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Verification Round Plan

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PLAN FOR VERIFICATION ROUND IE-2018-04
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PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document outlines the plan for a Verification Round of Investigations to be performed inaccordance P15 Verification Procedure, this Verification Plan, and EPEAT scheme rules.

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SELECTION OF CRITERIA AND PRODUCTS FOR VERIFICATIONVerification Round IE-2018-04 will investigate randomly chosen criteria from IEEE 1680.2 and randomly
chosen products. Thirty-two (32) Level 1 investigations are planned for this Round. In Level 1
investigations, an Auditor assesses Conformance to a criterion by examining information submitted by aManufacturer. The Manufacturer is required to provide detailed and accurate information in a 60-dayperiod.
The products and criteria will be selected as follows:
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All products that are currently active in the Registry are eligible for inclusion, and will bechosen first through a random selection process.
All criteria are eligible for inclusion, and will be chosen randomly for each selectedproduct.
All geographies and Manufacturers are eligible for inclusion.
Exception is as follows: If a criterion is randomly selected for a product and that producthas been investigated against that criterion in the last six months, a new criterion will berandomly selected for the product.
No Manufacturer will be subject to more than 8 investigations during this Round.

The Verification Round will proceed in accordance with current procedures, as outlined below.
A snapshot will be taken of the Registry. Products will be selected as per the Verification Round Plan.
1. This plan will be published on epeat.net.
2. The Green Electronics Council Conformity Assurance staff will instruct Conformity Assurance Bodies(CABs) to proceed with their assigned investigations.
3. CABs will assign investigations to an Auditor, and will notify subject Manufacturers that their products
are being investigated.
4. The Auditors will perform the investigations as assigned within 60 calendar days, and prepare anInvestigation Report for each investigation, recommending Conformance or Nonconformance.

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supports the recommendation, and will forward the Report and supporting evidence to the Green
Electronics Council.
6. Conformity Assurance Staff and the Conformity Decision Panel will review reports and make decisions
regarding conformity. The identity of the products and Manufacturers will not be disclosed; decision
makers will be blind to the specific products and Manufacturers for which they are making conformitydecisions.
7. CABs will inform the subject Manufacturers of the conformity decision. For decisions ofNonconformance, Manufacturers will be required to take corrective action within 14 calendar days torestore the accuracy of the declaration in the EPEAT Registry.

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CONFORMITY DECISION PANEL

The following individuals are the members of the Conformity Decision Panel:
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Libby Chaplin, CEO, Arcadian Solutions
Jack Geibig, President, Ecoform
Robert Pfahl, Pfahl Consulting L.L.C.
Annette Roesler, Ph.D., Independent Professional Chemist

CONFORMITY ASSURANCE BODIES AND AUDITORSAll investigations will be conducted through Conformity Assurance Bodies approved by the Green
Electronics Council. The following Conformity Assurance Bodies may be involved in Investigations forthis Verification Round:• DEKRA Certification• Green Electronics Council CAB• UL Environment

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VERIFICATION ROUND PLAN APPROVALCA Staff approved this Verification Round Plan by discussion and/or email on June 19, 2018.

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SUMMARY OF IE-2018-04 PLANNED INVESTIGATIONS

Criterion
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Required—Reporting on amount of mercury content in light sources
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Declaration of postconsumer recycled plastic content
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Minimum content of postconsumer recycled plastic
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Minimum 5% to 10% content of postconsumer recycled plastic
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Declaration of product weight
Products and criteria selected randomly

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Criterion
4.3.1.1
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Required—Ease of disassembly of productProducts and criteria selected randomlyRequired—Manual separation and marking of plastics
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Preparation of product end-of-life characterization report
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Minimum reusable/recyclable rate based on requirements of EU
WEEE Directive
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Spare parts
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Product specific greenhouse gas emissions—life-cycle
assessment
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Auto standby capability
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Default to automatic duplex printing
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Provision of product take-back service
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Provision of take-back service for broader scope of products
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Public disclosure of key environmental aspects
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Public disclosure of supply chain toxics
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Product life-cycle assessment and public disclosure of analyses
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Elimination of intentionally added heavy metals in packaging
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Plastics marked in packaging materials
Products and criteria selected randomly
Required—Recovered content in select fiber-based packaging materials
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Provision of take-back service for packaging
Products and criteria selected randomly
Optional—Manufacturer recycles or reuses toner material collected
through its cartridge and container take-back program
Products and criteria selected randomly

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