ISO Users Group of Western Pennsylvania
Monday January 12, 2004
Dinner Meeting
Speaker: Gonzalo Manchego, Center for International Regulatory Assistance (CITRA)
Location: Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania (ESWP) - For Directions, click here.
COST: $22.00 for ISO Users members, $27.00 for non-members
5:30pm Registration and Social Hour
6:30pm Dinner
7:00 Business Meeting
7:15 - 8:00pm Presentation
PROGRAM: CE marking, often described as the "European Passport" for products traded in the European Union (EU), is a mandatory legal requirement for most machinery, electric and electronic products, pressure equipment, medical devices, equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres, and toys sold or put into service in Europe. The EU continues to expand and by 2007 will comprise a market of 30 countries with more than 450 million people. CE marking is more important than ever for U.S. exporters.
CE marking, which covers product safety and environmental concerns, was developed to reduce technical barriers to trade within the EU. Before the CE marking system, manufacturers had to comply with multiple, and often inconsistent, national systems of product requirements and standards. Now, once products comply with CE marking, they may be freely sold to and within all participating countries. CE marking a product implies the use of European harmonized standards, and for certain product categories involves ISO 9000 certification. CE marking rules for medical devices involve additional quality assurance requirements such as ISO 13485.
PRESENTER: Gonzalo Manchego, Manager - International Standards and Technical Regulations, Center for International Regulatory Assistance (CITRA), part of Duquesne Small Business Development Center.
CITRA is a not-for-profit program provided by Duquesne University to help companies obtain the European CE Mark.
Gonzalo earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the "National University of Engineering," Lima, Peru, and his MBA from Duquesne University.
Since 2001, he has been working in CITRA as a technical specialist in researching, analyzing and interpreting European technical requirements necessary for CE mark compliance. He has traveled to Europe to gather information about current and new trends in technical regulations under the CE marking system. He has co-presented with Dave Hanson, Technical Director of CITRA, in sessions about CE-Marking through the United States.
Reservations: Reservations must be made by noon on Friday, January 9th. Please call ESWP at 412-261-4300. Dinner selections are beef, chicken, fish, or vegetarian.
Payment for the dinner meeting should be in the form of cash or check. Make checks payable to ISO Users Group of Western Pennsylvania.
Questions should be directed to Terry Beckwith or Mike Meketa.
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