Certification route
Identification
Product → requirements
Assessment
Documents → testing
Decision
Body → register → obligations
Where to apply and what to verify
Check the body’s accreditation register entry and, for EAEU work where required, its listing in the Union’s unified register. A valid accreditation certificate alone is insufficient: the scope must cover your product and work. Check the laboratory and test methods similarly. A claim to “certify everything” cannot replace these checks.
Who will be the applicant?
The eligible applicant depends on the regulation and scheme: manufacturer, seller or authorised manufacturer representative registered in an EAEU state. Authority for serial imports of foreign-made goods must be properly documented. A consultant does not automatically become the applicant merely by assisting. The applicant must understand product and evidence-retention obligations.
What happens before issuance
The body reviews the application, evidence, identification and scheme. Samples are then selected and tested, with production assessment or other actions where prescribed. Document gaps or failed tests require correction and appropriate reassessment. Payment does not guarantee a positive decision: verified results, not the service contract, support issuance.
Review draft details before finalisation: model, factory address and applicant-name errors can obstruct later use. Draft review helps avoid clerical mistakes but does not replace the body’s decision. After registration, correct errors through the prescribed process rather than editing the PDF yourself.
What to check after certification
Verify the register entry, number, manufacturer, site, models, regulations, validity and annexes. Obtain the agreed evidence file and continuing obligations. Check labelling and accompanying documents before sale. If design, composition, factory or significant production conditions change, first ask the body whether additional assessment is necessary. Certification is not permission for uncontrolled product changes.
A practical example
Example: importing a range of machinery
A company plans recurring shipments of three models from one factory. It obtains technical passports and manufacturing information before ordering. Identification establishes the regulations and scheme, applicant authority is checked and samples are agreed. Any required production assessment is scheduled early. This reveals the actual route before shipment rather than after the cargo arrives.
What to do next
Requirements and applicant
Identify the product, regulation, form, scheme and eligible applicant; specify serial production, batch or single unit.
Documents and testing
Assemble the technical file, agree samples and complete the required assessments with suitable providers.
Registration and follow-up
Verify registration, obtain the documents and follow labelling, monitoring and change-notification conditions.
What to watch for
The work depends on the product and scheme. PLANCK does not replace an accredited body or promise issuance without required assessments.
Official sources
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