This and the next two slides highlight some of the more notable regional safety marking schemes but is by no means exhaustive. In the Americas, the Canadian Standards Association operates the CSA marking scheme alongside UL certification to identify products acceptable in either Canada (C suffix letter) and/or the USA (US suffix). The NOM Mark identifies compliance with Mexico’s “Normas Oficiales Mexicanas” (NOM) safety standards for household electrical appliances, IT, AV and similar equipment. ANCE is an independent body authorized to grant NOM approval in electric and gas products. Certification of certain product groups, such as medical electrical equipment, ballasts and equipment used in hazardous locations, is mandatory in Brazil with accreditation indicated by the INMETRO Mark. The INMETRO Mark may also be used on a voluntary basis to indicate safety standards compliance for products that are not mandated, e.g. IT, audio/visual equipment and home appliances. In Argentina, product certification to IEC-based standards is mandatory under the auspices of its standards body IRAM with conformance indicated by the S Mark.