Green Electronics Council
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Verification Round Plan

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PLAN FOR VERIFICATION ROUND PC-2016-01
PCs and Displays
March 2016
I.

PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document outlines the plan for a Verification Round of Investigations to be performed inaccordance with the P15 Verification Procedure, this Verification Plan, and other governing documents.

II.

SELECTION OF CRITERIA AND PRODUCTS FOR VERIFICATIONVerification Round PC-2016-01 will investigate randomly chosen criteria from IEEE 1680.1 and randomly
chosen products. Eighty-four (84) Level 1 investigations are planned for this Round. In Level 1
investigations, an Auditor assesses Conformance to a criterion by examining information submitted by aParticipating Manufacturer. The Manufacturer is required to provide detailed and accurate information
in a 30-day period.
The products and criteria will be selected as follows:All products that are currently active in the Registry are eligible for inclusion, and will be chosen
first through a random selection process.

All criteria are eligible for inclusion, and will be chosen randomly for each selected product.

All geographies and Manufacturers are eligible for inclusion.

Exception is as follows: If a criterion is randomly selected for a product and that product has
been investigated against that criterion in the last six months, a new criterion will be randomly
selected for the product.

No Manufacturer will be subject to more than four investigations during this Round.

III.

VERIFICATION PROCESSThe Verification Round will proceed in accordance with current procedures, as outlined below.
1.

The Conformity Decision Panel will approve this Verification Round Plan.

2.

The Green Electronics Council will take a “snapshot” of the Registry. Products will be selected
as per this document.

3.

The Verification Round Plan will be published on epeat.net.

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The Green Electronics Council will instruct Conformity Assurance Bodies (if applicable – see
Section V) to proceed with the investigations.

5.

Conformity Assurance Bodies will assign investigations to (an) Auditor(s), and will notify thesubject Manufacturers that their products are being investigated.

6.

The Auditors will perform the investigations as assigned within 30 calendar days, and prepare
an Investigation Report for each investigation, recommending conformance or
nonconformance.

7.

Conformity Assurance Bodies will review all Investigation Reports to ensure they are clear andcomplete and the evidence supports the recommendation, and will forward the Report andsupporting evidence to the Green Electronics Council.

8.

The Conformity Decision Panel will review the reports and make a decision regarding
conformity. The identity of the products and Manufacturers will not be disclosed to theConformity Decision Panel. The Conformity Decision Panel will be blind to the specificproducts and Manufacturers for which they are making conformity decisions.

9.

Conformity Assurance Bodies will inform the subject Manufacturers of the Conformity
Decision Panel’s conformity decision. For decisions of Non-Conformance, Manufacturers will
be required to take corrective action within 14 calendar days to restore the accuracy of thedeclaration in the EPEAT Registry.

10.

The Green Electronics Council will publish a "Verification Round Outcomes Report" identifying
the nonconforming products and Manufacturers, as well as the action taken to restore
accuracy of the declarations in the Registry.

IV.

CONFORMITY DECISION PANEL

The following individuals are the members of the Conformity Decision Panel:
Libby Chaplin, CEO, Arcadian Solutions

Patty Dillon, Dillon Environmental AssociatesJack Geibig, President, Ecoform

Robert Pfahl, Ph.D., Pfahl Consulting LLC

Annette Roesler, Ph.D., Independent Professional Chemist

V.

CONFORMITY DECISION 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

Green Electronics Council Conformity Assurance BodyUL Environment

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VERIFICATION ROUND PLAN APPROVALThe Conformity Decision Panel approved this Verification Round Plan by discussion and/or email on
January 29, 2016.

VII.

SUMMARY OF PC-2016-01 PLANNED INVESTIGATIONS

Criterion
TBD

Verification Selection and ProcessAll products and criteria in all countries will be randomly selected.
All active Manufacturers are eligible for selection.
Maximum of four investigations per Manufacturer.
Exclusion: If a criterion is randomly selected for a product and that producthas been investigated against that criterion in the last six months, a newcriterion will be randomly selected for the product
Total

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