Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, ATTESTATION OF CONFORMITY OF CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS Jože Kočar, Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Slovenia

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Directive 89/106/EEC CHAPTER V: ATTESTATION OF CONFORMITY  responsibilities,  presumption of conformity with technical specifications,  role of notified bodies,  selection of the method for AoC ANNEXIII ATTESTATION OF CONFORMITY WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS  methods  systems  bodies ANNEX IV APPROVAL OF TESTING LABORATORIES, INSPECTION BODIES AND CERTIFICATION BODIES  minimum conditions that bodies must fulfil

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Attestation of Conformity - Procedure Decides on the AoC systemManufacturer - Product Technical Specification Who is involved in AoC process? h EN h ETA ManufacturerNotified Body

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Choice of the AoC procedure (CPD, Art.13)  the importance of the product, in particular relating to health and safety;  (b) the nature of the product;  (c) the effect of the variability of the product’s characteristics on its serviceability;  (d) the susceptibility to defects in the product manufacture;

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Methods of AoC - overview (1/2) CPD, ANNEX III  initial type-testing of the product - manufacturer or an approved body;  testing of samples - manufacturer or approved body;  audit-testing of samples - manufacturer or an approved body;

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Methods of AoC - overview (2/2)  testing of samples from a batch - manufacturer or an approved body;  factory production control;  initial inspection of factory and of factory production control - approved body;  continuous surveillance, judgement and assessment of factory production  control - approved body.

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Attestation of Conformity Systems CHAPTER V, Art. 14 ANNEX III 2 basic systems:  Manufacurer’s declaration of conformity of a product  Certificate of conformity of a product or of factory production control

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, SYSTEMS 1/1+ (i) Certification of the conformity of the product by a notified certification body on the basis of : (a) Tasks of the manufacturer : – Factory Production Control –Further testing of samples (b) Tasks of the Notified Body : –Initial Type Testing of the product –Initial inspection of the factory and of the Factory Production Control –Continuous surveillance, assessment and approval of Factory Production Control –Possibly, audit-testing of samples taken at the factory

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, SYSTEMS 2/2+ (ii) Declaration of conformity of the product by the manufacturer on the basis of : (a) Tasks of the manufacturer : –Initial Type Testing of the product –Factory Production Control –Possibly, further testing of samples (b) Tasks of the Notified Body : –Certification of the Factory Production Control –Possibly, continuous surveillance of Factory Production Control

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, SISTEM 3 (ii) Declaration of conformity of the product by the manufacturer on the basis of : (a) Tasks of the manufacturer : –Factory Production Control (b) Tasks of the Notified Body : –Initial type testing of the product by a notified laboratory –(TEST REPORT)

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, SYSTEM 4 (ii) Declaration of conformity of the product by the manufacturer on the basis of : (a) Tasks of the manufacturer : –Initial Type testing by the manufacturer –Factory Production Control (b) Tasks of the Notified Body : -

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Factory Production Control Definition of Factory Production Control (CPD ANNEX III): Factory production control means the permanent internal control of production exercised by the manufacturer. All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer shall be documented in a systematic manner in the form of written policies and procedures. This production control system documentation shall ensure a common understanding of quality assurance and enable the achievement of the required product characteristics and the effective operation of the production control system to be checked.

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Systems of Attestation of Conformity Tasks of the Manufacturer Factory production control  Further testing of samples  Initial type test  Tasks of the Notified Body Initial type test  Certification of factory production control  Surveillance of factory production control  Further testing of samples 

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Listine o skladnosti  Declaration of conformity  Certificate of conformity

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, EC certificate of conformity  name and address of the certification body,  name and address of the manufacturer or his agent established in the Community,  description of the product  provisions to which the product conforms,  particular conditions applicable to the use of the product,  the certificate’s number,  conditions and period of validity of the certificate, where applicable,  name of, and position held by, the person empowered to sign the certificate.

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, EC declaration of conformity  name and address of the manufacturer or his agent established in theCommunity,  description of the product (type, identification, use …)  provision to which the product conforms,  particular conditions applicable to the use of the product,  name and address of the approved body, where applicable,  name of, and position held by, the person empowered to sign the  declaration on behalf of the manufacturer or of his authorized representative

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Language The certificate and declaration of conformity shall be presented in the official language or languages of the Member State in which the product is to be used

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Thank you for your attention!