GNB-CPR Technical Secretariat NB-CPR/SG17 – 16/103 GNB-CPR Technical Secretariat Tech-sec@dti.dk Inquiry on audit time – EN 1090-1

Inquiry on audit time – EN 1090-1 Inquiry / questionnaire: 3 ‘imaginary’ companies described (See NB-CPR/SG17-16/100): A ‘micro company’ – 3 employees A ‘small, well-organized company’ – 10 employees A ‘well established workshop with series production equipment’ – 40 employees All bodies notified to EN 1090-1 asked to submit their estimates 31 notified bodies replied

Inquiry on audit time – EN 1090-1 CHARACTERISTICS COMPANY n 1 COMPANY n 2 COMPANY n 3 Size (number of employees) 3 10 40 Company description Micro company, craftsman based company Small company Well organized Well established workshop with series production equipment EXC 2 Calculation included NO YES Coating process/galvanizing process included/outsourced Number of welding processes 4 6 ISO 3834 certified Aluminium + stainless

INITIAL CERTIFICATION Inquiry on audit time – EN 1090-1 RESULTS Company 1   Min Lower 10-percentile Lower 25-percentile Median Upper 75-percentile Upper 90-percentile Max INITIAL CERTIFICATION Man-days on site 0,5 0,9 1,0 2,0 3,0 Man-days off site 0,2 Total number of man-days 1,2 1,3 1,5 2,3 4,0 SURVEILLANCE 0,7 0,8 0,0 0,4 2,5

INITIAL CERTIFICATION Inquiry on audit time – EN 1090-1 RESULTS Company 2   Min Lower 10-percentile Lower 25-percentile Median Upper 75-percentile Upper 90-percentile Max INITIAL CERTIFICATION Man-days on site 0,9 1,0 1,2 1,5 2,0 3,0 4,0 Man-days off site 0,0 0,5 0,8 1,3 Total number of man-days 2,4 3,3 6,0 SURVEILLANCE 0,2

INITIAL CERTIFICATION Inquiry on audit time – EN 1090-1 RESULTS Company 3   Min Lower 10-percentile Lower 25-percentile Median Upper 75-percentile Upper 90-percentile Max INITIAL CERTIFICATION Man-days on site 1,1 1,5 1,9 2,0 3,0 5,0 Man-days off site 0,0 0,5 1,0 Total number of man-days 2,3 2,7 4,3 7,0 SURVEILLANCE 0,9 0,2 1,6 3,8 4,0

Inquiry on audit time – EN 1090-1 PROPOSED GUIDANCE Companies like ”Company 1” [man-days] Companies like ”Company 2” Companies like ”Company 3” INITIAL CERTIFICATION Total audit time (On-site + off-site) 1,5 2,4 3,0 SURVEILLANCE 1,2 2,0 The 3 ‘model companies’ shall be used as reference for all estimates NBs estimating the 3 model companies at other levels shall make a general adjustment to their estimates Any deviation from the above audit time shall be justified and the reasons recorded At least 50% of the estimated audit time shall be spent on-site