1. A Global Approach for Ex-Products – IECEx UNECE WP.6 Geneva 19.-21. June 2006 Proposal for a new activity: “International legal requirements for explosion protection”

2. General aspects  Equipment for Hazardous Locations needs a high level of safety to protect workers and the environment all over the world  Equipment needs third party certifications for placing on the market in many countries  International Standards IEC/ISO are the basis for most Ex-Products  National laws and regulations emphasize the mandatory approval of national authorities or domestically recognized notified bodies

3. Others €526M Enclosures €324M Motors €217M Operator Interfaces €67M Switchgear €115M Instrumentation €164M Lighting €245M 20% 10% 15% 4% 7% 13% 31% Market Volume in Europe in 2005 Total Market Volume in the World ≈ 6.000 million US$

4. Interest of the Industry using Ex-Products Users in the chemical and petroleum industry act more and more globally with a single engineering approach for their plants  to earn savings of engineering, installation and maintenance costs  to buy the equipment in a larger number and to get a better price per piece  to have benefit from the global competition under manufacturers Barriers against this tendency are domestic rules and regulations which require special engineering for the plants from country to country.

5. Interest of the Industry manufacturing Ex-Products Manufacturers want to sell and manufacture their products  without additional national differences for the product and delays to the market  in accordance to one global standard (IEC / ISO)  without double-testing of their product  without formal restrictions to place it on the market Barriers against this tendency are domestic rules and regulations which require special differences for the product from country to country.

6. Existing IECEx-Scheme  IECEx founded in 1996  First round of peer assessments and development of of operational rules and forms (1997 – 1999)  Commence mutual acceptance of IECEx Test Reports (ExTRs), to fast-track national certification (1999)  IECEx internet based “On-Line” Certificates made available (2003, more than xxx existing certificates today)  xx Ex-Certification bodies approved by peer assessments

8. Status 2005: 25 Countries Norway New Zealand Romania Russian Federation Singapore Slovenia South Africa Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States of America Serbia & Montenegro Australia Canada China Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Japan Korea, Republic of Netherlands Malaysia as Observer + discussions with India, Brazil on the list

9. Objectives of the IECEx-Scheme  Harmonize the requirements for the equipment for Hazardous Locations based on IEC  Acceptance of testing bodies globally  an accreditation procedure with notified technical experts for certification bodies and laboratories under the rules of ILAC/IAF (ISO/IEC 17025:1999, ISO Guide 65) and with a final approval step done by the national legal authorities  Arrange a dialog between the national authorities  To eliminate national barriers for a free trade worldwide and to be the Global Centre of Excellence in the Ex-field”

10.  Specialized product sector with global relevance  Products are mainly manufactured in accordance to IEC/ISO Standards  Nevertheless trade barriers caused by national legislations but not caused by technical certification requirements Conclusions: => Project fits to “International Model” of UNECE