| Title |
European Mark Scheme for Household and similar Electrical Appliances. |
| Type |
European Certification Scheme. |
| Basic document |
Permanent Document EMS 01 401, established September 1997. |
| Scope of products |
Household appliances. Standards: EN 60335-1 and relevant Parts 2, including amendments.
National differences to be covered. When not possible in exceptional cases, the licence and the product instructions shall be marked with "Not certified for (country)".
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| Purpose |
Common mark for Europe, meaning that it may be a "key" to the European market and is a sign of product safety. Intended for the European market, but with wider recognition as a third party safety Mark.
No geographical limitation for manufacturing.
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| Management body |
Keymark Group, composed of representatives of all signatories. |
| Advisory body |
Keymark Advisory Committee composed of the signatories and of representatives of manufacturers' associations, consumers and standardisers. |
| Signatories |
18 Certification Bodies in 18 European countries. |
| Admission of new signatories |
Independent Certification Bodies and their Laboratories accepted by peer assessment procedure. |
| Legal protection |
The mark is jointly owned and registered by the European standards organisations CEN and CENELEC. |
| Contacts |
| Chairman |
Mr Mike Vint
ASTA BEAB
1, Station View
GUILDFORD, Surrey GU1 4JY, United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 1483445814
Fax: +44 1483455477
E-mail : mvint@astabeab.com
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| Vice-Chairman |
Mr Giancarlo Zappa
IMQ
Via Quintiliano 43
20138 MILAN, Italy
Tel.: +39 025073293
Fax: +39 0250732712
E-mail : giancarlo.zappa@imq.it
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| Secretariat |
EEPCA
142, rue du Faubourg Saint Denis
75010 PARIS, France
Tel./fax: +33 140373563
E-mail : secretariat@eepca.org
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