Trond Sollie

For more than 30 years, Sollie has worked with conformity assessment activities in various industrial contexts, both in Norway and internationally. He has been paramount in building relationships across organisations and borders. He has also been active in the management of the international IECEE/CB scheme for many years. Until recently, he was Board Chairman of the Norwegian standards body NEK and President of the Norwegian IEC National Committee and IECEE Member Body. He is currently a member of the IEC-CAB (Conformity Assessment Board) and IEC Ambassador for conformity assessment training of IEC Affiliates (mostly developing countries). He also provides consulting to authorities/bodies in several countries on such matters. Nemko has benefitted from Sollie’s expertise, network and enthusiasm for more than three decades. Prior to his role as a senior advisor for Nemko, he was a Senior Vice President, responsible for international cooperation. He has been instrumental in developing the successful Nemko Direct programs that offer clients worldwide market access for their products, within both the electrical and telecommunications/radio product areas. He has been the editor of Nemko News in Brief since the beginning in 2000.

Blog Post by Trond Sollie

Trond SollieSeptember 30, 20211 min read

Saudi Arabia expanding the scopes of mandatory certifications

One of the assessment programs for products marketed and sold in Saudi Arabia, is SASO’s ...

Trond SollieJuly 29, 20211 min read

New EU regulation on Market Surveillance and Compliance of Products

The regulation, denoted (EU) 2019/1020, became fully applicable on 16 July and amends the ...

Trond SollieJune 28, 20211 min read

Common Criteria for IT Cybersecurity Evaluation: Implementation Guide

Concerning evaluation of Information Technology Security, the criteria required to ...

Trond SollieJune 28, 20211 min read

Mandated European Standard: ETSI EN 300 328 for 2.4 GHz Wireless Products

The standard ETSI EN 300 328 is a harmonized European standard giving access to the radio ...

Trond SollieJune 28, 20211 min read

Focus on Environmental Impact: New Regulations for Batteries

Both regulators and standardizers are increasingly focusing on the various environmental ...

Trond SollieJune 28, 20211 min read

New Requirement for ITC Equipment Test Reports Approval in Indonesia

Trond SollieJune 28, 20211 min read

Highlights of the annual CB scheme management meeting 1-3 June

Also, this year’s IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC) meeting was organized as ...

Trond SollieMay 7, 20211 min read

Global PC Sales Surge Despite Component Shortage

Even though the pandemic has caused a constrained market and broken supply chains, which ...

Trond SollieMay 7, 20211 min read

Helping the electrical energy crisis in South Africa..?

South Africa experiences widespread rolling blackouts as electrical supply falls behind ...

Trond SollieMay 7, 20211 min read

New U.S. testing program for medical devices on trial

The U.S. authority FDA has, amongst other tasks, responsibility for the safety of ...

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