Marking of products and certificates of conformity, tools for product circulation and mutual recognition

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Marking of products and certificates of
conformity, tools for product circulation and
mutual recognition
A project funded by the European Union
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Markings and marks what could be the future
Markings (Regulated area / Safety, Envir. )
Marks Non regulated area (Safety ergon.
performance )
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Mutual recognition principles
Meaning of mutual recognition in the regulated
area
RF
EU
Agreement on Conformity Assessment Acceptance
of Industrial Products
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Conditions for an ACAA
Equivalent TRs
Equivalent Quality infrastructure Equivalent
scopes of CABs
Agreement on Conformity Assessment Acceptance
of Industrial Products
Scope
Conditions
Concern Recognised authorities Recognised
results of assessment procedures, List of
mutually accepted products. (annex
ACAA) Agreement on designated CABs
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Certification and recognition in the non
regulated area / recognition between  marks 
CB SCHEME
ROSTEST
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Conditions for mutual recognition in the non
regulated area

• Mutual business interest (issue or receive
  recognisable test reports and certificates for
  granting the mark of certification)
• Similar scope of activities
• Equivalent competencies (staff) and capacities
  (equipm.) for conformity assessment
• Accreditations (ISO/IEC 17025, 17020, 17065)
• MR Agreement
• Financial agreement (licence fees)

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Conformity Assessment Policy  depends of the
interested parties and their influence 
Certifiers/Assessors Goals To exist
develop, Satisfy customers stick to their
needs Conditions Sector related -Rules
-Standards -Doctrine -Harmonisation -Recognition
Size of the Market? Profit and sustainability?
Producers Retailers Distributors Goals Respect
the Regulation, Satisfy ToRs and
specifications Reputation Added
value Facilitation of trade Conditions Recognitio
n of Certificats, Attestations) for  reasonable
costs National Market, Export?

• Authorities
• Goals Product safety,
• Consumers Protection,, Environment
• Fair trade/transactions,
• Development and
• Competitivity
• Conditions
• Laws and Decrees
• Ordinances
• Structures of implementation
• (Accred/ Evalu/ SdM
• Means and Money?)

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Accreditation standards
Accreditation Body
ISO/IEC 17011
Inspection
Certification
Laboratories
ISO/IEC 17025
ISO/IEC 15189
Calibration
Testing
Inspection
ISO/IEC 17020
ISO/IEC 17021
Certification products
Certification QMS/EMS...
Certification of persons
ISO/IEC 17024
ISO/IEC Guide 65
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EA MLA Signatories These are the logos
of the accreditation bodies. Accreditation
marks used by accredited bodies can be found
on the members' websites Poland since 2004
(logo PCA still missing here)
Logos of EA-MLA signatories
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Example International Cooperation for
Laboratories
Peer assessments
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National Accreditation Body can - become a
member of international organisation in the
absence of a regional organisation - has to go
through a regional organisation if existing in
order to be recognised on international level

• For international or regional recognition the
  national body has to sign Mutual Recognition
  MRA or Multi Lateral Agreements MLA and
  undergo peer assessments

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Conclusions

• Free circulation and mutual recognition is
  possible if we have
• A consistent trade exchange in regulated and non
  regulated areas where markings and marks play a
  role to facilitate trade
• Equivalent legal frameworks and standards
• Equivalent quality infrastructures
• Equivalent scopes of activities, conformity
  assessment procedures and accreditations
• Structures to manage the evolution of mutual
  agreements, that stick to market needs and to the
   state of art