Report on the Further Activity on the Voluntary Action...

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2014/SOM1/SCSC/009 Agenda Item: 4(2)

Report on the Further Activity on the Voluntary Action Plan Alignment Work

Purpose: Consideration

Submitted by: Japan

First Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance Meeting

Ningbo, China18-19 February 2014

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

February, 2014Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Japan

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Report on the further activity onthe Voluntary Action Plan(VAP)

Alignment Work


• Collect requests from each member economy to select International Standard (IS)

• Collect information from each member economy about degree of alignment between ISs and corresponding National Standards (NSs).

• Summarise result of survey

• Review result for further activities

Outline of VAP

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To achieve alignment of member economies’ national standards with international standards

Objectives of APEC/SCSC

VAP Alignment Work


[1st ‐term: 1995‐1998]

[2nd‐term: 1999‐2000]

[3rd‐term: 2001‐2005]

[4th‐term: 2006‐2010]

[5th‐term: 2011‐2013]

[6th‐term: 2014‐2018]

Electrical and Electronic Appliances (15 IEC, 1 ISO, 4 CICPR)Food Labeling (4 CODEX) Rubber Products (10 ISO) Machinery (6 ISO)

IEC 60335s（74 IEC）CISPRs（10 CISPR）

Quality Management Systems (4 ISO) Environment Management Systems (4 ISO) Conformity assessment Systems (2 ISO/IEC, 7 ISO/IEC Guide)Safety of Information Technology Equipment (1 ISO/IEC)

Electrical Equipment (168 IEC)

Product safety (3 ISO) Electrical Equipment (1 ISO , 2 IEC) Assistive product (22 ISO)

Solar PV (11 IEC) Electrical Product safety (5 IEC) LED lighting (2 IEC) Energy Management System (1 ISO) Electrical Accessories (4 IEC) EMC (1 IEC)

History of VAP

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Results of 5th VAP Alignment Work

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degree of alignment(%) 2011

degree of alignment(%) 2013

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Target standards in 6th VAP

Priority area Target standards (24 standards)

Solar PV

IEC 60364-7-712IEC60904-8IEC61701IEC61683IEC61646IEC 61724IEC61730-2IEC61829IEC 62124IEC 62093IEC 61853-1

Electrical Product safety

IEC 60335-2-9 IEC 60335-2-15 IEC 60335-2-21 IEC 60335-2-23 IEC 60335-2-35

LED lighting IEC 61347-2-13IEC 62560

Energy Management System

ISO 50001

Electrical Accessories

IEC 60320-2-3IEC 60884-2-4IEC 60884-2-6IEC 61242

EMC IEC/TR 61000-1-1

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

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Instructions to fill out the VAP format

A) Fill a new format from 6. to 9.

B) Is there any Technical Regulation (TR) related to IS indicated in 4. of new format?

C) If B is Yes, identify the name of TR. (6.)

D) Then, identify whether TR refers IS or NS. (7.)

E) If the answer to D is NS, identify the number of NS. (8.)

F) Describe the degree of alignment between the IS and the NS. (9.)

See next slide for an example!


1.No2.Product Sector3.TargetStandards

4.Reference International Standard (IS)

5.ICS code

Response from Member Economy

6.(If Technical Regulation (TR) refers either IS (4.) or the corresponding National

Standard(NS))Name or Number of the TR

7.Which doesthe TR refer IS or NS?

8.(If the TR refers the corresponding NS)Number of the NS

9.Degree of alignment betweenthe NS (8.) and the IS

(4.)(*)(as of 1st/Jan/14)

1 Product safety

Safety of XXXX

ISO 0000‐1:2004 ed.1 00.000

.00 ***** IS / NS JIS S9999:2005 IDT/MOD/NEQ

1 Product safety

Safety of XXXX

ISO 0000‐1:2004

ed.1; am1

00.000.00 ***** IS / NS JIS S9999:2005 IDT/MOD/NEQ

1 Product safety

Safety of XXXX

ISO 0000‐1:2009 ed.2 00.000

.00 ***** IS / NS JIS S9999:2010 IDT/MOD/NEQ


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Instructions to fill out the VAP format

Example - Fill a new format from 6. to 9. -

E) If the TR refers NS, identify the number of the NS

B,C) If there is any TR related to the IS, identify the name of TR

D) Identify whether the TR refers IS or NS

F) Describe the degree of alignment between the IS and the NS

IDT : Identical MOD : Modified NEQ : Not Equivalent

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

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Time frame VAP Work Plan in 2014

February 2014 Japan distributed a new format for 6th VAP with instructions to fill it out to SCSC member economies by e-mail.

By 15th May, 2014

Each SCSC member economy is expected to submit the completed survey format to Japan.

*Use degree of alignment as of 1st January, 2014.

*Due date for submission : 15th May, 2014

*Submit to : [email protected]

Prior to SCSC2 2014 Japan will summarise the result of 6th VAP Alignment Work 2014.

SCSC2 2014 Based on the result, SCSC member economies are invited to give comments for further activities in 6th VAP.

Time frame for 6th VAP Alignment Work 2014

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)VAP results in the APEC Web Site Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

http://uat.aimp.apec.org/sites/ACS/SCSC/VAP%20Alignment%20Work/Forms/AllItems.aspx?node=12 9


Thank you for your attention.

Naomi [email protected]

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No Product Sector

Targetstandards

ICS code

Member Economy

Reference International Standard

Degree of

correspondence

prior to review

Targeted Time‐frame for Review Planned

degree of correspondence

after review

Remarks(reasons for NEQ upon completion of review, e.g..)

Current status

(as of 1st/Jan/11)

Degree of alignment

(as of 1st/Jan/11)Standard Technical

Regulation

Commencement

Completion

1 Product safety

Safety of toys

97.200.50 Not exist Not exist ISO

8124‐1ed.1; am1

Not applicable


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Previous format in 2013

1.No2.Product Sector3.TargetStandards

4.Reference International Standard (IS)

5.ICS code

Response from Member Economy

6.(If Technical Regulation (TR) refers either IS (4.) or the corresponding National

Standard(NS))Name or Number of the TR

7.Which doesthe TR referIS or NS?

8.(If the TR refers the corresponding NS)Number of the NS

9.Degree of alignment betweenthe NS (8.) and the IS

(4.)(*)(as of 1st/Jan/14)

1 Product safety

Safety of toys ISO 8124‐1 ed.1 97.200

.50 ***** IS / NS JIS S9999 IDT/MOD/NEQ

New format in 2014

Simplified the format

(*)Degrees of correspondence (Degree of alignment)Indication of the degrees of correspondence in alignment work shall be in accordance with the ISO/IEC Guide 21. Please refer to the ISO/IEC Guide 21, regarding precise definitions and application of the IDT, MOD, and NEQ.

Each Member Economy needs to fill out this part

Reference from SCSC2/2013 : New format for VAP

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