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Verification Round Plan

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PLAN FOR VERIFICATION ROUND IE-2018-03
Imaging Equipment / IEEE 1680.2
MAY 2018
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-2018-03 will investigate the following criteria which haven’t been verified recently
or were targeted for investigation during EPEAT’s annual planning process:•4.1.5.1 – Required – Compliance with provisions of EU Battery Directive•

4.5.1.1 – Required – ENERGY STAR•4.6.1.1 – Required – Provision of product take-back service•

4.6.2.1 – Required – End-of-life processing•

4.9.1.1 – Required – Allow use of general office paper with renewable content, recycled content,
and that is chlorine free•

4.9.3.2 – Optional – Manufacturer recycles or reuses toner material collected through its
cartridge and container take-back program•

4.9.3.3 – Optional – Manufacture recycles or reuses plastics collected through its cartridge andcontainer 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 product has
been investigated against that criterion in the last six months, a new product will be randomly
selected for that criterion.

Forty Level 1 investigations are planned for this Verification round. A Level 1 investigation

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involves an Auditor review of Manufacturer submissions of evidence. Product will be selectedaccording to the following process:Selection Process:Step 1
Step 2

Step 3

Step 4III.

Notes:

A list of all Imaging Equipment products
will be pulled from the EPEAT Registry.
For criterion 4.1.5.1 and 4.9.1.1, themaster list will be sorted to include only
those manufacturers targeted for thiscriterion. From this narrowed list,
products will be chosen at random.
Products from the remaining master list
claiming the remaining criteria will bechosen at random per the Verification
Plan.
A check will be performed that specificproducts chosen were not verified for thechosen criteria within the past sixmonths.

All products that are currently active in
the Registry will be included.

No manufacturer will be subject tomore than 8 individual investigations
during this round.

A specific criterion on a specific productmay not be verified more than once
every six months.

VERIFICATION PROCESSSThe Verification Round will proceed in accordance with current procedures, as outlined below.
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 theirproducts are being investigated.
4. The Auditors will perform the investigations as assigned within 60 calendar days, and prepare an
Investigation Report for each investigation, recommending Conformance or Nonconformance.
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 tothe Green Electronics Council.
6. Conformity Assurance Staff and the Conformity Decision Panel will review reports and makedecisions regarding conformity. The identity of the products and Manufacturers will not be
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disclosed; decision makers will be blind to the specific products and Manufacturers 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 the GreenElectronics Council. The following Conformity Assurance Bodies may be involved in Investigations forthis Verification Round:••VI.

DEKRAULEVERIFICATION ROUND PLAN APPROVALThe Conformity Decision Panel approved this Verification Round Plan by discussion and/or email onApril 12, 2018.

VII.

SUMMARY OF IE-2018-03 PLANNED INVESTIGATIONSCriterion

Verification Selection and Process4.9.1.1•••••••••

4.9.3.2••

4.1.5.1
4.5.1.1
4.6.1.1
4.6.2.1

Required – Compliance with provisions of EU Battery Directive
Has not been verified recently
Required – ENERGY STAR
Has not been verified recently
Required – Provision of product take-back service
Has not been verified recently
Required – End-of-life processing
Recently amended
Required – Allow use of general office paper with renewable
content, recycled content, and that is chlorine freeHas not been verified recently
Optional – Manufacturer recycles or reuses toner material
collected through its cartridge and container take-back program

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Criterion

4.9.3.3# Planned
Investigations
4

Verification Selection and Process•Optional – Manufacture recycles or reuses plastics collected
through its cartridge and container take-back program
Total

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