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CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
Standardization and certification basics
Ying Ying LauNetherlands Standardisation Institute (NEN)
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
The basics
StandardisationConformity assessmentCertificationAccreditation
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
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
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
Standardisation: a joint effort
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
The world of standards
EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION
NATIONAL STANDARDISATION
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
Types of standards
Informal standards
Formal standards National European
• European Standard (EN)• Technical Specification (TS)• Technical Reports (TR)• CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA)
International
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
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)
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
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)
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
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
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
Standards as basis for certification
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
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
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
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.
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
Levels of Conformity Assessment
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels
Voluntary and regulatory sector
CRISP Final Conference – 16 March 2017 6th CoU Meeting, Brussels