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1 = Introduction =
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3 This page provides some information to the Vendor about how to prepare for the CEC Assessment.
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5 It lists some evidences typically requested during the CEC Assessment.
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7 Note that the CEC Assessor is not limited to request only the evidences listed below, and that it is within the CEC Assessor's sole discretion to decide which evidences need to be provided to give the CEC Assessor sufficient confidence.
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9 Also see [[C1000 - Overview of the CECv2 Certification Process>>doc:CEC Home.C1000 - CEC v2 Certification Process.WebHome]] for an overview of the CEC Certification Process.
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13 This page is based on a CECv1 assessment and CECv1 requirements. A CECv2 assessment will differ in detail, but the principle remains similar. This page will be updated soon to more accurately represent a CECv2 Assessment.
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16 = CEC Assessment =
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18 A typical CEC Assessment follows this schedule and requires at least these evidences:
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22 |Prior to the audit|Vendor provides the completed cecAP
23 | |CEC Assessor schedules the CEC Assessment
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25 00:15 h administrative items:
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27 * Verification of audit scope, production sites, products
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30 cecAP worksheet AP Program:
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32 * RE020 - Change Management
33 ** Change Control Procedure
34 ** Change Notification Procedure
35 ** Evidences that these procedures are applied to changes of product, process, and material supply
36 * RE030 - Material Supply
37 ** Procedure for Material Planning Process
38 ** Evidence that the need for the Materials required to produce the CEC certified products in the planned quantities is periodically determined, communicated to material and component suppliers, and sufficient availability confirmed by material and component suppliers
39 * RE040 - Maintain required approvals
40 ** Product Qualification Procedure
41 ** Summary report indicating full compliance of the product with the applicable CQM requirements
42 ** Measurement records supporting the above summary report
43 ** CSI letter
44 ** If the product was found not fully compliant with the CQM requirements, evidence that CSI was informed of such non-conformity prior to issuing the CSI letter.
45 * RF020 - Product System, RF030 - Functional Unit, RF040 System Boundary and RF050 - Cut-off Limits
46 ** If you used the CEC LCA support service, the only evidence needed is the completed cecLQRF
47 ** If you did not use the CEC LCA support service, but calculated the indicators yourself or using external support, access to the full documentation of the calculations and systems used is required.
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50 cecAP worksheet AP Metrics:
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52 Note: The below list applies in case you have used the CEC LCA support service. If you did not use the CEC LCA support service, but calculated the indicators yourself or using external support, full access to the system used to conduct the calculations is required.
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54 * RF110 - Total Energy Consumption
55 ** List of electricity bills covering the 12 month period reported in the cecLQRF
56 ** Individual electricity bills
57 ** Evidence for the transport of materials and components as reported in the cecLQRF, at least a list of deliveries and how they were transported from the manufacturer of the material to the site. For antenna inlays ensure that the transport of the material from the plastic film manufacturer to the inlay manufacturer is also included.
58 * RF120 - Non-renewable Energy Consumption
59 ** Renewable Energy Certificates, if any were purchased
60 ** Confirmation from the electricity provider about renewable content of the electricity provided, if any renewable electricity was purchased
61 ** Records of renewable electricity generated on site
62 ** Note that the LCA calculation system we use to calculate the cumulative energy demand values includes assumptions for the standard electricity gridmix for countries and some regions within countries. If this is the only renewable content claimed, you do not need to provide any evidences beyond the cecLQRF.
63 * RF130 - Total Material Consumption
64 ** Measurement records supporting the data you provided in the cecLQRF (dimension, mass)
65 ** Yield records
66 * RF140 to RF160 - Non-renewable, non-recycled, not-from-reclaimed-waste Material Consumption
67 ** Unless the material is CEC certified:
68 *** Documented information from the material supplier regarding renewable, recycled, recovered waste content of the material
69 *** 3rd party confirmation of renewable, recycled, recovered waste content of the material, if available
70 * RF210 - Halogen Content of the Finished Product
71 ** Unless the default values provided in the cecLQRF were used, measurement records
72 * RF305 - Production Waste into landfill or incineration
73 ** If you claim that your production waste is recycled, then you need to provide the following:
74 *** Records showing the amount of production waste shipped to the recycling provider, summary and individual delivery notes
75 *** Confirmation from the recycling provider of the amounts received
76 *** Confirmation from the recycling provider of the amounts actually recycled
77 *** Evidences that the recycling provider actually recycles the materials received, such as photos or videos, about the recycling process and the resulting products demonstrating that the production waste supplied from the Vendor is actually processed by the recycling provider and into what.
78 * RF310 - Total Production Waste
79 ** Records showing the total amount of production waste for the time period reported in the cecLQRF
80 * RF320 - Product Mass
81 ** Weight Measurement record
82 * RF400 - CO2e Footprint
83 ** If you used the CEC LCA Support Service then the cecLQRF suffices as evidence, otherwise full access to the system that has determined the CO2e Footprint reported in the cecAP is required during the assessment.
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85 |Start of CEC Assessment + 03:30 h|(((
86 Recap of findings and required additional evidences
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88 |Start of CEC Assessment + 04:00 h|Closure of CEC Assessment
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90 Vendor provides additional evidences.
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92 Vendor provides corrective action plan.
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95 Vendor provides an updated corrective action plan showing any actions related to findings at the Program Level as completed, plus supporting evidences
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97 CEC issues CEC Certificate
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99 |Prior to the next CEC Assessment|Vendor completes corrective actions at the Environmental Management Level
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