Product Certification in Developing Countries Testimony of Situation for Certification in Sri Lanka Major B S de Silva Director (Quality Assurance) Sri Lanka Standards Institution

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Product Certification in Developing
CountriesTestimony of Situation for
Certification in Sri LankaMajor B S de
SilvaDirector (Quality Assurance)Sri Lanka
Standards Institution
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Introduction

• Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)
• Organization of SLSI
• Services provided by SLSI

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Sri Lanka Standards Institution(SLSI)

• The Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI),the
  National Standards Body of Sri Lanka, is a
  statutory organization established under the
  Bureau of Ceylon Standards (BCS) Act No.38 of
  1964. This Act was repealed by the Sri Lanka
  Standards Institution (SLSI) Act No.6 of 1984.
  The Institution presently functions under the
  purview of the Ministry of Small Medium
  Enterprise Development and is governed by a
  Council of 11 members headed by the Chairman

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Organization of SLSI
At present the activities of the Institution are
handled by 9 Technical 2 Non-technical
Divisions headed by Directors.The Director
General , who is the CEO, the 2 Deputy
Directors General co-ordinate supervise the
activities of the Institution. The total staff of
the Institution stands at 350 of which around 110
members are professionally qualified scientists
and technologists.
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Services provided by SLSI
Standards Promotion
Inspection of Imported /Exported Products
Certification of Products Systems
Standards Formulation
Product testing facilities
Training Services
Information Services
Marketing Promotion of Services provided
Industrial Measurement Calibration Services
Operation of a National Quality Awards Program
Consumer Services
International co-operation
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History of product Certification Scheme of SLSI

• Product Certification Programmes
• Standardization Marks Scheme (1971)
• Certification Marks Scheme (1980) - (Under the
  Bureau of Ceylon Standards Act No. 38 of 1964 )
  
• Certification Marks Scheme (1984) - (Under the
  Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act No. 6 of 1984
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• Certification made compulsory (1993)
• Re-organization of the Product Certification
  Scheme (1996)
• Product Certification Mark The National Symbol
  of Quality (2001)

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Product Certification Programmes

• Some of the commonly used product certification
  programmes employed is as follows
• Type testing - Where the samples of the product
  are tested for conformity to a particular
  standard specification.
• This gives no assurance of ongoing conformity.
• Type testing with surveillance of both market and
  production samples
• This gives an assurance of the product quality at
  the point of production and the market for
  ongoing conformity to asses whether the
  conformity is affected during distribution and to
  resolve any non conformities.
• Type testing and assessment of the quality system
  with surveillance of the quality system ,
  production and the market
• This system provides significant flexibility for
  the conduct of ongoing surveillance so that it
  gives room to the extent to which the three
  elements can be adjusted for a given situation.

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Standardization Marks Scheme (1971)
In 1971 Regulations governing the
Standardization Marks Scheme were framed and
gazetted. The following two Ceylon Standards
were made compulsory. CS 51970 Razor
Blades CS 91972 Asbestos Cement Sheets
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Certification Marks Scheme (1980)
In 1980 regulations governing the
Standardization Marks Scheme was repealed and
was replaced by the regulations governing the
Certification Marks Scheme Under this new
scheme 20 permits were issued authorizing, the 03
organizations manufacturing these 20 products, to
display the SLS Mark (July 1980).
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Certification Marks Scheme Re-launched (1984)
Under the New Sri Lanka Standards Institution
Act No. 6 of 1984 the product Certification
Scheme was given wider recognition and
publicity.
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Product Certification Mark made compulsory
(1993)
In 1993 under the Consumer Protection Act No. 1
of 1979, for 12 items product certification mark
was made compulsory. 8 Chemical
Cosmetic products 12 Food products (at
present there are 21 products under this
category)
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Product Certification Scheme Re-organized
(1996)
The Product Certification Scheme was
re-organized and upgraded with the inclusion of
Quality Management requirements, in line with ISO
9000 standards, made mandatory for the grant of
the certification.
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Product Certification Scheme Re-launched (2001)
The Product Certification Mark of the SLSI was
declared the National Symbol of Quality and the
assessment/audit procedures, assessor/auditor
qualifications and requirements were upgraded to
be in line with the relevant ISO Standards
requirements.
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Product Certification Present Situation

• Sri Lanka Standards Institution has already
  extended its Product Certification services for
  the grant of certification for manufacturers in
  foreign countries.
• Under this extension of services to foreign
  manufacturers SLSI has already certified 2 Indian
  organizations for 4 products.
• Ordinary Portland Cement ( SLS 1072002) - 3
• LP Gas Cylinders (SLS
  11781998)- 1

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MOU between BIS (India) and SLSI (Sri Lanka)

• In an effort to further improve the Bilateral
  Co operation between The Bureau of Indian
  Standards and the Sri Lanka Standards Institution
  in the fields Standardization and related
  activities. A Draft MOU was drawn up and is under
  consideration mainly,to issue Certificates/License
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• Marks of Conformity for Products and Management
  Systems according to their applicable standards
  and normative documents.
• This will facilitate the better market access to
  both countries in the region as well as
  internationally in the future.

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Grant of License to use the
Mark Manufacturer
Market The
Mark Sri Lanka Standards Institution
Informed with Conditions of the Scheme
Reports on Quality System
Manufacturer Agrees on Conditions
Decision on Granting the License
Preliminary Factory Inspection
Report to Permit Committee
Application for the Mark
Factory Inspections by the
Grant of License to use
Permit Sub Committee
Samples for Testing
By SLSI Inspectors
Conform to Standards
SLSI and Other Independent Laboratories
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Supervisory Control of Marked Products
Sri Lanka Standards Institution
SLSI and Other Independent Laboratories
Periodic Surprise Inspections
Complaints
Samples for Testing
Samples for Testing
Consumer
Market
Permit Holder
Factory
Continuation
Satisfactory
Warned and
Minor Failure
Continuation of License
Unsatisfactory
Cancellation or
Suspension of License
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The Present System

• The present system of Product Certification in
  operation in Sri Lanka gives the consumer a third
  party guarantee, by an independent certification
  body, regarding the quality of the product and
  assures that the product meets the requirements
  of the relevant Sri Lanka Standard Specification.

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Product Categories - 1980
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Product Categories - 1989
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Product Certification1980 - 2004
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Product CertificationProgress 1980 -2004
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Product CertificationWithdrawals 1980-2004
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