Conformity Assessment

• ISO/CASCO perspectives on: What is conformity assessment? How does conformity assessment work?
• Activities involved: testing, inspecting, implementing management system
• Characterized as: first party, second party, third party
• Functions: selection, determination, review and attestation

Background to CTT in the OIML

• Overview of Legal Metrology System: OIML Recommendations, Pre-market: type evaluation, approval and certification. Post-market: verification, inspection and market surveillance.
• Roles of National Metrology Authorities, Issuing Authorities and instrument manufacturers
• Need for a CTT program
• Summary of OIML activities to date

Conformity assessment in the IEC

Dr. Uwe Klausmeyer
PTB / Immediate Past Chairman of the IEC Ex Management Committee (Germany)

• How IEC conformity assessment works.  Overview of the conformity assessment process
• IECEE: IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components
• IECQ: IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components
• Discuss practical examples of how existing CTT programs work and the lessons the OIML can learn from them

USA  manufacturing industry

Mr. Darrell Flocken
Mettler-Toledo (USA)
Scale Manufacturers Association (SMA)

Perspectives of the manufacturing industry:

• Overview of national and global supply chains and marketplace
• Role and responsibilities of manufacturers
• Requirements and needs of industry:

• Need for level ‘playing field’ / fair competition
• Legislative environment that does not stifle innovation
• Consistent regulatory behaviour from LM Authorities

EU  manufacturing industry

Mrs. Veronika Martens
Sartorius (Germany),
European weighing industry (CECIP)
Acting President, CECIP Legal Metrology Group

Perspectives of the manufacturing industry:

• Overview of national and global supply chains and marketplace
• Role and responsibilities of manufacturers
• Requirements and needs of industry:

• Need for level ‘playing field’ / fair competition
• Legislative environment that does not stifle innovation
• Consistent regulatory behaviour from LM Authorities

Progress in the EU

Mrs. Corinne Lagauterie
CIML Member /
Chef du Bureau de la Métrologie,
Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie,

• EU Measuring Instruments Directive (MID): content of documentation, role of manufacturers and notified bodies, role of market surveillance authorities, cooperation, legal actions
• Present EU experiences

Progress in the USA

Mr. Don Onwiler
Executive Director   

• Present US experiences. Explain and describe experiences with the new NCWM Conformity Assessment Program as part of the US National Type Evaluation Program 
• Outline elements of the Verified Conformity Assessment Program

Progress in Australia (utility meters)

Mr. Alex Winchester
Project Scientist, Utility Metering,

• Outline background and conformity assessment  elements of the program for legal metrological control of utility metering under implementation in Australia

Perspectives of developing and  utilizing economies

Mr. Stephen O’Brien

• Present perspectives of Metrology Authorities in developing economies and in economies that rely on OIML Type Approval Certification and conformity testing in other jurisdictions
• Discuss how to maintain confidence in the performance of legal metrology instruments in light of increased mutual acceptance of conformance testing and complexity of global supple chains
• Limited canvas and presentation of the views of APLMF and other Regional Legal Metrology Organizations

• Definition of CTT and related terms
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of National Metrology Authorities, Issuing Authorities and instrument manufacturers
• Documentation of the type
• How to ensure confidence that the Equipment Under Test (tested and documented) is a true representation of current and future production of that type
• How to maintain effective metrological control of instruments without stifling innovation
• Funding
• Privacy
• Sanctions / Legal issues
• Role of Regional Metrology Bodies
• OIML involvement
• Implications for test data and OIML Certificate utilizing economies   
• Implications for and needs of developing economies

• Discussion on elements of a CTT program
• Conclusions / Resolutions for the CIML