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CB-FCS

FULL CERTIFICATION SCHEME

MULTILATERAL OD-3000
AGREEMENT

CB-FCS
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT

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CONTENTS
Page

CB-FCS MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT 3-5

Annex 1 to the CB-FCS Multilateral Agreement - 6-7


“Signatories to the Agreement”

Annex 2 (Example - Informative) to the CB-FCS 8


Multilateral Agreement - “Insurance Coverage”

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CB-FCS MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION
The IECEE CB Full Certification Scheme (CB-FCS), is based on the principle of mutual recognition of
Conformity Assessment Certificates by its participants as the basis for approval or certification of
products at national level within the scope of standards used in the IECEE-CB Scheme. CB-FCS is an
extension of the IECEE-CB Scheme and is an option to be exercised by the participants in the CB
Scheme and by applicants under the same IECEE management structure.

The IECEE CB Scheme and CB-FCS operate in accordance with the IECEE “Basic Rules” (IECEE 01),
the IECEE “Rules of Procedure” (IECEE 02), the (CB-FCS) “Rules and Procedures…” (IECEE 03), and
Operational Documents approved by the IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC).

In addition to type testing resulting in the issuance of Conformity Assessment Certificates (CAC) and
associated Conformity Assessment Reports (CAR), the Signatories to this Agreement, while operating as
Bodies B, agree to:

Accept reports form Factory Audit Inspections carried out by Body A according to agreed terms.
Accept components integrated in appliances and which have been tested/verified/inspected by Body
A.
Not request samples, except when well-founded reasons exist for doubting the identity of the
product, the validity of test results or information provided, NCB B may request and evaluate a
sample of the product. In such a case, NCB B shall consult with NCB A. The Applicant and the
IECEE Secretariat shall be informed accordingly.

This Agreement is intended to result in significant benefit to the manufacturer either by reducing the
number of steps to obtain certification or approval provided by Bodies B at national level, or by direct
market acceptance of an ISO Type 5 certificate.

2. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS IN PARTICIPATION OF THE SIGNATORIES


The scope of products covered by the CB-FCS is in principle the same as the scope of the IECEE CB
Scheme, as approved by the IECEE Certification Management Committee.

The Signatories to this Agreement identified in Annex 1 may participate in CB-FCS with a Scope that
does not exceed the range of product categories and standards for which they and their CBTL(s) are
accepted in the IECEE CB Scheme as an Issuing and Recognizing NCB.

The Signatories may choose to participate in CB-FCS within a Scope that is less than that for which they
are accepted in the IECEE CB-Scheme.

Concerning Factory Audit/Inspection, any limitations in participation of the individual signatories appear
from Annex 1.

3. COMPLIANCE WITH IECEE 03 - Rules of Procedure of the Scheme of the IECEE for Mutual
Recognition of Conformity Assessment Certificates for Electrotechnical Equipment and
Components (CB-FCS)
The Signatories to this MLA, identified in Annex 1, agree to abide by the CB-FCS Rules of Procedure
(latest edition).

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4. VALIDITY
This Agreement is operated by the Signatories identified in Annex 1. A Signatory may withdraw from this
Agreement by providing 1-year’s prior written notice to the IECEE Secretariat.

5. FEES
Each Signatory independently will determine and administer its own fee policy for product testing,
certification and inspections.

6. INDEMNIFICATION
Each of the Signatories to this Agreement shall indemnify the other Signatories for its negligent acts,
errors or omissions during its performance under this Agreement (i.e. testing, factory inspections, and
certification).

All Bodies operating under this Agreement shall have in effect professional liability errors and omissions
insurance coverage provided by an insurance company of good repute and adequate financial standing
which provides an indemnity to them in respect of claims made against them arising out of or, in any way,
related to their negligent acts, errors or omissions occurring whilst operating under this Agreement. In
particular, the following points should be covered. For signatories being governmental organizations,
equivalent indemnification may be provided by state guarantees.

Mistakes committed in evaluating a Conformity Assessment Report, which is in itself correct.


Mistakes that could be involved in a Conformity Assessment Report involving the following kinds of
errors:
Mistakes made by employees in their own organization.
Mistakes made in another laboratory employed by the policyholder.

The indemnity coverage shall be for an amount not less than 4.000.000 CHF per occurrence, or its
equivalent, and the indemnity shall extend to claims made in all countries having bodies operating under
this Agreement.

Each Signatory shall provide the IECEE Secretariat with a certificate, in the format of, or equivalent to,
the specimen appended as Annex 2, confirming its insurance coverage or equivalent indemnity in
accordance with these requirements.

Each Signatory shall maintain the required indemnity while a Signatory and three years after the
Signatory withdraws from this Agreement.

Note: Where such indemnity is provided to a body by its Government, then satisfactory evidence of its
existence should be provided by a Government source.

7. JURISDICTION
This agreement shall be subject to the laws of Switzerland. All disputes arising between the parties out
of or in connection with this agreement shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the
International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said
Rules.

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8. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION


This Agreement does not grant any Signatory any rights, authority or license to use or authorize the use
of any other Signatory’s mark, name or abbreviation. No Signatory shall use or refer to any other
Signatory or its marks in any advertising or promotion without the other Signatory’s prior written
permission.

9. NO AGENCY
No Signatory is the agent, partner or legal representative of any other Signatory for the purposes of this
Agreement. No Signatory has any right or authority to assume or create an obligation or responsibility,
express or implied, on behalf of any other Signatory or to bind any other Signatory in any manner.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY
Each Signatory, its employees, consultants, agents and subcontractors shall treat as proprietary and
strictly confidential all information received from the other Signatories or any third party in connection
with this Agreement regardless of the form of receipt (collectively, “Proprietary Information”). Proprietary
Information shall not be disclosed to any third party or used for any purpose except as expressly
permitted in this Agreement without the prior written permission of the other Signatory. Each Signatory
shall immediately return to the other party or destroy all Proprietary Information, including all copies in its
possession or the possession of any third party upon the earlier of the other Signatory’s request or
termination of this Agreement. However, Signatory shall be permitted to retain such information required
for its Certification Records. All changes modifications or improvements made by a Signatory in any
Proprietary Information shall be deemed additional Proprietary Information subject to this Agreement.

Proprietary Information shall not include information that is: (a) in the public domain other than due to a
violation of this Agreement; (b) documented to be known to the receiving party before disclosure by the
disclosing party under this Agreement and without violation of any confidentiality obligation owed to the
disclosing party or any third party; (c) independently developed by the receiving party without reference
to the Proprietary Information; or (d) required to be disclosed by law or regulatory authority, provided that
the receiving party promptly notifies the disclosing party in writing upon receipt of the request and before
such disclosure is made.

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Annex 1

CB-FCS MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT

“SIGNATORIES TO THE AGREEMENT”

Limitations in participation concerning Factory Inspection

( X = a limitation; while blank is no limitation )

NCB -FCS NAME and Initial Follow-up Need Reference


ADDRESS inspection inspection bi-lateral to further/
MEMBER SIGNATURE
not not agreement *) other
accepted accepted limitations
(The posted on
agreement the IECEE
parties to be website
declared)

AENOR Génova, 6
28004 Madrid
SPAIN

ANCE - Av. Eje Central


Asociación de Lázaro Cárdenas
Normalización y No. 869,
Certificación, A.C. Col. Nueva
Industrial Vallejo
07700
México, D.F.
MEXICO

Bureau Veritas Businesspark A96 Guido Kuttler


Consumer 86842 Türkheim
Product Services GERMAN
Germany GmbH

2010-11-25

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Limitations in participation concerning Factory Inspection

( X = a limitation; while blank is no limitation )

NCB -FCS NAME and Initial Follow-up Need Reference


ADDRESS inspection inspection bi-lateral to further/
MEMBER SIGNATURE
not not agreement *) other
accepted accepted limitations
(The posted on
agreement the IECEE
parties to be website
declared)

CERTIF – Rua José Afonso, 9 Francisco Barroca


Associação para a E 2810-237 Almada
Certificação PORTUGAL

2010-11-29

DEKRA P.O. Box 5185


Certification B.V. 6802 ED, Arnhem
NETHERLANDS

Electrosuisse Electrosuisse
Association for
Electrical
Engineering
Power and
Information
Technologies
Luppmenstrasse 1
CH - 8320
FEHRALTORF
SWITZERLAND

Eurofins Product Storkower Strasse


Service GmbH 38C
15526
Reichenwalde b.
Berlin
GERMANY

2010-11-26

EZU Pod lisem 129


171 02 Praha 8
CZECH REPUBLIC

2010-12-06

IMQ S.p.A Via Quintiliano 43


20138 Milano
ITALY

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Limitations in participation concerning Factory Inspection

( X = a limitation; while blank is no limitation )

NCB -FCS NAME and Initial Follow-up Need Reference


ADDRESS inspection inspection bi-lateral to further/
MEMBER SIGNATURE
not not agreement *) other
accepted accepted limitations
(The posted on
agreement the IECEE
parties to be website
declared)

Intertek Semko P.O. Box 1103


AB SE-164 22 Kista
SWEDEN

Intertek Testing 5, Pereira Road


Services #06-01, Asiawide
(Singapore) Pte Industrial Building
Ltd 368025 Singapore
SINGAPORE

Intertek Testing & Intertek House


Certification Ltd. Cleeve Road
Leatherhead
KT22 7SB Surrey
UNITED KINGDOM

IRAM Perú 552/556 IRAM


C1068AAB
Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA

ITS - Intertek 165 South Main Street


Testing Services, Cortland, NY
N.A. 13045-2995
USA

Japan Electrical 5-14-12, Yoyogi,


Safety and Shibuya-ku,
Environment 151-8545 Tokyo
Technology JAPAN
Laboratories
(JET)

Japan Quality 1-21-25, Kinuta,


Assurance Setagaya-ku,
Organization 157-8573 Tokyo
(JQA) JAPAN

LCIE 33 Avenue du Général


Leclerc
92262 Fontenay-Aux-
Roses
FRANCE

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Limitations in participation concerning Factory Inspection

( X = a limitation; while blank is no limitation )

NCB -FCS NAME and Initial Follow-up Need Reference


ADDRESS inspection inspection bi-lateral to further/
MEMBER SIGNATURE
not not agreement *) other
accepted accepted limitations
(The posted on
agreement the IECEE
parties to be website
declared)

NEMKO AS P.O Box 73, Blindern


N - 0314 Oslo
NORWAY

2010-11-23

OVE Kahlenberger Strasse


2A
Dept. Testing &
Certification
1190 Vienna
AUSTRIA

PREDOM-OBR ul. Krakowiaków 53


02-255 Warsaw
POLAND

2010-12-07

QPS Evaluation 81 Kelfield St. Nick Maalouf


Services, Inc. Unit 8 M9W 5A3
Toronto Ontario
CANADA

2010-11-30

Saudi NCB, Saudi PO Box 3437


Arabia 11471 Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA

SGS Belgium N.V. Business Riverside


- Division SGS- Park
CEBEC Avenue
Internationalelaan 55
Build. D
1070 BRUSSEL
BELGIUM

SGS Fimko Ltd P.O. Box 30


FIN-00211 Helsinki
FINLAND

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Limitations in participation concerning Factory Inspection

( X = a limitation; while blank is no limitation )

NCB -FCS NAME and Initial Follow-up Need Reference


ADDRESS inspection inspection bi-lateral to further/
MEMBER SIGNATURE
not not agreement *) other
accepted accepted limitations
(The posted on
agreement the IECEE
parties to be website
declared)

SIQ - Slovenian Trzaska cesta 2


Institute of Quality SI-1000 Ljubljana
and Metrology SLOVENIA

SLG Prüf- und Burgstädter Straße 20


Zertifizierungs D - 09232
GmbH Hartmannsdorf
GERMANY

TÜV Rheinland No. 48/a-b Váci út


InterCert Kft., H-1132
MEEI Division Budapest
HUNGARY

TÜV Rheinland Global Technology


Japan Ltd. Centre (GTAC)
4-25-2 Kita-Yamata
Tsuzuki-ku
224-0021 Yokohama
JAPAN

TÜV Rheinland Tillystrasse 2


LGA Products 90431 Nurnberg
GmbH GERMANY

TÜV SÜD Product Ridlerstrasse 65


Service GmbH D-80339 München
GERMANY

TÜV SÜD PSB 1 Science Park Drive


Pte. Ltd. 118221 Singapore
SINGAPORE

UkrTEST 4, Metrologichna, str. L. Vorobey


03680 Kyiv
UKRAINE

17.11.2010

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Limitations in participation concerning Factory Inspection

( X = a limitation; while blank is no limitation )

NCB -FCS NAME and Initial Follow-up Need Reference


ADDRESS inspection inspection bi-lateral to further/
MEMBER SIGNATURE
not not agreement *) other
accepted accepted limitations
(The posted on
agreement the IECEE
parties to be website
declared)

UL International UL International
DEMKO A/S Demko A/S Lyskaer
DK-2730 Herlev
DENMARK

**) Conformity Assessment Certificates issued by a Signatory who requires bilateral agreement
for factory inspection does not have to be accepted by Signatories without bilateral agreement
with that Signatory.

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Annex 2
(Example - Informative)
CB-FCS MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT

“INSURANCE COVERAGE”

This certificate should be from the insurance provider.

SPECIMEN

We hereby certify that ............................................................................................. (the Insured)


has in force an insurance policy issued by ...................................................................................
(The Insurer) under which the Insurer will:

1 Indemnify the Insured in respect of any sum or sums which the Insured may become legally
liable to pay as damages (and claimant's costs relating thereto) for breach of professional duty as
a result of any claim or claims wherever made within the CB-FCS group of countries upon the
Insured during the period of insurance arising out of or in any way related to the Insured's acts,
errors or omissions wherever the same was or is alleged to have been committed whilst
operating under the latest approved version of the FCS Multilateral Agreement.

2 Pay, in addition, the cost and expenses incurred with the Insurer's written consent relating to the
defense and/or settlement of claims, to the limits specified in the Schedule.

We further certify that we will maintain such policy in force at all times and will give notice of any
cancellation to the IECEE Secretary

Schedule

Limit of Indemnity – Not less than 4.000.000 CHF per occurrence, or its equivalent, and extended to
claims made in all countries having bodies operating under this Agreement.

Date .......................................................................................

Name .....................................................................................

Insurance Company ...............................................................

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