R.A.F.T. MAY 18, 2000 NEWBRIDGE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 600 MARCH ROAD, KANATA 3325 River Road Ottawa, Ontario K1V 1H2 www.ktl.com Tel: 613-737-9680 Fax: 613-737-9691 CONTENTS  OBJECTIVES OF AN MRA  HOW ARE THE OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED  WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS  KTL OTTAWA AND THE KTL GROUP OBJECTIVES OF AN MRA  The stated objective is to provide an option to Manufacturers to meet conformity assessment and market access requirements of the MRA partner  The secondary objective is to provide a forum for Governments to discuss their conformity assessment and market access requirements HOW ARE THE OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED?  The underlying principal of an MRA is that each MRA partner has an assessment regime of equivalent rigour regarding accreditation of both Test Laboratories and Conformity Assessment Bodies.  The generally accepted assessment criteria applied are ISO 17025 (formerly ISO Guide 25, 1990) for TL’s and ISO Guide 65 for CAB’s.  Phase I: Mutual recognition of Test Reports  Phase II: Mutual recognition of Certifications WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?  Manufacturers: – Improved accessibility to foreign markets by virtue of dealing with a domestic point of contact for knowledge – Reduced time to market – Opportunity to rationalize product approval services if domestic CAB can provide the necessary foreign market coverage – Promotes international harmonization initiatives WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?  Test laboratories: – Eliminates redundant accreditations (per next slide) – Provides new business opportunity by becoming a product certifier (a.k.a. CAB) – It provides an opportunity to provide testing and product certification services for new MRA partners WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS COUNTRY DISCIPLINE PREDESECOR ROUTE SUCCESSOR ROUTE MECHANISM USA TELCO,EMI, RADIO NVLAP ACCREDITED S.C.C. ACCREDITED APEC MRA EUROPE TELCO,EMI, RADIO UKAS ACCREDITED S.C.C. ACCREDITED CANADA-EU MRA KOREA TELCO,RF EMI,SFTY RRL ACCREDITED S.C.C. ACCREDITED APEC MRA AUST./N.Z TELCO, SFTY NVLAP ACCREDITED S.C.C. ACCREDITED APEC MRA HONG KONG TELCO UKAS ACCREDITED S.C.C. ACCREDITED APEC MRA TAIWAN EMC NVLAP ACCREDITED S.C.C. ACCREDITED APEC MRA THE KTL GROUP K T L A R N H E M A r n h e m T h e N e t h e r l a n d s K T L O T T A W A O t t a w a , O n t a r i o C a n a d a K T L D A L L A S L e w i s v i l l e , T e x a s , U S A K T L C E R T I F I C A T I O N A r n h e m T h e N e t h e r l a n d s K T L H U L L H e a d O f f i c e H u l l , U K FOCUS ON KTL OTTAWA  PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF TELECOM, EMC, RF AND PRODUCT SAFETY.  ACCREDITATIONS SPANNING NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND THE PACRIM.  PROVIDES ACCESS TO NOTIFIED BODY SERVICES VIA AFFILIATE KTL CERTIFICATION RECENT KTL OTTAWA INVESTMENTS  Low-ambient environmentally controlled OATS in Kanata  Laser and LED measurements in accordance with IEC 825-1 and IEC 825-2  Radiated Immunity levels to 10V/m up to 18GHz (i.e. Bellcore)  Fibre Optic terminal test equipment (SDH SONET) for testing of STM-1/OC-3 and STM-4/OC12  RF testing capabilities up to 220 GHz . R.A.F.T. MAY 18, 2000 NEWBRIDGE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 600 MARCH ROAD, KANATA 3325 River Road Ottawa, Ontario