SGS Event Electrical Products

Do you want to be sure when you put your electrical products on the European or global market? Do you want to make certain that you are complying with all the legal conditions for bringing them to market? This seminar will acquaint you with the requirements in Europe and the major countries in the world. Examples as well as real-life situations will be discussed, and your questions on the subject will be answered.

The topics that we have selected for this seminar reflect the ever-changing and evolving world of electrical products. Our aim is to bring to light subject matter that impacts the industry and provides insight into possible approaches to these issues.

Date: November 20, 2012
Time: 15.00h - 21.00h
Place: Diamant Conference Center, Boulevard Auguste Reyers Laan 80, B-1030 Brussels

Costs: 100,- EUR/participant, Drinks and Belgian Buffet included

The success of this day does not rest solely on the high value and quality of the presentations and workshops; the event also serves as venue to network with professionals from companies operating within the Benelux.

Programme

15.00    Arrival
15.30    Welcome     
            Wim Van Loon, SGS Executive Director Benelux
15.40    Recent evolutions in EUROPEAN E&E Regulations  
            Marc Cumps, AGORIA Advisor Electro & ICT
16.00    Standardization: what, how, why, when, who 
            Paul Romanus, General Secretary of BEC, the Belgian Electrotechnical Committee
16.20    EU Market
            Calogero Lana, SGS 
            - Electrical products are subject to many EU directives; LVD, EMC, RTTE, RoHS, 
              REACH, ERP, MEDICAL DEVICES, MACHINERY, etc…
            - The road to CE marking, how to obtain compliancy for imported products?
            - How to assure that imported products continue to be compliant?
17.00    Coffee break
17.30    World Market
            Markets like USA, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Russia an 
            many others have specific technical requirements for Electrical products.
            - What is so specific about these requirements?
            - How to deal with them?
            - Can the CB Scheme be of any help?
            You choose the topics to be discussed in this interactive workshop! Jozef Somers, 
            Anuschka Wens, Calogero Lana and other SGS experts will guide you through.
18.40    Address by the keynote speaker 
            Peter Ameloot, Director of DELTA LIGHT, Wevelgem
19.00 - Networking reception & Belgian Buffet
21.00 - End