CertificationRulesNF012Englishversion

1/60CertificationRulesMarkIdentificationNo.:NF012RevisionNo.3–February2008Applicationdate:2008/04/30ELECTRICALEQUIPMENTFORHOUSEHOLDANDSIMILARUSEMandatedCertificationBody:LCIEFrance33avenueduGénéralLeclercB.P.892266FONTENAY-AUX-ROSESCedexé93571LAPLAINESaintDenisCedexSociétéparactionssimplifiéeunipersonnelle,aucapitalde18187000€,immatriculéeauregistreducommercedeBobignysouslen°B479076002AccreditationN°5-0014Scopeavailableon(French)onlyisvalid2/60CONTENTS_________________________________________________________________________PART1:PRESENTATIONANDSCOPE1.1Introduction1.2Ourservices1.3ListofcontactsorcontactsarrangementsPART2:THEREFERENTIAL2.1GeneralRulesoftheNFMark2.2Standardsandadditionalspecifications2.3Regulations2.4Qualitymanagementprovisions2.5MarkingPART3:OBTAININGCERTIFICATION:acceptancearrangements3.1RequestoftherighttousetheNFMark3.2Fillingofacertificationapplication3.3Admissibilitycheck3.4Termsofcontrolsandchecksduringanapplicationprocess3.5EvaluationanddecisionsPART4:ARRANGEMENTSFORTHECERTIFICATIONSURVEILLANCE4.1Surveillanceoperationsonthecertifiedproducts4.2Evaluationanddecisions4.3StatementofchangesPART5:THESTAKEHOLDERS5.1AFAQAFNORCertification5.2LCIEFrance5.3Markcommittee5.4Confidentiality–ProtectionofdocumentsPART6:CERTIFICATIONPRICES6.1CostofCertificationadmission6.2Annualfees6.3Non-compliantproducts6.4Evaluationofthefactories6.5CostsrecoveryPART7:CERTIFICATIONFILE7.1Submissionofapplications7.2EstablishmentofafilePART8:GLOSSARY-APPENDIX1:Standardsandapplicablespecifications–Scope-APPENDIX2:Essentialcertifiedcharacteristics-APPENDIX3:CompositionoftheMarkcommittee3/60-APPENDIX4:Listofthirdpartylaboratories-APPENDIX5A:SMTAcceptanceofamanufacturer'slaboratoryandproceduresforthetests-APPENDIX5B:WMTAcceptanceofamanufacturer'slaboratoryandproceduresforthetests-APPENDIX5C:TMPAcceptanceofamanufacturer'slaboratoryandproceduresforthetests-APPENDIX6:CommitmentoftheApplicantand/orLicenceHolderoftheCertification-APPENDIX7:Nosampleselectionreport-APPENDIX8:SpecificrequirementsoftheMark4/60TheseCertificationRuleswereapprovedbytheAFAQAFNORCertificationDirectoronMarch20,2008.LCIEFranceundertakeswiththeApplicants/LicenceHoldersrepresentatives,theusersandthetechnicalexpertstoensuretherelevanceoftheseCertificationRulesintermsofthecertificationprocessandrequirementsdefinitionsrelativetomarketdevelopments.TheCertificationRulesmaythereforebereviewed,whollyorinpart,byLCIEFrance,alwaysafterconsultationwiththeMarkCommittee.AnyrevisedversionisapprovedbytheAFAQAFNORCertificationDirector.MODIFICATIONSMADEModifiedpartsRevisionNo.DateModificationeventuallymadeAllthedocument32008/02/15GlobalrevisionoftheCertificationRules(notably):newformatintroductionoftheretailerconcept(especiallyinpart3)caseofimproperuseclarifiedPart15/60PRESENTATIONANDSCOPE_________________________________________________________1.1IntroductionTheseCertificationRulesareavailabletoanyapplicantwhoseproductsfallunderthescopedefinedbelowandmeetthetechnicalrequirementsdescribedinPart2ofthisdocument:-scope:Refertoappendix1TheseCertificationRulesandtheirappendixesapplytheGeneralRulesinforcefortheNFMarkwhichtheapplicantsandlicenceholdersoftherighttousecommitthemselvestorespect.Itistheresponsibilityofthelicenceholdertoensurethattheregulationsapplicabletoitsproductareactuallyimplemented(example:CEmarking)1.2Ourservices1.2.1TheNFMarkTheNFmark,ownedbyAFNOR,hasbeeninexistenceformorethan60years.ItisavoluntarymarkofconformitywithFrench,Europeanandinternationalstandards.TheentirebusinessofproductsandservicescertificationwiththeNFmarkgainsitsvalueandoriginalityfromthestandardsdefinedbyalltheeconomicandsocialpartners,whodetermineobjective,measurableandtraceableproductfeatures.WithintheEuropeanEconomicArea,nationallegislationisgivingwaytoEuropeanregulation,notablyviadirectives.ManyNFcertifiedproductsandservicesarecoveredbythesedirectives.CEmarking,whichconfirmsthatproductscomplywiththeprovisionsofdirectiveswhicharethemselvesbasedonEuropeanstandards,hasshiftedthepositioningoftheNFmarkinparticularfortheconstructionproductssectorwhereithasdeeproots.TheNFmarkhasevolvedforitselfasaqualitymark,basedonstandardsspecifyingtheperformancelevel,towhichareaddedanyfurtherspecificationsrequiredbythemarket,suchasemployabilityordurability.Itisanessentialcomplementforpromotingthequalityandperformanceoftheproductsandservicestowhichitapplies.ThecurrentnotorietyoftheNFmarkistheresultofacontinuouspolicyofseekingexcellenceandadesiretomeettheevolvingexpectationsofthemarket:thenationalmarket,theEuropeanmarketandtheworldmarket.Thispolicyhasresultedintheestablishmentofamechanismcombiningvariouscertificationbodiesandrecognisedtechnicalexperts,constitutingtheNFNetwork.ThisnetworkforcertificationofindustrialandconsumergoodsandservicessurroundingtheNFmarkhasbuiltupbyp