"CE" mark is a safety certification mark, is regarded as the manufacturer to open and enter the European market passport. CE stands for European unity (CONFORMITE EUROPEENNE). Where the "CE" marking of the product can be affixed to the EU members of the domestic sales, without having to meet the requirements of each member state, thus realizing the free flow of goods within the scope of the EU member states.
CE certification-issuing body (1) the Declaration of conformity / Declaration of compliance "Declaration of conformity" issued by the enterprise, this certificate is a self-declaration, should not be issued by a third-party organization (intermediary or testing and certification bodies), therefore, can be used in the European Union format of the enterprise "Declaration of Conformity" instead. Declaration of Conformity" instead.
(2) Certificate of compliance / Certificate of compliance "Certificate of compliance", this is a third-party organization (intermediary or testing and certification bodies) issued by the Declaration of Conformity, must be accompanied by a test report and other technical information TCF, at the same time, the enterprise should also be signed by the Declaration of Conformity.
(3) EC Attestation of conformity "Certificate of Conformity to European Union Standards", this is the European Union Notified Body (Notified Body abbreviated as NB) issued by the certificate, in accordance with European Union regulations, only the NB is qualified to issue the CE statement of EC Type.
CE Certification - Process This process applies to all products covered by all CE:
Step 1: Determine the Directives and Harmonized Standards with which the product complies
Products covered by more than 20 Directives need to be affixed with the CE marking. Each of these directives covers a different range of products, and the directives list the essential requirements for the products they cover. An EU harmonized standard is a detailed technical document used to guide a product to meet the basic requirements of a directive.
Step 2: Determine the detailed requirements that your product should meet
You must ensure that your product meets the essential requirements of the relevant EU legislation. A product is considered to meet the relevant essential requirements only if it meets the requirements of all the harmonized standards to which it applies. The application of harmonized standards is entirely voluntary and you may choose to meet the respective essential requirements in other ways.
Step 3: Determine if your product requires a Notified Body
Each of the directives that your product is subject to has detailed rules on whether or not a third-party Notified Body is required to participate in a CE audit. Not all products are mandated to be certified by a Notified Body, so it is important to determine if you really need to involve a Notified Body. These Notified Bodies are authorized by the European Commission and are listed in detail in the NANDO (New Approach Directive Notified Bodies and Designated Authorities) dossier.
Step 4: Test the product and check compliance
It is the manufacturer's responsibility to test the product and check its compliance with the EU regulations (conformity assessment process). Risk assessment is the basic rule in the assessment process, and meeting the requirements of the EU harmonized standards will make it possible for you to meet the basic requirements of the official EU regulations.
Step 5: Draft and save the technical documentation required by the Directive
Manufacturers must establish the product's technical documentation (TCF) in accordance with the requirements of the Directive to which the product conforms and the needs of the risk assessment. If required by the relevant authorizing authority, the manufacturer must submit the TCF together with the EC Declaration of Conformity for inspection.
Step 6: Put the CE marking on your product and make an EC Declaration of Conformity
The CE marking must be put on the product by the manufacturer or its authorized representative, and the CE marking must be clearly and permanently affixed to the product or its nameplate in accordance with its standard drawings. If a notified body is involved in the certification of the product, the CE marking must bear the notified number of the notified body. The manufacturer is obliged to draw up an EC Declaration of Conformity and to sign it to certify that the product meets the CE requirements.
After these six steps, your CE-marked products can circulate smoothly in the European market.
UL certification
UL is the United States Underwriter Laboratories Inc. is the most authoritative UL safety testing institute, is also engaged in the world of safety testing and identification of the larger civil institutions. It is an independent, non-profit, for the public **** safety test professional organizations. It uses scientific testing methods to study and determine a variety of materials, devices, products, equipment, buildings, etc. on life, property and the degree of harm; to determine, write, issue the corresponding standards and help reduce and prevent the loss of life and property caused by the information, while carrying out factual research business.
Process Application for UL Mark includes the following steps:
1. Applicant submits company and product information
Written application: You should request UL in writing to test your company's products.
Company information: Provide the following detailed and accurate name, address, contact person, postal code, telephone and fax in English and Chinese.
(a). Applicant Company: The company that submits the application for product testing and is responsible for the full cost of engineering services
(b). Listed Company: A company whose name is listed in the various catalogs published by UL
(c). Manufacturing Plant: The manufacturer and producer of a product.
Product Information: Information about the product should be provided in English.
(a). Name of the product: The full name of the product is provided.
(b). Model number of the product: detail all the product models, varieties or classification numbers, etc. for which experiments are required.
(c). Intended use of the product: e.g. home, office, factory, coal mine, ship, etc.
(d). Parts list: detail the parts that make up the product and the model number (classification number), rating, and name of the manufacturer. For insulation materials, please provide the name of the raw material, for example: GE Polycarbonate, Lexan Type 104. When the parts have been UL certified or recognized, please prove the specific model number of the part, and indicate its UL file number (e). Electrical Properties: For electrical and electronic products. Provide electrical schematic (wiring diagram), electrical performance table.
(f). Structural drawings: For most products, provide the product's structural or exploded diagrams, ingredient lists, and so on.
(g). Photographs of the product, instructions for use, safety, etc., or installation instructions.
2. Decision based on the product information provided
When the product information is complete, UL's engineers based on the information to make the following decisions: experiments based on the UL standard, the engineering cost of testing, the time of testing, the number of samples, etc., to notify you in writing, and will be the official application form and tracking service agreement sent to your company. The application form indicates the cost limit, which is the maximum engineering cost estimated by UL based on the testing project, and the cost limit cannot be exceeded without your company's written authorization.
3. Remittance and return of the application form and samples by the applicant company
UL Certification
The applicant signs the application form and the tracking service agreement and sends the form back to UL. At the same time, the applicant remits the money through the bank and sends the samples at the post office or by express mail, with appropriate descriptions of samples sent for testing (e.g., name, model number). Please send the application form and samples separately. For each application project, UL will assign a unique project number (Project No.) When remitting money, sending samples and application forms, please indicate the project number and the name of the applying company, so as to facilitate UL's checking and receiving.
4. Product Testing
Ul will notify you of the completion date of the test program upon receipt of your signed application form, remittance, and test samples. Product testing is generally conducted at UL laboratories in the U.S. UL may also accept audited data from participating third parties. Test samples will be returned or destroyed at your request.
If the product test results meet the requirements of the UL standard, UL will issue a test compliance report and FollowUp Service Procedure (FollowUp Service Procedure). The test report will detail the test conditions, the specifications met by the samples, the structure of the product, and the safety markings appropriate for use with the product. The FollowUp Service Procedure includes a description of the product and instructions for UL Regional Inspectors. A copy of the test report is sent to the applicant company, and a copy of the tracking service details is sent to each manufacturing plant.
5. The applicant is authorized to use the UL Mark
The UL Regional Inspector in China contacts the manufacturing plant for an Initial Production Inspection (IPI), where the inspector examines your product and its components on the production line and in the warehouse inventory to confirm that the product structure and components are in accordance with the Tracking service specifications, if required in the specifications, the regional inspector will also carry out eye-witness experiments, when the inspection results meet the requirements, the applicant is authorized to use the UL Mark.
Following the IPI, inspectors will visit the factory from time to time to inspect the product structure and conduct visual experiments, the frequency of inspection is determined by the type of product and production volume, most types of products are inspected at least four times a year, the inspector's inspection is to ensure that the product continues to be consistent with the requirements of the UL, before you plan to change the structure of the product or parts, please notify UL, for changes in the smaller For minor changes, there is no need to repeat any experiments, and UL can quickly modify the tracking service rules so that the inspector can accept such changes. When UL believes that the changes affect the safety performance of a product, it is necessary for the applicant company to resubmit samples for the necessary testing.
The cost of the Follow-Up Service is not included in the cost of testing.
If the product test results can not meet the requirements of the UL standard, UL will notify the applicant, explaining the problems, the applicant to improve the product design, you can re-submit the product, you should tell UL engineers, the product to do what improvements, so that it can decide the above are the steps to apply for UL certification.
3C certification
3C certification of the full name of the "mandatory product certification system", it is the governments of various countries in order to protect the safety of consumers and national security, to strengthen product quality management, in accordance with laws and regulations to implement a product conformity assessment system. The so-called 3C certification, is China Compulsory Product Certification system, the English name China Compulsory Certification, abbreviated CCC.
3C certification conditions
Enterprises to do 3C certification must meet several conditions
First, there is a license
Second, the company produces products in the CCC certification mandatory product list
Third The company should have its own plant
Fourth The company should have a certain degree of financial strength
Fifth The company has the relevant documents, the production environment, warehouse management and so on is important is the document.
"CCC" certification mark is divided into four categories
The current "CCC" certification mark is divided into four categories, namely:
1. CCC + S safety certification mark;
2. CCC + EMC certification mark. EMC electromagnetic compatibility certification mark;
3. CCCC+S&E safety and electromagnetic compatibility certification mark;
4. CCCC+F fire certification mark;
CCC certification information to provide a list of
I. Initial application or change of relevant information to be provided when the documents and information
compulsory product certification application;
the applicant's "business license for legal persons" or a copy of the certificate of registration (the initial application or change to provide);
the organization of the production plant (the initial application or change to provide);
application for certification of the product process flow diagram (the initial application or change to provide);
application for certification of the product. Initial application or change to provide);
Routine inspection of key instruments and equipment (see certification and implementation rules factory quality control testing requirements) list (initial application or change to provide);
Product assembly diagram, electrical schematic diagrams;
Application for certification of the product nameplate in Chinese and the warning signs (in duplicate);
Application for certification of the product Chinese instructions;
Certification of the product use Instructions;
Differences between the models of the same unit of application for product description;
The same unit of application for the models of the product appearance photographs (in duplicate);
Need to provide the other relevant information requested (such as CB test report please provide).
II. Documents to be provided when the same product re-application
1. Compulsory product certification application;
2. Product assembly diagrams, electrical schematics;
3. Application for certification of the product nameplate in Chinese and the warning signs (in duplicate);
4. Application for certification of the product instruction manuals in Chinese;
5. The same unit of application for the differences between models;
5. Differences between the models of products in the same application unit;
6. The same application unit of the models of products in the appearance of the photo (in duplicate);
7. Need to require the provision of other relevant information (such as CB test report please provide).
3C mandatory certification product testing to provide a list of documents
Product testing should provide the following information:
Sample delivery registration form;
CCC application details;
Product manual;
Product specifications;
Product maintenance manual;
Product circuit diagrams (including) schematic diagram and printed brush line layout);
Description of the difference between the main delivery model product and the covered model product in the same application unit;
Detailed list of safety-related key components of the product and detailed list of major parts and components that have a bearing on the EMC performance;
Copies of certification certificates of the key safety components of the product;
Certification certificate of the CB test and report of the product (if any);
Certificates of the CB test of the product and report (if any);
Authorization letter for the use of the trademark of the product (if any);