standardisation and certification basics

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Standardization and certification basics

Ying Ying LauNetherlands Standardisation Institute (NEN)

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The basics

StandardisationConformity assessmentCertificationAccreditation

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Standardisation

A standard is a formal agreement between parties on a product, service, process, competence or system. Principles of standards development

• All parties concerned• On basis of consensus• Open & transparent process

Aim• Facilitating international trade & interoperability• Self-regulation• Contributing to health, safety, environment, sustainability• Supporting legislation

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Standardisation: a joint effort

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The world of standards

EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION

NATIONAL STANDARDISATION

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION

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Types of standards

Informal standards

Formal standards National European

• European Standard (EN)• Technical Specification (TS)• Technical Reports (TR)• CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA)

International

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European standards documents

CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) Agreement developed and approved in a CEN

Workshop Open to the direct participation of all interested parties Fast and flexible development (on average between

10-12 months)Technical Reports (TR)

Informative document that provides information on the technical content of standardization work

Established by a CEN Technical Body and approved by the CEN national members (simple majority vote)

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European standards documents

Technical Specification (TS) Normative document

• the development of which can be envisaged when various alternatives that would not gather enough as to allow agreement on a European Standard (EN),

• need to coexist in anticipation of future harmonization, • or for providing specifications in experimental circumstances

and/or evolving technologies Established by a CEN Technical Body and approved

by the CEN national members (weighted vote)

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European standards documents

European Standard (EN) Normative document that provides rules, guidelines or

characteristics for activities or their results, for common and repeated use.

Adoption by all CEN national members to national standards• Conflicting national standards will need to be withdrawn

Basis of developing EN Further development of CWA, TS or national standard Proposal for new work item by interested party

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Standards as basis for certification

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Standards for conformity assessment

Standards provide requirements for Product, persons, services, systems, processes, etc Assessment and inspection methods

Generic approach conformity assessment Conformity assessment bodies Competencies of auditors/inspectors Accreditation bodies

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Certification and accreditation

What is certification? Certification is when an independent and competent

third party certifies that a product, service, system, process or material conforms to specific requirements.

What is accreditation? Accreditation is the procedure by which an

authoritative body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks.

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Levels of Conformity Assessment

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Voluntary and regulatory sector

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