Product Stewardship
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Sound strategy and planning are the cornerstones of successful compliance with emerging and established environmental, safety and electrical regulations.
 | Our complete approach for global product compliance now includes safety, EMC/EMI, CE, and other product certification requirements. |
Intertek Ageus Solutions has created an integrated method for profiling, planning, budgeting, and executing the specific global compliance requirements that companies will face in the international marketplace.
Leveraging our experience in EU RoHS, EU WEEE, China RoHS, Japan Green, US state legislation, EU packaging and battery directives; and the emerging requirements of EuP, REACH, EPEAT, Korean RoHS, and IEC111; and coupled with Intertek's expertise in product safety and certification testing and accreditation, Intertek Ageus Solutions' product stewardship services provide you with the knowledge and foresight to make informed decisions with regard to your products.
Even though many companies feel they are caught off-guard by international environmental, safety, and electrical regulations and requirements, the details of the vast majority of the requirements are known years in advance of their formal publication. As a leader in global product compliance with contacts and direct links to government and industry bodies worldwide, Intertek Ageus Solutions has developed a comprehensive approach to product stewardship and requirement forecasting.
Intertek Ageus Solutions is committed to simplifying corporate requirements for global product compliance and reducing overall costs. Companies should be able to focus on their core products and not have to become one-time experts in every emerging environmental, safety, electrical, and product regulation of every country.
Intertek Ageus Solutions' standard product stewardship program includes the following:
- Two year profile of product requirements including:
- Legislative requirements
- Industry requirements
- Budgetary requirements
- Engineering, logistical, materials, and labeling requirements
- Adjustments for current and projected global sales model
- Adjustments for evolutions in product portfolio
- Implications and timelines
- Regular meetings to discuss evolving requirements and related impacts
- Monthly report on changes in global requirements and impact on your products
- Information Change Notices (ICNs) distributed in a timely manner for significant changes in global requirements
- On-call support for any questions or arising issues on global product compliance
Profiling Your Product Compliance Requirements
The two year profile is created by experts on the subject matter at Intertek Ageus Solutions based on the products manufactured and/or sold by you, and specific requirements of the countries in which they are sold. The profiles provide a view of what is required, from a functional and budgetary perspective, quarter-by-quarter for the next two years.
Intertek Ageus Solutions' international experts focus on a range of requirements to create a roadmap of the compliance requirements based on the product under consideration:
- Material restrictions
- Material declaration requirements
- Corporate requirements
- Packaging restrictions
- Product and package labeling
- Eco-design requirements
- Certification requirements
- Corporate planning and budgeting
- Registration of products and activities
- Collection and recycling
- Emerging global product, packaging, and documentation requirements
- Safety, EMC/EMI, and other product certification requirements
Decisions and recommendations related to product compliance are also graded from "required" to "recommended" to "optional".
Intertek Ageus Solutions focuses on simplifying the key points of global compliance for easy implementation and dissemination of your compliance strategy.
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