standards, conformity assessment and market
  surveillance forward in
• The technical arena, in partnership with the ESOs
  and others, but also, just as important,
• In the legislative and political arena to work
  with political, public service and business
  interests on behalf of the consumer interest