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Verification Round Plan

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PLAN FOR VERIFICATION ROUND IE-2018-02
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I.

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.
II.

SELECTION OF CRITERIA AND PRODUCTS FOR VERIFICATION

Verification Round IE-2018-02 will investigate the following criteria which have not beenverified recently or were targeted for investigation during EPEAT’s annual planning process:•4.3.4.2 – Required – Minimum reusable/recyclable rate based on requirement of EU
WEEE Directive•

4.4.1.1 – Required – Early failure process•

4.7.2.1 – Required – Public disclosure of key environmental aspects•

4.9.3.3 – Optional – Manufacturer recycles or reuses plastics collected through its
cartridge and container take-back program

Regarding the selection process for manufacturers and criteria:•All products that are currently active in the Registry are eligible for inclusion.

•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 product will berandomly selected for that criterion.

Forty Level 1 investigations are planned for this Verification round. A Level 1 investigation
involves an Auditor review of Manufacturer submissions of evidence. Product will be selectedaccording to the following process:

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Selection Process:Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4III.

A list of all Imaging Equipment
products will be pulled from theEPEAT Registry.
For criterion 4.9.3.3, the master list
will be sorted to include only thosemanufacturers targeted for thisinvestigation. From this narrowed list,
products will be chosen at random.
Products from the remaining masterlist of products will be chosen atrandom per the Verification Plan.
A check will be performed thatspecific products chosen were notverified for the chosen criteria within
the past six months.

Notes:All products that are currently activein the Registry will be included.

Chosen products will also be
investigated for 4.3.4.2, 4.4.1.1, and4.7.2.1 since all three are required
criteria.

No manufacturer will be subject tomore than 4 individual
investigations during this round.
A specific criterion on a specificproduct may not be verified morethan once every six months.

VERIFICATION PROCESSSThe 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 RoundPlan.
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, andprepare an Investigation Report for each investigation, recommending Conformance orNonconformance.
5. CABs will review all Investigation Reports to ensure they are clear and complete and theevidence supports the recommendation and will forward the Report and supporting
evidence to the Green Electronics Council.

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6. Conformity Assurance Staff and the Conformity Decision Panel will review reports andmake decisions regarding conformity. The identity of the products and Manufacturers
will not be disclosed; decision makers will be blind to the specific products andManufacturers for which they are making conformity decisions.
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 to restore the accuracy of the declaration in the EPEAT Registry.
IV.

CONFORMITY DECISION PANEL

The following individuals are the members of the Conformity Decision Panel:
••
•
•V.

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 theGreen Electronics Council. The following Conformity Assurance Bodies may be involved inInvestigations for this Verification Round:
••••
VI.

DEKRA
Green Electronics Council CAB
Intertek Testing Services NA
UL Environment
VERIFICATION ROUND PLAN APPROVALMembers of the Conformity Assurance staff approved this Verification Round Plan by discussion
and/or email on January 29, 2018.

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VII.

SUMMARY OF IE-2018-02 PLANNED INVESTIGATIONS

Criterion

Verification Selection and Process

4.3.4.2••

4.4.1.1••

4.7.2.1••

4.9.3.3••

Minimum reusable/recyclable rate based on requirement ofEU WEEE Directive
This criterion is being investigated because it has only beenverified twice in the past
Early failure processThis criterion is being investigated because it has only been
investigated once before
Public disclosure of key environmental aspects
This criterion is being investigated because it is difficult tomeet and has only rarely been investigated
Manufacturer recycles or reuses plastics collected through its
cartridge and container take-back programThis criterion is being investigated because it has beentargeted due to questionable prior declarations
Total

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Investigation
s4

16

15

540

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