Accreditation of conformity assessment bodies
"The European Single Market and the elimination of barriers to trade are founded to a significant degree upon suitable procedures for the testing, certification and monitoring of product conformity. Procedures for accreditation have an essential role in assuring confidence in the technical comp...
| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Sankt Augustin
2011
KAN |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19135107124919533899-accreditation-of-conformity-as.htm |
| Summary: | "The European Single Market and the elimination of barriers to trade are founded to a significant degree upon suitable procedures for the testing, certification and monitoring of product conformity. Procedures for accreditation have an essential role in assuring confidence in the technical competence, ability, impartiality and integrity of the bodies performing conformity assessments. Harmonized standards and their consistent application are of great importance in this context, and must therefore satisfy the requirements of the European legal framework.
A study commissioned by KAN in 2003 and published as KAN Report 30 had already analysed the principles of the German and European accreditation and notification systems. In this study, proposals were developed for a uniform and cohesive body of regulations and standards for the conformity assessment of bodies. Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products,and in particular Decision No. 768/2008/EC on a common framework for the marketing of products, make provision for a presumption of conformity. In accordance with this principle, a conformity assessment body (such as a test and certification body) which demonstrates in an accreditation procedure that it satisfies in whole or part the criteria of the relevant harmonized standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union is also presumed to satisfy the requirements for example of the relevant directive. On16 June 2009, the titles of the relevant harmonized standards concerning accreditation and conformity assessment were published for the first time in the Official Journal by the European Commission." |
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| Physical Description: | 113 p. Paper Digital |