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Verification Round Plan

PLAN FOR VERIFICATION ROUND IE-2020-01
Imaging Equipment
July 2020I.

PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document outlines the plan for a Verification Round of Investigations to be performed inaccordance with P65 EPEAT Policy Manual, P66 EPEAT’s Requirements of CABs and Conformity
Assurance Procedures, P67 EPEAT Program Procedures and this Verification Round Plan.

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SELECTION OF CRITERIA AND PRODUCTS FOR VERIFICATION

Verification Round IE-2020-01 will focus on criteria that are related to the sustainable use of resources.
Products will be randomly selected from a list of Participating Manufacturers that have not had products
examined in a Level 2/3 Verification Round in the last five (5) years. Each product will be investigated forthe criteria below. If a product has not selected an optional criterion, that criterion will not beinvestigated.
Criterion
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4.3.2.3
4.3.3.1
4.8.2.1
4.8.2.2
4.8.2.3

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Criterion Title
Required – Ease of disassembly of productOptional – Ease of disassembly of consumer products
Required – Restriction on materials not compatible with reuse and recycling
Required – Manual separation and marking of plastics
Required – Notification regarding the identification of both materials and componentsthat have hazardous characteristics or special handling needs
Required – Separable packing materials
Optional – Packaging 90% compostable/recyclable
Required – Plastics marked in packaging materials

VERIFICATION PROCESSThe Verification Round will proceed in accordance with current procedures, as outlined below.
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The EPEAT Program downloads a list of all active products in the EPEAT Registry. Products areselected from this list.
The EPEAT Program instructs Conformity Assurance Bodies (CABs) to proceed with productpurchases and the Level 2/3 investigations.
The EPEAT Program publishes the Verification Round Plan.
CABs obtain products and send them for laboratory evaluation. After obtaining the products, CABs
notify the Manufacturer that their products are being investigated.
Laboratories evaluate the products and create laboratory reports, which are delivered to CABs.
CABs review the laboratory reports to ensure they are clear, complete and the evidence supports
the recommendation. CABs also prepare an Investigation Report for each product.

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CABs submit the Investigation Reports and laboratory reports to the EPEAT Program. At the sametime, CABs forward these Reports (without the final conformity decision) to the Manufacturers.
The EPEAT Program reviews the Investigation Reports and laboratory reports and makes the final
conformity decision. The EPEAT Program then sends the reports back to the CABs.
CABs send the Investigation Reports with the final conformity decision to the Manufacturers.
For decisions of Non-Conformance, Manufacturers are required to take corrective action within 30
calendar days to restore the accuracy of the EPEAT Registry.
The EPEAT Program publish a "Verification Round Outcomes Report" identifying thenonconforming products and Manufacturers, as well as the action taken to restore accuracy of theRegistry.

CONFORMITY ASSURANCE BODIES AND AUDITORSAll investigations will be conducted through the following Conformity Assurance Bodies approved by theEPEAT Program:
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DEKRA
Underwriters Laboratory

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SUMMARY OF IE-2020-01 PLANNED INVESTIGATIONS
Criterion

Verification Selection and Process

4.3.1.1
4.3.1.2
4.3.2.2
4.3.2.3
4.3.3.1
4.8.2.1

Targeted investigation of the criterion for manufacturers not selectedfor Level 2/3 Verification Rounds in the last five years.

4.8.2.2
4.8.2.3

Up to 3Up to 3
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Verification Round Plan IE-2020-01
Imaging Equipment# Planned
Investigations
Up to 3Up to 3Up to 3Up to 3Up to 3Up to 3p. 2

Up to 24

July 2020