Glossary and Acronyms

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1 ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT ECS 043 Glossary and Acronyms Approved by: Secretary-General No. of pages: 7 Date of issue: December 2013 Supersedes: new document Page 1 of 7 EEPCA, the European Electrical Products Certification Association 17, rue de l Amiral Hamelin, F Paris Cedex 16 Tel: secretariat@eepca.eu Document issued and distributed by EEPCA EEPCA 2013 all rights reserved

2 GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS AD ASE AFNOR ANEC Administrative Document, containing information compiled under the responsibility of the Secretariat and useful for the operation of an Agreement Administrative Scope Extension Association Française de Normalisation European Association for the co-ordination of consumer representation in standardization AO Approval Organisation (= HAR CB, until 2004) AP AQL Assessment Assessor BATT BTTF CAB College CABL CAP CB CBTC CBTL CBTR CCA EEPCA Arbitration Panel Acceptable Quality Level Formal, systematic and objective verification of conformity of a management system to specified requirements Person with the recognised competence and qualification to perform an assessment Product Category Batteries CENELEC Technical Board Task Force EAAB College of Conformity Assessment Bodies Product Category Cables and cords Product Category Capacitors and components Certification Body, signatory of one or more of the European Certification Schemes CB Test Certificate Testing Laboratory of the IECEE CB Scheme CB Test Report CENELEC Certification Agreement CCA-AC CCA Advisory Committee ( ) CCA-EMC CCAF CCMC CECAPI CECED CELMA CEN CENELEC CEOC CCA Scheme for Electromagnetic Compatibility CENELEC Conformity Assessment Forum (20xx-20xx) CEN-CENELEC Management Centre European Committee of Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers European Committee of Manufacturers of Domestic Equipment Federation of National Manufacturers Associations for Luminaires and Electrotechnical Components for Luminaires in the European Union (until 2013; replaced by LightingEurope) Comité Européen de Normalisation European Committee for Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization International Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organisations AD ECS December 2013 page 2 of 7

3 CIG Common Interest Group ( ) CoC CLC CMC CMS Complaint Component CONT CTL-ETF DBT DMA dor dow EA EAAB EAR EC ECS ECS Assessment Report ECS GM ECS Lead Assessor ECS Technical Assessor Claim of Capability CENELEC (in document references) CENELEC Management Centre Content Management System Written expression of dissatisfaction by any person or organisation on the subject of a decision, activity or behaviour of the ECS, a Scheme, a Scheme Member or any subsidiary, instance or agent of these bodies; this includes decisions taken in peer assessment matters Safety relevant part or subassembly intended to be installed into an end product in a factory by the end product manufacturer Product Category Switches for appliances and automatic controls for electrical household appliances IECEE Expert Task Force Directive Basse Tension (= LVD) Delegated Modification Authorisation procedure Date of ratification Latest date of withdrawal of conflicting national standards European Co-operation for Accreditation EA Advisory Board Extension Assessment Report European Commission European Certification System Documented report on assessments following the format of OD ECS 074 (for CBs) and OD ECS 075 (for TLs) European Certification System General Meeting Lead assessor with demonstrated experience in the testing and certification of products in specified European Certification Schemes Assessor with demonstrated experience in the testing of products against European standards in one (or more) specified Product Category with additional training on specified European Certification Schemes EECC European Electrical Certification Committee ( ) EEPCA EFTA EGA EHPA European Electrical Products Certification Association European Free Trade Association Extraordinary General Assembly European Heat Pump Association ELC European Lamp Companies Federation (until 2013) ELSECOM ELVH EMC European Electrotechnical Sectoral Committee for Testing and Certification ( ) Product Category Electrical vehicles Product Category Electromagnetic compatibility AD ECS December 2013 page 3 of 7

4 EMF EN ENEC Electromagnetic field European Standard European Norms Electrical Certification EOTC European Organisation for Testing and Certification ( ) ETSI EU EUROPACABLE ExeCom FA FAR HAR HAR Group HAR OSM HAR-AC Harmonised standard HAR-OSM HD HICP HOUS IA IAF IAR ICT ID IEC IEC TR IECEE IECEE CTL IECEE-ECS Lead Assessor ILAC INST IQNet Keymark EMS 01 Lead Assessor European Telecommunications Standards Institute European Union Association of wire and cable manufacturers in Europe European Certification System Executive Committee Follow-up Assessment Follow-up Assessment Report Harmonised European Certification Scheme for cables and cords Group of representatives of the Certification Bodies, signatories of the HAR Agreement Operational Staff Meeting Cables and Cords HAR Advisory Committee European Standard (EN) or Harmonisation Document (HD) that is nationally recognised HAR Operational Staff Meeting Harmonisation Document of CENELEC Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices Product Category Household and similar equipment Initial Assessment: International Accreditation Forum Initial Assessment Report Information and Communications Technologies Identity Declaration International Electro-technical Commission IEC Technical Report IEC System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment IECEE Committee of Testing Laboratories Lead assessor, qualified as such by IECEE for assessments for the CB-Scheme, with demonstrated experience in the testing and certification of products with additional training on specified European Certification Schemes International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Product Category Installation accessories and connection devices International Certification Network European Mark Scheme Nr 1 for Household and similar Electrical Appliances Assessor having the assigned responsibility to manage the overall assessment, including the management of the (team of) AD ECS December 2013 page 4 of 7

5 LED LightingEurope LITE LOVAG LVD LVD-NBF technical assessor(s) Light-emitting diode Industry association representing leading European lighting manufacturers and national lighting associations Product Category Lighting equipment Low Voltage Agreement Group for the testing and certification of electrical industrial and similar equipment Low Voltage Directive LVD Notified Bodies Forum LVE-AC Low Voltage Electrical Equipment Advisory Committee (until 2000) LVE-CCC MEAS MED Mentor MISC MLA MoU MRA MTL NCR NTR OD OFF OGA OJEC OSM OSM-EE OSM-EMC OSM-FIP OSM-HA OSM-IN OSM-LUM PAAG PAO Low Voltage Electrical Equipment Certification Coordination Committee ( ) Product Category Measuring instruments Product Category Electrical equipment for medical use Expert, having the task to review the test reports issued by a candidate CB during the probationary period and to provide guidance and training where necessary Product category Miscellaneous Multilateral Agreement Memorandum of Understanding Mutual Recognition Agreement Manufacturers Testing Laboratory Non-Conformity Report (attachment to an Assessment Report) Notification of Test Results Operational Document, usually containing rules of a technical or administrative nature for the operation of an Agreement Product Category IT and office equipment Ordinary General Assembly Official Journal of the European Communities Operational Staff Meeting Operational Staff Meeting Electronic Equipment Operational Staff Meeting Electro-Magnetic Compatibility Operational Staff Meeting Factory Inspection Procedures Operational Staff Meeting Household Appliances Operational Staff Meeting Installation Material and Components Operational Staff Meeting Luminaires, relevant components and transformers Peer Assessment Advisory Group European Peer Assessment Officer PAPG Peer Assessment Permanent Group ( ) PD Permanent Document, usually established with the advice of the relevant manufacturers and other stakeholders and containing rules of a fundamental nature for the operation of an Agreement AD ECS December 2013 page 5 of 7

6 POW Product Category PROT PST PTS PVT QMS R ICB RA RAR RCB Renouncement RLA RLAR RMT RS RTTED RY SAFE Scheme Scheme Member Scope Scope of a Certification Body Scope of a Certification Scheme Scope of a Testing Laboratory SI SMT STR Suspension TC TC20 TC34Z TC61 TL Product Category Low voltage, high power switching equipment Group of low voltage electrical equipment covered by a coherent set of standards, such as HOUS, LITE or INST Product Category Installation protective equipment Product Surveillance Testing Provisional Test Schedule Product Verification Tests/Periodic Tests Quality Management System CCA Recognising and Issuing Certification Body Re-assessment: Repeated assessment to establish continued conformity to specified requirements by existing members or participants Reassessment Report CCA Recognising Certification Body Voluntarily surrendering of a licence by a Manufacturer Relocation Assessment Re-Location Assessment Report Recognised Manufacturer's Testing Reduced sampling Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Directive Rolling year Product Category Safety transformers and similar equipment European Certification Agreement recognised by EEPCA Signatory of one of the Schemes List of standards, or list of product-types with references to standards, within a certain context Scope for which a CB has been accepted as a member of a Scheme Scope defined as applicable for a certain Scheme Scope for which a TL has been accepted within a Scheme Statement for Identification Supervised Manufacturer s Testing Statement of Test Results Temporary cessation by the manufacturer of using a Mark, at the request of the Certification Body CENELEC Technical Committee CENELEC Technical Committee Electric Cables CENELEC Technical Committee Luminaires and associated equipment CENELEC Technical Committee Household appliances" Testing Laboratory AD ECS December 2013 page 6 of 7

7 TMP TOOL TRF TRON UTE WG WG CPR WG SI WG-1 Withdrawal WMT ZLS Testing at Manufacturers Premises Product Category Portable tools Test Report Form Product Category Electronics, entertainment Union Technique de l Electricité Working Group in the area covered by the European Certification System HAR Working Group Construction Products Regulation HAR Working Group Strategic Issues HAR Working Group Technical Matters Cancelling of a licence by the Certification Body Witnessed Manufacturer s Testing Bavarian State Ministry of Environment, Health and Consumer protection, Department 7, ZLS (GS Mark management) AD ECS December 2013 page 7 of 7