A Global Approach for Ex-Products –

IECEx

UNECE WP.6

Geneva19.-21. June 2006

Proposal for a new activity:“International legal requirements for explosion protection”

General aspects

Equipment for Hazardous Locations needs a high level of

safety to protect workers and the environment all over the

world Equipment needs third party certifications for placing

on the market in many countries International Standards IEC/ISO are the basis for most

Ex-Products National laws and regulations emphasize the mandatory

approval of national authorities or domestically recognized

notified bodies

Others€526M

Enclosures€324M

Motors€217M

Operator Interfaces€67M

Switchgear€115M

Instrumentation€164M

Lighting€245M

20%

10%

15%4%

7%13%

31%

Market Volume in Europe in 2005

Total Market Volume in the World≈ 6.000 million US$

Interest of the Industry using Ex-Products

Users in the chemical and petroleum industry act more and more globally with a single engineering approach for their plants

to earn savings of engineering, installation and

maintenance costs to buy the equipment in a larger number and to get a better

price per piece to have benefit from the global competition under manufacturers

Barriers against this tendency are domestic rules and regulations which require special engineering for the plants from country to country.

Interest of the Industry manufacturing Ex-Products

Manufacturers want to sell and manufacture their products

without additional national differences for the product and

delays to the market in accordance to one global standard (IEC / ISO) without double-testing of their product without formal restrictions to place it on the market

Barriers against this tendency are domestic rules and regulations which require special differences for the product from country to country.

Existing IECEx-Scheme

IECEx founded in 1996 First round of peer assessments and development of

of operational rules and forms (1997 – 1999)

Commence mutual acceptance of IECEx Test Reports

(ExTRs), to fast-track national certification (1999) IECEx internet based “On-Line” Certificates made

available (2003, more than xxx existing certificates today) xx Ex-Certification bodies approved by peer assessments

Status 2005: 25 Countries Norway

New Zealand

Romania

Russian Federation

Singapore

Slovenia

South Africa

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States of America

Serbia & Montenegro

Australia

Canada

China

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Korea, Republic of

Netherlands Malaysia as Observer + discussions with India, Brazil on the list

Objectives of the IECEx-Scheme

Harmonize the requirements for the equipment for Hazardous Locations based on IEC Acceptance of testing bodies globally an accreditation procedure with notified technical experts for certification bodies and laboratories under the rules of ILAC/IAF (ISO/IEC 17025:1999, ISO Guide 65) and with a final approval step done by the national legal authorities Arrange a dialog between the national authorities To eliminate national barriers for a free trade worldwide and to be the Global Centre of Excellence in the Ex-field”

Specialized product sector with global relevance

Products are mainly manufactured in accordance to

IEC/ISO Standards

Nevertheless trade barriers caused by national legislations

but not caused by technical certification requirements

Conclusions:

=> Project fits to “International Model” of UNECE