LEGAL REGULATIONS

  • Act on the conformity assessment system of 30 August 2002. DZ.U.2002 nr 166 poz.1360 with amendments.
  • Energy Law Act of 10 April 1997 DZ.U. 1997 No. 54 item 348
  • Act on conformity assessment and market surveillance systems of 13 April 2016. Dz.U. 2016 item 542 as amended.

NORMATIVE REGULATIONS

  • Compliance of the assessment with the following documents:
    • PN-EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013-03 standard ‘Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services.’,
    • Standard PN-EN ISO/IEC 17067:2014-01 ‘Basis for product certification and guidelines for certification programmes.’,
    • Clauses 6 and 7 of PN-EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 ‘Conformity assessment -- General criteria for the operation of different types of inspection bodies’.

Independence of assessment

  • Assessment by a third party certification body - independent of the manufacturer and the recipient
  • Complementarity of assessment - Assessment of the product and its manufacturer/supplier
  • International traceability - The Polish Centre for Accreditation is a member of the international organisations EA and IAF.
  • Useful document for tender procedures - Comparison of products assessed to uniform standards by an accredited certification body.