IECEE launches new certification categories

24 apr. 2024

Components and sub-assemblies and specific aspects of an end-product covered by new CB scheme services.

Under the well-known IECEE CB Scheme, components are normally certified either to specific component standards or as integral parts of an end-product certified to a product standard. Now, however, a new conformity assessment programme launched by the IECEE, is set to change that.

Called CCP (Component Certification Program), the new service will provide a framework for evaluation of components and sub-assemblies to parts of an end-product standard within the IECEE scope, giving the manufacturer an IECEE Component Certificate of Conformity (CCC).

The aim behind CCP is to give a manufacturer of components for a specific end-product standard, for example the IEC 60335 series for household products, the possibility to obtain an IECEE Component Certificate to show their components’ compliance with said standard. Components that might benefit from the CCP program include: 

• Power supplies for building in, with and without enclosure (sub-assembly)
• Motor units for building in 60335-1 applications (sub-assembly)
• Controls for products which can be fully integrated into an end-product with simple tools and no need for subassembly or electronic device manipulation, such as with electronic controls for whirlpool baths
• Battery packs with control circuit for building in (subassembly)

In connection with the launch of the CCP, IECEE launched another programme called ACP (Aspect Certification Program). This programme provides a framework for evaluations of one specific aspect of an end-product according to an IEC end-product standard, resulting in an IECEE Aspect Certificate of Conformity (ACC).

Some examples of Aspects where the ACP service may be used:

• Products evaluated to IEC 60825-1 ”Only hazards resulting from laser radiation have been addressed.”
• IP testing of an enclosure (60529), the specific end product standard need to be referred to in the ACC.
• Photobiological safety (IEC 62741)
• A discrete software package (e.g.: software libraries and software used in programmable ICs, and ASICs) intended to provide measures for the safety of products, in accordance with Annex H of IEC 60730-1 (Clause H.11.12) Where a software package is specified for use in end-product applications, the certificate shall state that this software package must be additionally evaluated to the relevant end-product requirements, such as IEC 60335-1 in conjunction with OD-2045 for Household Appliances.
• When the end-product standard contains EMC requirements (e.g. IEC 60730-1)

Please note that since these two services have just been launched, they are still in development and requirements may change over the next couple of years according to market demands.

Also note that the IECEE Certification Management Committee Task Force Integration is currently looking at the integration of horizontal aspects of standards in the IECEE System. The outcome from this TK may result in a future scope extension of the IECEE System with several new IEC Aspects standards.

The full requirements of the IECEE Component Certification Program and Aspect Certification Program can be found in IECEE 02.2032 Annex D and E, at IECEE: https://www.iecee.org/resource/rules-operational-documents-guides.