IECEE Working Groups

IECEE Working Groups
CMC-WG Composition:
CMC-WG Restricted Area

Board of Appeals

Terms of Reference:

a) to recommend a solution to any dispute referred to it with regard to the application of these basic rules, and

b) to recommend actions to be taken against NCBs and CBTLs on complaints received regarding potential infringements to the Rules that could compromise the credibility of the IECEE Schemes.

c) to report to the CMC, for appropriate action, any observations relating to the technical content of the standards accepted for use in the IECEE and their applications, that has become evident when investigating a dispute

Chairman:

Don Mader
UL Inc

Members:

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.(until 2008-12-31)

Paul Moliski
ITS USA

Trond Sollie
NEMKO A/S

Bo Yumin
CNCA

Yoji Ono
JQA

Deputies:

Gerhard Dreger
VDE

Paul Tan
TÜV SÜD PSB Corporation Pte Ltd

Jukka Vuorinen
SGS Fimko Ltd

Ted Gaertner
KEMA Quality B.V.

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IECEE Chairman's Advisory Group (CAG )

Terms of Reference:

To advise the IECEE Officers on issues that are decided by the Chairman and tabled at each meeting.

Gosta Fredriksson
IECEE Chairman

Pierre de Ruvo
IECEE Executive Secretary

Jun Xie
IECEE Vice-Chairman

Fritz Beglinger
Treasurer IECEE

Don Mader
UL Inc

Trond Sollie
NEMKO A/S

Kurt Heinz
TÜV Rh JAPAN

Kiyoto Mitsui
JISC

Gerhard Dreger
VDE

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Wolfgang Kreinberg
TÜV SÜD PS

Richard Pescatore
USNC/IECEE

Ex-Officio:

Aharon Amit
General Secretary IEC

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Terms of Reference:

To identify market needs and propose IECEE market solutions to meet those needs and to maintain hight quality third party conformity assessment principles.

To propose mechanisms for ensuring that the IECEE Conformity Assessment solutions are recognized as the basis for certification and acceptance in regulated markets world wide in a timely way.

To develop a framework or road map for the development of conformity assessment solutions within the IECEE scheme including such elements as:

a) Type Test Certification
b) Access to the marks of other Certification Bodies
c) Full Certification Scheme.
d) IECEE Conformity Assessment solutions that facilitate market access and relevance, including SDoC.

Convenor:

Gosta Fredriksson
IECEE Chairman

Secretary:

Pierre de Ruvo
IECEE Executive Secretary

	Senior Conformity Assessment Delegate Members	Senior Industry Delegate Members
	Joe Gryn Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.	Bill Bryans BryBrook Consulting
	Du Chunjing CNCA Alternate: Bian Jing CQC	YU Zida China Haier Group Corporation
	Gitte Schjotz UL Demko	Tim Duffy Rockwell Automation
	Gerhard Dreger VDE	Uwe Kampet BSH Alternate: Jörg Hartge ZVEI
	Jukka Vuorinen SGS Fimko Ltd	Jari Yli-Juuti ABB Finland
	Michel Brenon LCIE	Jean-Pierre Isnard FIEEC
	Daniel Goldstein SII	Yehuda Haiman The metal, Electrical & Infrastructure Industries Association
	Giancarlo Zappa IMQ S.p.A	Giovanni Cassinelli Bticino S.p.A. Alternate: Matteo Gavazzeni GEWISS S.p.A
	Yumi Negami JISC Alternate: Yoji Ono JQA	Toshiyuki Kajiya Panasonic
	Franklin Willemstein Kema	Wim Honig Philips
	Fredrik Wennersten Intertek Semko	Stefan Kjellnäs ABB
	Mike Lawson Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd.	Bob Taylor Coutant Lambda Ltd.
	Don Mader UL Inc Alternate: Dave Surber TUV Rheinland	Richard Pescatore USNC/IECEE Alternate: John Mahanna IBM
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IECEE Peer Assessment Committee (PAC)

Terms of Reference:

• To monitor the Peer Assessment Program

• To determine common understanding of ISO/IEC Guide 65 and ISO/IEC 17025

• To clarify matters pertaining to Certification issues

• To evaluate the Assessment Reports of candidate NCBs and CBTLs and make recommendations to the CMC

• To support and contribute as lecturers at the IECEE Lead and Technical Assessor training courses

Chairman:

Pierre de Ruvo
IECEE Executive Secretary

Members:

Gosta Fredriksson
IECEE Chairman- Ex Officio

Jun Xie
IECEE Vice-Chairman- Ex Officio

Alberto Pederneschi
IMQ S.p.A

Jung-Sup Kim
KTL

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Wolfgang Kreinberg
TÜV SÜD PS

Fritz Beglinger

Treasurer IECEE- Ex Officio

Trond Sollie
NEMKO A/S

Gerhard Dreger
VDE

Masahiro Sato
JET

Bian Jing
CQC

Ted Gaertner
KEMA Quality B.V.

Observer as member of PAAG:

Craig Diack-Evans
Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd.

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PAC SG 1 (previously CMC-WG 11) "Peer Assessment Documents "

Terms of Reference:

a) Development of Guides and Operational Documents pertaining to the Peer Assessment programme as required.
b) Maintenance of OD-CB2004, OD-CB2005, OD-CB2006, OD-CB2007, ODCB2010, OD-CB2011, OD-CB2016, OD-CB2017, OD-CB2021

Convenor:

Pierre de Ruvo
IECEE Executive Secretary

Members:

Trond Sollie
NEMKO A/S

Don Mader
UL Inc

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Alberto Pederneschi
IMQ S.p.A

Wolfgang Kreinberg
TÜV SÜD PS

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CMC-WG 1 "Current Decisions"

This Working Group has been disbanded.

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CMC-WG 2 "Business Development"

Terms of Reference:

To explore further the market needs focusing around the electrotechnical sector (i.e. EMC, etc.) as well as other fields of interest for the industry.

To analyze and survey any possible business development services that could be of interest for the IECEE.

Convenor:

Wolfgang Kreinberg
TÜV SÜD PS

Members:

Yumi Negami
JISC

Kenji Fukasawa
JQA

Kurt Heinz
TÜV Rh JAPAN

Fulvio Giorgi
IMQ S.p.A - IT MB

Steven Margis
UL Inc

Uwe Kampet
GERMAN-NC/IECEE

Trond Sollie
NEMKO A/S

Jukka Vuorinen
SGS Fimko Ltd

Weng-Hoe Chong
TÜV SÜD PSB Corporation Pte Ltd

Yaacov Wachtel
SII

Ron Collis
Rockwell Automation

Nick Maalouf
QPS

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CMC-WG 3 "Manufactory Testing Laboratories"

Terms of Reference:

To analyse and develop procedures related to the Manufactory Testing Laboratories programme.

Convenor:

Michel Brenon
LCIE

Members:

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Fulvio Giorgi
IMQ S.p.A

Randolf Keller
TÜV Rh JAPAN

Tuneyuki Sato
JET

Wolfgang Kreinberg
TÜV SÜD PS

Robin Tizzard
BSI

Richard Pescatore
USNC/IECEE

John Quigley

(replacing Jim Conroy)
ITS

Jola Wroblewska
UL Inc

Ilan Carmit
SII

Tim Duffy
Rockwell Automation

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CMC-WG 4 "Components Acceptance"

Terms of Reference:

To identify component standards

Convenor:

Jola Wroblewska
UL Inc

Members:

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Bill Fiske
Intertek Testing Services N.A.

Ilan Carmit
SII

Ray Jefferis
Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd.

Mohd Nazif
SIRIM

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CMC-WG 5 "Components Strategic"

Terms of Reference:

1. Examine the current operational practices in the CB Scheme with respect to acceptance of components.
a) Review the results of the survey carried out by the CMC-WG Component.
b) Review the newly developed Guide converted into a Current Decision, Annex 1 of OD-CB2022, that has replaced Decision 1D115 on Acceptance of Components, to identify all situations in which components evaluated in an end-product by the issuing NCB may be not accepted by the recognizing NCB.

2. Carry out a strategic analysis of the current and future needs of the CB Scheme and the FCS with respect to acceptance of components.

3. Develop a proposal or proposals to substantially improve the acceptance of components, with particular emphasis on the needs and expectations related to FCS.

Convenor:

Paul Moliski
ITS USA

Members:

Klaus Kress
VDE - DE MB

Nick Maalouf
QPS

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Fulvio Giorgi
IMQ S.p.A - IT MB

Pär Zetterberg
Intertek SEMKO AB

Jola Wroblewska
UL Inc - USNC MB

Bill Fiske
ITS N.A. - USNC MB

Jean Lanzo
LCIE - FR MB

Ted Gaertner
KEMA Quality B.V

Bill Burr
CSA International

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CMC-WG 6 "IECEE International Mark"

This Working Group has been disbanded

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CMC-WG 7 "Interrelations between NCBs and CBTLs"

This Working Group has been disbanded

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CMC-WG 8 "F.A.P."

This Working Group has been disbanded

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CMC-WG 9 "TRF"

Terms of Reference:

To deal with matters pertaining to Test Report Forms.

Convenor:

Jola Wroblewska
UL Inc

Members:

Mauro Casari
IMQ S.p.A

Klaus Kress
VDE

Werner Haab
UL Germany

Richard Pescatore
USNC/IECEE

Ralf Knapp
TUV Rh Japan

Bill Lowe
CSA International

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CMC-WG 10 "Maintenance of the IECEE Rules and Operational Documents"

Terms of Reference:

To Review and update the IECEE Basic Rules, IECEE 01, the Rules of Procedure, IECEE 02, and those Operational Documents that are not under the terms of reference of existing IECEE Working Groups.

To Review Current Decisions that are not within the scope of existing IECEE Working Groups and to incorporate them in the IECEE Rules, IECEE 01, the IECEE Rules of Procedure, IECEE 02 or Operational Documents as appropriate.

To Refer Current Decisions that are within the scope of existing IECEE Working Groups to the appropriate WGs for incorporation into the appropriate Operational Document(s)

Convenor:

Pierre de Ruvo
IECEE Executive Secretary

Members:

Gosta Fredriksson
IECEE Chairman

Jun Xie
IECEE Vice-Chairman

Fritz Beglinger
Treasurer IECEE

Jola Wroblewska
UL Inc

Trond Sollie
NEMKO A/S

Kurt Heinz
TÜV Rh JAPAN

Kiyoto Mitsui
JISC

Gerhard Dreger
VDE

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Wolfgang Kreinberg
TÜV SÜD PS

Fulvio Giorgi
IMQ S.p.A

Alternate: Alberto Pederneschi

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CMC-WG 12 "Acceptance and Use of IEC Standards"

Terms of Reference:

To determine the mechanisms of seeking scope extension to new published IEC standards, Editions, Amendments and responsibilities from NCBs when they seek scope extension of new published standards.

Convenor:

Gerhard Dreger
VDE

Members:

Johnny Jensen
UL International Demko A/S

Bill Fiske
Intertek Testing Services N.A.

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Osmo Väyrynen
SGS Fimko Ltd

Masahiro Sato
JET

Tshepo Motsoane
SABS

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CMC-WG 13 "FCS Operations"

Terms of Reference:

To explore the real market needs and the necessary steps to be undertaken to make the FCS attractive and possible to operate.

Convenor:

Trond Sollie
NEMKO A/S

Members:

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Don Mader
UL Inc

Alberto Pederneschi
IMQ S.p.A

Ted Gaertner
KEMA Quality B.V.

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CMC-WG 14 "Public Information"

Terms of Reference:

To Consider the Japanese proposal in light of the real market needs and propose a database that in addition to providing selected information related to the content of issued CB Test Certificates could also consider the issue pertaining to the National Differences.

Convenor:

Kurt K. Heinz
TÜV Rh Japan

Members:

Bill Bryans

BryBrook Consulting

Michel Brenon
LCIE

Alberto Pederneschi
IMQ S.p.A

Richard Pescatore
USNC/IECEE

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CMC-WG 15 "Database"

Terms of Reference:

To study the feasibility of a master searchable database that would have a global use within the IECEE operations and administration.

Convenor:

Paul Tan
TÜV SÜD PSB Corporation Pte Ltd

Members:

Wei Chen
CQC

Yun Zhang
CQC

Weng-Hoe Chong
TÜV SÜD PSB Corporation Pte Ltd

Len Fleming
Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd.

Jola Wroblewska
UL Inc

Bill Bryans

BryBrook Consulting

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CMC-WG 16 "Satellite Laboratories"

Terms of Reference:

To develop a Draft OD that integrates the various comments and concerns as well as the impact measurements.

Convenor:

Don Mader
UL Inc

Members:

Bill Fiske
ITS N.A. - USNC MB

Joe Gryn
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Michel Brenon
LCIE

Wolfgang Kreinberg
TÜV SÜD PS

Johnny Jensen
UL International Demko A/S

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CMC-WG 17 "PV Manufacturers Assessment, Surveillance
and Audit requirements"

This Working Group has been disbanded

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CMC-WG 18 "Financial Outlook"

This Working Group has been disbanded

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CMC-WG 20 "Hazardous Substances"
Restricted area WG 20 (for WG Members only)
Terms of Reference: The WG is tasked to identify the elements and procedures that can be used for product's testing and evaluation of Hazardous Substances.

Convenor:
		Jukka Vuorinen SGS Fimko Ltd

Members:
	Ron Collis Rockwell Automation	Tim Duffy Rockwell Automation
	Qiju Ma (CQC) Alternate: Hu Nan CQC	Michel Brenon LCIE
	Uwe Kampet GERMAN-NC/IECEE	Karl Sander TÜV Rheinland Produkt und Umwelt GmbH
	Toshiyuki Kajiya JISC	Ted Gaertner KEMA Quality B.V.
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CMC-WG 21 "CBTC Recognition Process"
Restricted area WG 21 (for WG Members only)
Terms of Reference: evaluate the elements that are currently leading to a slowing down of the Recognition process determine and propose the corrective actions that could overcome the reason of the slow down recommend the necessary actions to improve the “Recognition” process of CB Test Certificates by Members NCB without unnecessary requests to the Applicant

Convenor:
		Gunsimar Paintal Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.

Members:
	Michel Brenon LCIE
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Ad hoc CMC-WG 22 "Validity of IECEE Certificates"
Restricted area WG 22 (for WG Members only)
Terms of Reference: Analysis of the implications for the parties regarding the introduction of validity of CB Test Certificates and the most appropriate mechanism to establish a term of validity for CB Test Certificates.

Convenor:
		Kurt K. Heinz TÜV Rh Japan

Members:
	Alberto Schiuma IRAM	Mukundan Srinivasan SAI Global
	Bill Bryans BryBrook Consulting	Fulvio Giorgi IMQ S.p.A - IT MB
	Toshiyuki Kajiya Panasonic	Isaac Thabo Mabena SABS
	Alternate: David Surber TUV Rheinland NA
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CMC-WG 23 "Counterfeit"
Restricted area WG 23 (for WG Members only)
Terms of Reference: To be determined.

Convenor:
		Jean-Pierre Isnard FIEEC

Members:
	Richard Pescatore USNC/IECEE	Don Mader UL Inc
	Toshiyuki Kajiya Panasonic	YU Zida China Haier Group Corporation
	Mike Lawson Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd.	Vladimir Filiac EZU
	Luca Taglioretti IMQ	Katharina Seidel TUV RH DE
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CMC-WG 24 "Infringement"
Restricted area WG 24 (for WG Members only)
Terms of Reference: 1. Identify the various forms of infringements based on the experiences of the IECEE Secretariat and the Members of WG 24 as well. 2. Explore the infringement issues and propose appropriate administrative measures for the IECEE, including the related responsibilities. 3. Draft a set of rules to consistently manage infringements within the IECEE.

Convenor:
		Don Mader UL Inc

Members:
	Trond Sollie NEMKO A/S	Wolfgang Kreinberg TÜV SÜD PS
	Bo Yumin CNCA	Richard Pescatore USNC/IECEE
	Joe Gryn Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc.	Patricia Mazibuko NRCS
	Michel Brenon LCIE	Yoji Ono JQA
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IECEE MEE Task Force
Restricted area IECEE MEE Task Force (for Task Force Members only)
Terms of Reference: • To establish a consensus with methods acceptable to determine compliance with all the relevant clauses (related to ISO 14971) of IEC 60601-1 Ed. 3. • To develop a Guideline document & Work Instruction on how to implement the relevant clauses (related to ISO 14971) of IEC 60601-1 Ed. 3. • To develop a Checklist aiming at assisting ME Industry, Official Authorities and Stakeholders around the world, Testing Laboratories and Certification Bodies to properly deal with Risk Management. • To develop an addendum to the Test Report Form IEC 60601-1 to cover the overall requirements pertaining to ISO 14971. • To set up the content of possible trainings to cover Risk Management issues. • To be the Advisory Group on common understanding of ISO 14971 related to IEC 60601-1.

Convenor:
	Alfred Dolan University of Toronto

Members:
Irina Antonov SII		William Midgette FDA, USA

Michel Brossoit CSA International		Joseph Murnane UL NA

Jola Wroblewska WG 9 Convenor		Massimo Polignano ESAOTE S.p.A.

Mauro De Angiolini IMQ		Alex Grob GE Healthcare

Ted Gaertner CTL ETF 3 Convenor		Martin Schneeberg TUV SUD

Steve McRoberts UL Europe		Michael Sippl TUV SUD / IEC SC62A

Steli Loznen Convenor IEC/TC62/SC62A/WG17		Paul Tan TUV SUD PSB

Richard J. Markle Philips Medical Systems		Michel Genuer GE France regulatory safety group

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"ad hoc" IECEE Marketing Working Group
Restricted area Marketing WG(for WG Members only)
Terms of Reference: To be determined

Convenor:
		Jukka Vuorinen SGS Fimko

Members:
	Gabriela Ehrlich IEC Head of the Marketing and Communication Department	Gitte Schjøtz UL International Demko

	Kurt Heinz TÜV Rheinland Japan	Trond Sollie Nemko