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PROCEDURES FOR DESIGNATING CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES. The procedures to be followed by Australia in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against the European Community’s requirements The procedures to be followed by the European Community in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against Australia’s requirements The conformity assessment bodies listed in Section II will meet the requirements of the Directives listed in Section I, taking into account Council Decision 93/465/EEC of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended to be used in the technical harmonisation directives and be designated on the basis of the procedures defined in the Annex to the Agreement. This may be demonstrated through: (a) Inspection bodies operating in accordance with the requirements of EN 45004 or ISO Guide 39, and either: — accredited by NATA, or — able to demonstrate competence by other means in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. (b) Testing laboratories operating according to the requirements of EN 45001 or ISO Guide 25, and either: — accredited by NATA, or — able to demonstrate competence by other means in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. The following procedures are deemed to be consistent with the procedures set out in the Annex to the Agreement: (a) Testing laboratories: — accredited by accreditation bodies which are signatories to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Calibration and Testing, or — recognised within the IECE CB scheme, or — able to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation scheme. (b) Certification bodies — accredited by accreditation bodies which are signatories to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Certification — membership of the IECEE CB scheme — accredited by an accreditation body with which XXX-ANZ has a mutual recognition agreement, or — able to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation scheme.

PROCEDURES FOR DESIGNATING CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES. The procedures to be followed by Australia in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against the European Community’s requirements The procedures to be followed by the European Community in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against Australia’s requirements The conformity assessment bodies listed in Section II will meet the requirements of the Directives listed in Section I, taking into account Council Decision 93/465/EEC of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended to be used in the technical harmonisation directives directives, and be are designated on the basis of the procedures defined in the Annex to the Agreement. This may be demonstrated through: In accordance with the specific requirements set out in the legislation, regulations and administrative provisions listed in Section I, and where these make compliance with Australian standards for plant mandatory, the conformity assessment bodies listed in Section II are designated by the designating authorities specified in Section III in accordance with the following criteria: — Design verification for compliance with technical standards may not be required under all legislation listed in Section I. (a) For the purpose of Directive 89/392/EEC of 14 June 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery: Inspection bodies operating in accordance with to the requirements of EN 45004 or ISO Guide 39, and either: — accredited by NATA, or — able to demonstrate competence by other means in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. — If design verification is required it must be conducted by a design verifier who has not been involved in the machinery design and who has acquired through training, qualification, or experience, or a combination of these, the knowledge and skills enabling that person to perform this task. Where the designer and design verifier are employed or engaged by the same person the whole of the design process must, if the legislation requires, operate: (ba) Testing laboratories within a quality system meeting requirements of ISO 9001 and be certified by a quality systems certification body operating according to the requirements of EN 45001 or ISO Guide 2562 or EN 45012, and either: — accredited by NATA, or — able to demonstrate competence by other means in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. The following procedures are deemed to be consistent with the procedures set out in the Annex to the Agreement: (a) Testing laboratories: — accredited by an accreditation bodies body which are signatories is a signatory to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Calibration and TestingCertification, or — recognised within the IECE CB scheme, or — able to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation scheme. (b) Certification bodies — accredited by accreditation bodies which are signatories to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Certification — membership of the IECEE CB scheme — accredited by an accreditation body with which XXX-ANZ has a mutual recognition agreement, and (b) in conformity with EN 45004 or — able ISO Guide 39 and accredited by an accreditation body meeting the requirements of ISO Guide 58 or EN 45002/3. For Victoria there are no mandatory conformity assessment requirements under the legislation listed in Section I other than that the design must be verified by someone who did not participate in the design of the plant subject to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation schemedesign verification.

PROCEDURES FOR DESIGNATING CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES. The procedures to be followed by Australia in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against the European Community’s regulatory requirements The procedures to be followed by the European Community in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against Australia’s regulatory requirements The conformity assessment bodies listed principles set out in the Annex to the Agreement The principles set out in the Annex to the Agreement For testing laboratories: For testing laboratories: — The Administrator of Vehicle Standards may authorise officers from the Federal Office of Road Safety to supervise testing of vehicle components and vehicle systems specified in Section II will meet I of this Sectoral Annex. — The Administrator of Vehicle Standards, following advice from the requirements National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) may designate laboratories to conduct tests on the Directives listed vehicle and vehicle components specified in Section I, taking into account Council Decision 93/465/EEC I of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment this Sectoral Annex. The following procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended deemed to be used in the technical harmonisation directives and be designated on the basis of consistent with the procedures defined set out in the Annex to the Agreement. This may be demonstrated through: — Technical services appointed under the provisions of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, as amended by Council Directive 92/53/EEC, to conduct tests specified in the Australian Design Rules for Motor Vehicles and Trailers. — Laboratories accredited under national accreditation systems or recognised under the provisions of the European cooperation for Accreditation (aEA) Inspection bodies operating in accordance with the requirements of EN 45004 or ISO Guide 39, Multilateral Agreement on Calibration and either: Testing. — accredited by NATA, or — Bodies able to demonstrate competence and designated by other means the authorities listed in accordance Section III. Conformity of Production: Conformity of Production: The following procedures are deemed to be consistent with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. (b) Testing laboratories operating according to the requirements of EN 45001 or ISO Guide 25, and either: — accredited by NATA, or — able to demonstrate competence by other means procedures set out in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. The following procedures are deemed to be consistent with the procedures set out in the Annex to the Agreement: (a) Testing laboratories: . — The Administrator of Vehicle Standards may authorise suitably qualified officers of the Federal Office of Road Safety to conduct conformity assessments of vehicle component manufacturers in accordance with the requirements of Annex X of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type approval of motor vehicles and their trailers. — A certification body complying with harmonised standard EN 45012, and either qualified as such by the approval authority of a Member State itself, or accredited as such by a national accreditation organisation of a Member State and recognised by that Member State’s approval authority to conduct assessments to the ISO 9001 quality management standard as defined in Administrator’s Circular 0-13-2. — Further, the Administrator of Vehicle Standards may designate Conformity Assessment Bodies that have been accredited by accreditation bodies which are signatories the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (XXX-ANZ) to conduct assessments in accordance with the requirements of Annex X of Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Calibration type approval of motor vehicles and Testing, or — recognised within the IECE CB scheme, or — able to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation scheme. (b) Certification bodies — accredited by accreditation bodies which are signatories to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Certification — membership of the IECEE CB scheme — accredited by an accreditation body with which XXX-ANZ has a mutual recognition agreement, or — able to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation schemetheir trailers.

PROCEDURES FOR DESIGNATING CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES. The procedures to be followed by Australia in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against the European Community’s requirements The procedures to be followed by the European Community in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against Australia’s requirements The conformity assessment bodies listed in Section II will meet the requirements of the Directives listed in Section I, taking into account Council Decision 93/465/EEC of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended to be used in the technical harmonisation directives and be designated on the basis of the procedures defined in the Annex to the Agreement. This may be demonstrated through: (a) Inspection bodies operating in accordance with the requirements of EN 45004 or ISO Guide 39, and either: — accredited by NATA, or — able to demonstrate competence by other means in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. (b) Testing laboratories Product Certification Bodies operating according to the requirements of EN 45001 45011 or ISO Guide 25Guides 28 and 40, and either: The procedures for designating conformity assessment bodies will be consistent with the principles and procedures set out in the Annex to the Agreement. (a) Testing laboratories: The following procedures are deemed to be consistent with those set out in the Annex to the Agreement: — accreditation by an accreditation body which is a signatory to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Calibration and Testing, or — accredited by NATAXXX-ANZ, or — ability to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation scheme. — able to demonstrate competence by other means in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. The procedures to be followed by Australia in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against the European Community’s requirements The procedures to be followed by the European Community in designating conformity assessment bodies to assess products against Australia’s requirements (b) Quality System Certification Bodies operating according to the requirements of EN 45012 or ISO Guide 62, and either: — accredited by XXX-ANZ, or (b) Certification Bodies: The following procedures are deemed to be consistent with the procedures those set out in the Annex to the Agreement: (a) Testing laboratories: — accredited able to demonstrate competence by other means in accordance with Sections A and B of the Annex to the Agreement. — accreditation bodies by an accreditation body which are signatories is a signatory to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Calibration and Testing, or — recognised within the IECE CB scheme, or — able to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation scheme. (b) Certification bodies — accredited by accreditation bodies which are signatories to the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) Multilateral Agreement on Certification — membership of the IECEE CB scheme — accredited by an accreditation body with which XXX-ANZ has a mutual recognition agreement, or — able to demonstrate competence under an equivalent accreditation scheme.Certification;