Certifications

Certification process

The certification process goes through different phases, depending on the product, its purpose and characteristics, and the production process.

Systems:

	1+	1	2+
The manufacturer performs:
determination of the characteristics of the product by testing, calculation, tabular values, etc.			✅
factory production control	✅	✅	✅
further testing of samples taken by the manufacturing plant according to a prescribed test plan	✅	✅	✅
The Notify body performs:
determination of the product type based on type testing (including sample selection), type calculation, tabular values or documentation describing the product	✅	✅
initial audit of the factory and the Factory production control (FPC)	✅	✅	✅
continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of production control in the factory	✅	✅	✅
control testing of samples taken before the product is placed on the market	✅