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3 +The below text is from the V1 cecLQF form, and needs to be updated. We keep this text for the time being as it may provide some help when completing the V2 LQF form, until it is replace by an updated text.
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6 += Introduction =
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8 +The cecQAF (CEC Query and Assessment Form) is central to the CEC Certification Process.
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10 +After signing the NDA, the cecQAF is used progressively throughout the CEC Certification Process of a Vendor's sustainable product, throughout the different phases of the CEC Certification Process:
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12 +|=Phase|=Function of the cecQAF|=
13 +|Ordering CEC Services|Define the products and sites the vendor wants to subject to CEC Certification, and for which Product and Site combination the Vendor requests CEC Certificates|
14 +|Preparation of the CEC Assessment|Capture the data for the Production Sites and Components, such as electricity consumption of each production site, number of product produced by each production site, sustainable content, mass, and dimensions of each Component, transport distances and types of transport (road, sea, air)|
15 +|CEC Assessment|Record |
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17 +The cecQAF replaces a range of forms used in V1 of the CEC Certification Process and the optional LCA Support Process:
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19 +* cecAOF - CEC Assessment Order Form - used to order a CEC Assessment
20 +* cecAP - CEC Assessment Plan - used to define the products to be assessed and to facilitate and formalize the CEC Assessment
21 +* cecLOF - CEC LCA Support Order Form - used to order LCA Support
22 +* cecLQF - CEC LCA Support Query Form - used to capture the input data for the CEC Indicator calculation
23 +* cecLCR - CEC LCA support Report form - used to communicate the results of the CEC Indicator calculation
24 +* cecLQRF - CEC LCA Query and Report from - used towards the end of CEC V1 to capture the input data for and communicate the results of the CEC Indicator calculation
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26 +In addition, the cecQAF enables the following improvements considered in CEC V2 compared to the previous forms:
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28 +* One form for multiple sites and multiple products, while previously each product and site combination had to be handled individually and required their own set of forms.
29 +* One form for multiple variants of a product, a case occurring for example when a second source for the overlay of a card was used, such construction with a second source overlay previously requiring its separate certification (and forms, and cost)
30 +* When using the same component in multiple sites, or for multiple products, the component data has only to be entered once, instead of previously into the forms for each product and site combination
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32 +Therefor, while initially appearing intimidating to some, the use of the cecQAF should provide a range of improvements and simplifications for the Vendor.
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34 +If you have feedback regarding this form, or these instructions, please email them to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]].
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36 +The instructions described subsequently are grouped firstly by the Phase and then by the worksheet the Vendor has to complete.
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38 += Ordering CEC Services =
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40 +== Overview ==
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42 +To request CEC Certification Services, the Vendor must enter information into the following worksheets in the cecQAF:
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44 +* Coversheet
45 +* Components
46 +* Products
47 +* Sites
48 +* Certificates
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50 +Once the Vendor entered the required information into the Worksheets, the Vendor must:
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52 +* save the cecQAF to their computer,
53 +* name it according to the cecQAF Naming Convention,
54 +* and send it to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]]
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56 +This will initiate the CEC Quotation, Invoicing, and Payment Process.
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58 +Below is the description what to enter into each worksheet in the cecQAF:
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60 +== Coversheet ==
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62 +The Vendor must enter the following information into Section 1a of the Coversheet worksheet:
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64 +* Registered Company Name (must match the registered company name)
65 +* CEC Primary Contact information (must match the registered primary contact)
66 +* Commercial Contact information (the person handling the communication related to commercial questions, for example manages the quotation)
67 +* Technical Contact information (the person handling the communication related to the technical questions)
68 +* Functional Unit (from the pull down menu), email [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]] if you have a product that is not available in the pull down menu
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70 +The section Units is optional at this stage.
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72 +The section Count of Items is automaticall populated from the data the Vendor enters into the other worksheets.
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74 +== Components worksheet ==
75 +
76 +Enter information for each component that is part of a product the Vendor intends to receive a CEC Certificate for.
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78 +The minimum information at the Ordering CEC Services stage is:
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80 +* Function
81 +* Nominal Material
82 +* Supplier
83 +* If you receive the same Nominal Material in different thicknesses from the same supplier, please complete one row for each thickness, and also complete the Thickness column for these materials.
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85 +The information itself can be corrected before the CEC Assessment, but the number of components must be correct. Additional components incur additional cost.
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87 +The other information is optional at this stage, but will have to be entered before the CEC Assessment can take place.
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89 +== Products worksheet ==
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91 +For each product the Vendor intends to receive a CEC Certificate for, enter:
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93 +* the Name of the Product, this is the name your company assigns to the product, for example the commercial name your company intends to market the product under. The name may be corrected prior to the CEC Assessment; the purpose is to inform CEC about the number of Products and Variants, and have an initial name to identify the product.
94 +* Select the components each Product consists of, using the pull-down menu in each cell. This may be corrected prior to the CEC Assessment.
95 +* If you have multiple card constructions to make one product, for example you use overlay from different suppliers when making a card, then define your primary construction (the one sold in the highest volume, or the one initially qualified) as the Product in column C, and the variants in columns D to H. Note that you will just receive one CEC Certificate for a product including its Variants, reflecting the worst case. If you want separate certificates, then define the different constructions (for example card with overlays from different suppliers) as individual Products and not as Variants of one Product.
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2 2  | |NOTE: You can only enter information into the light blue fields of the various worksheets, not into the medium or dark blue fields!
3 3  |1|On worksheet "Coversheet",