<p>'Clarification on the AUSEx Certificate's expiry date'. 'Product manufactured before the expiry date of an AUSEx certificate may not reach market point of sale until after the date of expiry of the certificate. When this occurs, there have been reports of uncertainty on the validity of the certification. Certificate holders under the AUSEx Scheme have responsibility to ensure that finished product from a manufacturer conforms to the Standard(s) and that the product is identical to the design of the product type tested. Since the Certificate relates to the product and manufacturing, it logically follows (and is intended by the Scheme) that the Certificate expiry relates to manufacturing and not to events beyond manufacturing. An AUSEx Certificate is therefore deemed valid for a product as long as there is evidence that manufacturing was completed prior to Certificate expiry.'</p>