Certificates and Test Reports

CERTIFICATE OF Constancy of Performance OF CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTs

The Certificate of Constancy of performance is issued for construction products under Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) systems 1 and 1+.
In both cases, the tasks of the Manufacturer and of the Notified Body are specified in Annex V of the CPR:

System 1+
the manufacturer shall carry out:

– factory production control (FPC);
– further testing of samples taken at the factory by the manufacturer in accordance with the prescribed test plan;

the notified product certification body shall issue the certificate of constancy of performance of the product on the basis of:
– determination of the product-type on the basis of type testing (including sampling), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
– initial inspection of the manufacturing plant and of factory production control;
– continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of factory production control; audit-testing of samples taken before placing the product on the market.

System 1
the manufacturer shall carry out:

– factory production control;
– further testing of samples taken at the factory by the manufacturer in accordance with the prescribed test plan;

the notified product certification body shall issue the certificate of constancy of performance of the product on the basis of:
– determination of the product type on the basis of type testing (including sampling), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
– initial inspection of the manufacturing plant and of factory production control;
– continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of factory production control.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY OF FACTORY PRODUCTION CONTROL

The Certificate of Conformity of Factory Production Control  is issued for construction products under AVCP system 2+.
The tasks of the Manufacturer and of the Notified Body are specified in Annex V of the CPR:

System 2+
the manufacturer shall carry out:

– determination of the product type on the basis of type testing (including sampling), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product;
– factory production control;
– further testing of samples taken at the factory by the manufacturer in accordance with the prescribed test plan;

the notified FPC certification body shall issue the Certificate of Conformity of Factory Production Control on the basis of :
– initial inspection of the manufacturing plant and of factory production control;
– continuous surveillance, assessment and evaluation of factory production control.

TEST REPORT

The Test Report  is issued for construction products under AVCP system 3.
The tasks of the Manufacturer and of the Notified Body are specified in Annex V of the CPR:

System 3
the manufacturer shall carry out:

– factory production control;

the notified testing laboratory shall carry out:
– determination of the product type on the basis of type testing (based on sampling carried out by the manufacturer), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product.

System 4
the manufacturer shall carry out:

– factory production control;
– determination of the product type on the basis of type testing (based on sampling carried out by the manufacturer), type calculation, tabulated values or descriptive documentation of the product.