Questions and answers on Consumer Products Managing Risk – DISCLAIMER: Below is a list of the questions we received during our webinar Products “Consumer – Managing Risk” on 25th April 2012. Sometimes it cannot be ensured that the questions have been fully understood due to the lack of additional information such as pictures, drawings, instructions for use, intended use, etc. Therefore the answers listed here must be regarded as for guidance only. Question Answer Can you CE mark your own products if you test Yes, but you need to be able to demonstrate that to the standards? you are competent to carry out the testing in the same way a test laboratory would. On CE Marking (conformity assessment, you Machinery, medical and telecoms may need spoke about self certification, but please can you input from a Notified Body. We were looking at give some key examples of product types where consumer products which in the main do not there is still mandatory third party involvement require Notified Body input (i.e. Notified Body) As an importer, what documentation should I For example: test reports, factory inspection retain? report, shipment checks, declaration of conformity How do I know if the documentation supplied by You can do some desk research yourself or you the factory is sufficient? can come to a 3rd party such as TÜV SÜD Product Service For further information and guidance regarding Consumer Products, please contact TÜV SÜD Product Service on +44 (0) 1489 558100 or by email, info@tuvps.co.uk.
Questions and answers on Consumer Products – Managing Risk DISCLAIMER: Below is a list of the questions we received during our webinar “Consumer Products – Managing Risk” on 25th April 2012. Sometimes it cannot be ensured that the questions have been fully understood due to the lack of additional information such as pictures, drawings, instructions for use, intended use, etc. Therefore the answers listed here must be regarded as for guidance only. Question Answer Can you CE mark your own products if you test to the standards? Yes, but you need to be able to demonstrate that you are competent to carry out the testing in the same way a test laboratory would. On CE Marking (conformity assessment, you spoke about self certification, but please can you give some key examples of product types where there is still mandatory third party involvement (i.e. Notified Body) Machinery, medical and telecoms may need input from a Notified Body. We were looking at consumer products which in the main do not require Notified Body input As an importer, what documentation should I retain? For example: test reports, factory inspection report, shipment checks, declaration of conformity How do I know if the documentation supplied by the factory is sufficient? You can do some desk research yourself or you can come to a 3rd party such as TÜV SÜD Product Service For further information and guidance regarding Consumer Products, please contact TÜV SÜD Product Service on +44 (0) 1489 558100 or by email, info@tuvps.co.uk.
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