WORKSHOP 2
Testing and certification of products for the EU market: What you need to know about the simplified CETA approach
Edwin Schmitt, Senior EU Consultant, TÜV Rheinland
Learn how to conform technology devices and industrial equipment to European standards and safety requirements, such as CE marking and ATEX, and benefit from the simplified approach brought by CETA – the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union.
This workshop is of interest to senior executives, and product and business development managers from IT hardware and advanced manufacturing companies, as well as aerospace, automotive, cleantech, industrial equipment, and oil and gas companies.
Speaker Profiles
Edwin SCHMITT
S enior EU Consultant, TÜV Rheinland
Edwin Schmitt has 25 years of experience as product safety and CE marking expert in areas such as standardization and technical documentation. He is specialized in EU product legislation in the areas of machinery, electrical equipment and general product safety, as well as in market surveillance of non-food products. Edwin provides individual advisory services and delivers over 30 seminars per year on these topics.
Edwin Schmitt started working in 1998 at Landesgewerbeanstalt Bayern (LGA), an important testing and certification body in Germany that is now part of the TÜV Rheinland group. Since 1996, he has been a senior expert on EU technical assistance and twinning projects, and has provided assistance on harmonization and implementation of EU legislation to more than ten countries.
He is a member of the German Committee of Standards Users in DIN (ANP) and also the coordinator of the EU consulting activities and EU business support in the framework of the Enterprise Europe Network within TÜV Rheiland.
Edwin has a diploma in geography from the Ludwig Maximilian University and the Technical University Munich.
TÜV Rheinland is a leading global independent testing service provider with 145 years of experience. The group maintains a presence in 66 countries with 19,600 employees. TÜV Rheinland tests technical installations, products and services, and supervises projects, processes and IT security for companies. Its experts train people in a broad range of fields and industries. This is made possible by the company’s global network of authorized laboratories and testing and training centers.
Application Information
Participation is limited to 20 people per workshop, and one company representative per workshop. Priority will be given to Ontario manufacturers and companies that own proprietary technology and/or develop value-added technology solutions in Ontario.

Note that, as the workshops are offered in parallel, one person can only participate in one workshop.

Confirmed applicants will be contacted by CGCIC for payment. Registrations are confirmed upon receipt of payment by CGCIC. No payments at the door are accepted.