1. Introduction
The Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Compulsory Product Certification - Safety Glass (hereinafter referred to as the Detailed Rules) is prepared according to the requirements of the Rules for the Implementation of Compulsory Product Certification - Safety Glass Products (CNCA-C13-01:2014) (hereinafter referred to as the Rules), and shall be used jointly with the Rules as an auxiliary document for the Rules. China Quality Certification Center (hereafter referred to as CQC) formulates and publishes the Detailed Rules according to the requirements of the Rules and the relevant requirements of its documents such as quality manual, procedure document and operation instructions and in line with the principles of maintaining the effectiveness of product certification, improving product quality, serving for certification enterprises, controlling the certification risk, etc.
The Detailed Rules is prepared according to the requirements of the Rules and shall be used jointly with the Rules. The applicable product scope and certification basis of the Detailed Rules are consistent with the relevant requirements of the Rules and are subject to adjustment according to the announcement on catalogue definition and adjustment issued by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as CNCA).
CQC specifies the implementation requirements for compulsory product certification of safety glass products through establishing requirements for classified management of manufacturing enterprises according to the requirements of the Rules and in combination with classification of manufacturing enterprises.
2. Terms and Definitions
2.1 Evaluation of Production Conformity Control
The evaluation of production conformity control for safety glass products in the Detailed Rules includes inspection on enterprise quality assurance capacity and product conformity; the evaluation of production conformity control is aimed at guaranteeing the conformity between the batch-produced glass and the CQC-approved product.
3. Principles for Classification of Manufacturing Enterprises
CQC acquires and reorganizes all kinds of information relevant to the quality of certified product and its manufacturing enterprise so as to classify manufacturing enterprises accordingly. The certification client, producer (manufacturer) and manufacturing enterprise shall coordinate with CQC.
CQC classifies the manufacturing enterprises into four categories which are expressed as A, B, C and D respectively.
The quality information on which manufacturing enterprise classification is based contains at least the following aspects:
① Factory inspection (including initial factory inspection and post-certification follow-up inspection) results;
② Type test and supervision sampling testing (production site sampling) results;
③ Results of random inspection in national or provincial quality supervision, CCC special supervision inspection, etc.;
④ Coordination of certification client, producer (manufacturer) and manufacturing enterprise in post-certification supervision;
⑤ Media exposure and the quality information feedback of product user and public;
⑥ Quality condition of certified product;
⑦ Other information.
See Table 1 for the principles for classification of manufacturing enterprises.
Table 1 Principles for Classification of Manufacturing Enterprises
Category Classification principle
A The enterprises meeting all of the following conditions can be listed as Category A enterprises through comprehensive risk assessment by the certification authority:
The enterprises have passed and there is no nonconforming item found in the quality assurance capacity inspection and product conformity inspection for two consecutive years; there is no rejected product testing and/or inspection; the conclusion of all random inspections in national and provincial quality supervision and CQC special supervision inspection is "qualified"; there is no product quality complaint and/or event resulting in adverse effect on the society;
B Other manufacturing enterprises except those of Categories A, C and D
Manufacturing enterprises without any quality information are classified into Category B by default
C Manufacturing enterprise meeting any of the following conditions can be listed as Category C:
(1) Conclusion of factory inspection is judged as "site verification";
(2) There is media exposure about product quality problem for the reason of enterprise, but the problem is not serious enough to result in suspension of certificate;
(3) The manufacturing enterprise needs to be adjusted to Category C as considered by CQC as per the result of comprehensive evaluation on the relevant quality information of manufacturing enterprise and certified product.
(4) The enterprises pass the initial application after two times or more retests.
(5) According to other information, the enterprises shall be listed as Category C through comprehensive evaluation.
D Manufacturing enterprise meeting any of the following conditions can be listed as Category D:
(1) Conclusion of factory inspection is judged as "rejected";
(2) The result of sampling testing is "unqualified", and such disqualification will affect product safety performance;
(3) Reject inspection and/or supervision sampling without justifiable reasons;
(4) There is media exposure for the reason of enterprise, and it has a great effect on product quality;
(5) The conclusion of national and provincial random inspections, 3C special inspection, etc., is "unqualified" and is caused by the quality problem of enterprise.
CQC will determine the classification result (category) of manufacturing enterprises according to the above classification principles based on various quality information acquired in real time.
Manufacturing enterprises without any quality information, entrusting certification for the first time, are classified into Category B by default. In principle, the result (category) of manufacturing enterprise classification must be gradually upgraded in the sequence of D-C-B-A while degraded in the sequence of A-B-C-D, or directly adjusted to corresponding category after risk assessment.
4. Selection of Certification Mode
Basic certification mode: type test + initial factory inspection + post-certification supervision.
In the above-mentioned basic certification mode, initial factory inspection is evaluation of production conformity control (enterprise quality assurance capacity and product conformity inspection). Post-certification supervision mode is any one or combination of post-certification follow-up inspection, sampling testing or inspection on production site and market sampling testing or inspection.
5. Certification Unit Division
Certification unit division shall comply with the Attachment 1 of the Rules for the Implementation of Compulsory Product Certification - Safety Glass (CNCA-C13-01:2004).
6. Certification Process and Time Limit
6.1 Certification Process
Certification process includes: certification entrustment, acceptance and data review, collection of expenses, scheme planning, type test and initial factory inspection, certification result evaluation and approval, issuance of certification decision, post-certification supervision, etc.
6.2 Certification Time Limit
Generally, certificate will be issued within 90 days since the acceptance of certification entrustment, covering time for type test and initial factory inspection, submittal time for post-inspection report (if applicable), certification result evaluation and approval date, as well as certificate fabrication time. As for insulated safety glass for building, due to its long experimental period, such a certificate will be issued within 120 days since the acceptance of certification entrustment.
The duration for completing the certification activities above excludes that for correction, retest and inspection. CQC shall inform the client of the nonconformity with certification requirements and give the reason.
Certification process and time limit not specified in the Detailed Rules are subject to the requirements of related procedure documents and operation instructions of CQC. CQC shall control the certification time limit according to the requirements of relevant procedure documents and operation instructions so as to complete related work and the certification client, producer and the manufacturing enterprise shall work in coordination.
If certification is overtimed resulting from delayed certification activities due to the certification client, producer and manufacturing enterprise themselves, it shall not be counted into the certification time.
7. Pre-certification Requirements
7.1 Certification Entrustment
7.1.1 Proposal and Acceptance of Certification Entrustment
The certification client shall propose certification entrustment to CQC online (www.cqc.com.cn), during which, it shall provide necessary enterprise information and product information as required, including business registration certification and organization code. CQC shall examine the application according to relevant requirements, and send out the acceptance or refusal notice timely, or require the certification client to re-propose the certification application after correction.
7.1.2 Application data
After the application is accepted, the certification client shall provide relevant certification entrustment data and technical materials to CQC as required (see Attachment 1 for details).
Upon the receipt of valid certification entrustment data, CQC will conduct conformity audit on such data in accordance with relevant review requirements, and send out a notice of data audit result to the certification client. If the data fail to meet the requirements, certification client shall be notified for further supplement.
Certification client shall be responsible for the authenticity of the provided data.
CQC manages and preserves the certification data provided by certification client, and bears the obligation of confidentiality.
7.2 Type Test
7.2.1 Type test scheme
For certification entrustment requiring type test, CQC shall, after the acceptance of application data review, formulate type test scheme and inform the certification client. Type test scheme shall include information such as sample delivering requirements and quantity, testing standards and items, and laboratory information.
7.2.2 Sample requirements
Generally, type test and initial factory inspection shall be carried out simultaneously. The certification client shall prepare and submit samples to the designated laboratory according to the requirements of type test scheme, or CQC may arrange for designated laboratory personnel to conduct test on site by using factory testing resources.
Type test samples shall be the products manufactured by and inside the manufacturing enterprise entrusting for certification in normal processing mode. The certification client shall ensure the conformity between the provided sample and the actual product.
In principle, the manufacturing enterprise shall ensure to submit samples to the designated laboratory for type test within 20 days. If the certification client fails to submit samples within specified time due to exceptional circumstances, adequate reasons for the delay shall be given to CQC.
The laboratory shall check the authenticity of sample provided by the certification client according to the relevant requirements of sample check and submit the checking result to CQC and CQC will take measures correspondingly.
7.2.3 Sample quantity and testing items and requirements
Sample quantity and testing items and requirements shall comply with the Attachment 3 of the Rules for the Implementation of Compulsory Product Certification - Safety Glass (CNCA-C13-01:2004).
7.2.4 Implementation of type test
The laboratory shall carry out type test on the samples, guarantee the authenticity and accuracy of the testing conclusion, and shall keep complete record of the whole test process, file the record and guarantee the traceability of the testing process and results. In case of any abnormality in the process of type test, it shall be communicated with CQC without delay and appropriately treated.
In case of any rejected test item during type test, the certification client is allowed to make correction; the certification client shall complete correction within 3 months, and submit valid correction data and sample to CQC. In retest, certification client shall provide new sample with the same specification as initial test for testing; if all the retested items/correction verification are qualified, the product type test is deemed as qualified in retest; if not, the product type test is deemed as unqualified.
Generally, correction and retest shall be completed within 3 months; due to overlong test cycle of insulated safety glass for building, the client shall send the retest samples to the laboratory within 1 month upon the receipt of correction notice; any overdue correction is considered as the certification client's waiver of certification entrustment, and the certification is hereby terminated. The certification client may also initiatively terminate the certification entrustment.
After the type test, test sample and relevant data shall be disposed according to the relevant requirements of sample verification.
Generally, the type test duration is not greater than 30 days and that of insulated safety glass for building shall not exceed 90 days (calculated from the date when samples arrive at the designated laboratory to the issue date of type test report). The duration for the enterprise making correction is excluded).
7.2.5 Type test report
CQC shall be responsible for formulating a uniform format of type test report.
The laboratory shall issue type test report in uniform format. The laboratory and relevant personnel shall be responsible for the correctness of the contents in the issued type test report and testing conclusions.
1. Introduction
2. Terms and Definitions
2.1 Evaluation of Production Conformity Control
3. Principles for Classification of Manufacturing Enterprises
4. Selection of Certification Mode
5. Certification Unit Division
6. Certification Process and Time Limit
6.1 Certification Process
6.2 Certification Time Limit
7. Pre-certification Requirements
7.1 Certification Entrustment
7.2 Type Test
7.3 Initial Factory Inspection
7.4 Evaluation and Approval of Certification Results
8. Certification Requirements for Post-certification Supervision
8.1 Selection of Post-certification Supervision Mode
8.2 Man-days of Post-certification Supervision
8.3 Frequency and Contents of Post-certification Supervision
8.4 Requirements for Post-certification Follow-up Inspection
8.5 Supervision Sampling
8.6 Market Sampling Testing
8.7 Evaluation and Approval of Post-certification Supervision Result
8.8 Requirements for Testing with the Testing Resources of Manufacturing Enterprise
9. Certificate
9.1 Validity Period of Certificate
9.2 Certificate Content
9.3 Certificate Alteration/Extension
9.4 Narrowing of Certification Scope
9.5 Cancellation, Suspension and Revocation of Certificate
9.6 Certificate Recovery
9.7 Use of Certificate
10. Certification Mark
11. Charge Basis and Requirements
12. Requirements for Process and Time Limit Related to Technical Dispute, Complaint and Appeal
Attachment 1: Materials to be submitted in Certification Entrustment
Attachment 2-1: On-site Designated Test in Initial Factory Inspection
Attachment 2-2: On-site Designated Test in Factory Inspection during Post-certification Supervision
Attachment 3: Post-certification Supervision Sampling Testing Items and Requirements
Attachment 4: Requirements for the Items and Minimum Frequency of Confirmation Inspection
Attachment 5: Requirements for Factory Quality Assurance Capacity
