RB/T 077-2021Conformity assessment - Guidance for development of product certification scheme (English PDF)

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for Standardization Work Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents" drafted.

Please note that some content of this document may be patented. The issuing agency of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.

Introduction

The product certification scheme is a set of management and technical documents for the implementation of product certification, which aims to standardize the implementation activities of product certification and ensure the implementation of certification.

The consistency of the process and the validity of the certification results promote the acceptance and acceptance of the product certification results by the relevant parties.

This document is based on GB/T 27067 "Basics of Conformity Assessment Product Certification and Guide to Product Certification Schemes" and follows the international certification standards.

General rules, according to the relevant laws, regulations and standards of certification and accreditation in my country, combined with the practice of certification and accreditation activities in my country, the requirements of GB/T 27067 the main content is expanded and refined to provide guidelines for product certification scheme designers.

The owner of the product certification scheme should be a legal entity that meets the requirements of national certification and accreditation laws and regulations.

The owner of the product certification scheme is the main body responsible for scheme design and management, the owner of the scheme intellectual property rights, and may also be responsible for the relevant aspects.

about legal liability. The main body of the product certification scheme is the certification body with corresponding capabilities, the owner of the product certification scheme and the certification body Sometimes not the same legal entity.

The relationship between the product certification scheme and the product certification system is.

---The product certification system can include multiple product certification schemes. At this time, the certification system covers more than one category of certified products, such as green Product certification system, low-carbon product certification system;

--- When the product certification system is only for a specific type of product, the product certification system only includes one product certification scheme.

The certification scheme is equivalent to the product certification system, such as the product certification rules, procedures and management established by the certification body for a specific product Require;

---The requirements related to product certification issued by the national regulatory authority also belong to the category of product certification system and product certification scheme.

Since the specific embodiment of the product certification system and product certification scheme is usually a set of documents, establishing a product certification system or carrying out when the product certification scheme is developed, these requirements need to be refined into specific documents.

RB/T 078-2021 "Guidelines for the Establishment of Conformity Assessment Product Certification System" provides a framework guide for this document. This document is valid for Guidance is provided on implementing a product certification system and how to establish a product certification scheme.

Conformity Assessment Product Certification Scheme Design Guide

1 Scope

This document gives the scope of the product certification scheme, the selection of product requirements, the type of certification scheme, the functions and activities of the certification scheme, the Production process or management system requirements, to be met by customers, subcontracting of program implementation activities, and guidelines for implementing agencies and program management requirements.

This document is intended for designers of product certification schemes.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text. Among them, dated citations documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 27000 Conformity Assessment Vocabulary and General Principles GB/T 27020 Conformity Assessment Operational Requirements for Various Inspection Agencies GB/T 27025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories GB/T 27030 General requirements for third-party conformity marks for conformity assessment GB/T 27053 Guidelines for the use of organizational quality management systems in product certification by conformity assessment GB/T 27065 Requirements for certification bodies for conformity assessment products, processes and services GB/T 27067-2017 Conformity assessment product certification basis and product certification scheme guide RB/T 078-2021 Guidelines for establishing conformity assessment product certification system

3 Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 27000, GB/T 27065 and GB/T 27067-2017 and the following terms and definitions apply to this document.

Implement product certification rules, procedures and management of the implementation of certification.

For a specific product, a product certification system with the same requirements, rules and procedures applies.

[Source. GB/T 27067-2017, 3.2, with modifications]

NOTE. A product certification scheme is a set (one or more) of documents that regulate specific product certification activities.

The result of a combination of product certification activities.

Note 1.Usually also called authentication mode.

Note 2.Certification activities usually include selection, determination, review, certification decision, certification/licensing and supervision; an example of the type of product certification scheme may be "Product Inspection Initial Supervision after initial factory inspection and certification".