Fire Safety Certificate - an official document confirming the fact of conformity to all requirements for her safety. In Russia, there is a specific list of goods (Federal Law number 123 of 22.iyulya 2008, Article 146), which necessarily must draw fire certificate of conformity. If the product does not appear in the list, can be issued a certificate of fire safety compliance on a voluntary basis. The procedure for obtaining voluntary instrument is virtually identical to the process of registration of mandatory fire certificate. Many manufacturers prefer to make a voluntary fire safety certificate for a competitive advantage for their products.

 Algorithm fire certification

Certification of fire safety is carried out on the territory of the Russian state in compliance with the technical regulations. To obtain such a document as a fire certificate of conformity to the certification body with accreditation in Emergency Ministry to lodge certain documents. It may consist of a different number of securities, depending on the product group. However, there are a number of mandatory documents:

Specifications for the products; Application; Founding and registration documents; Technical documentation for the goods (drawings, passport, or a description of the construction unit). May require additional proof of ownership of production space, or lease agreements for these facilities, codes statistics, details of the applicant.

 Following the filing of documents, the certification body conducting an assessment of fire safety products, performs sampling of the goods. The results of the event should be fixed in the act of sampling. Then all of the collected samples are tested in laboratories for accreditation. After research in the protocol is the basis for the issuance of the fire certificate. If the selected certification provides verification of production, and the procedure is performed. After doing all the above measures (if positive studies), the applicant will receive a certificate of fire safety compliance.

 Note of test results

The whole procedure of fire certification is quite expensive. Occupy a large share of the cost is the test samples. Depending on the complexity of the product is determined by the methods of research, and therefore the cost of the examination. During the procedure, products tested by the following characteristics:

Flammability; flame speed; flammability; allocation of production of toxic substances during combustion; oxygen consumption during combustion. All of these characteristics and the extent of their compliance necessarily reflected in the test report. Despite the fact that such data are reflected in the fire certificate, their presence in the protocol as necessary.

When checking the fire safety of products or a single product consignment, inspection of production is required. You can do without the expertise of production, if the manufacturer issued a certificate of conformity to ISO 9001.

Term of registration of a document such as a fire certificate of compliance, depending on the product, the need to verify the production and implementation of the tests.

Until recently, Russia had such a document as the sanitary-epidemiological conclusion (SEZ). It is the existence of such a document certifying the sanitary-epidemiological and health-related items.

Since he came into force union: This document has been canceled. Now confirmation health product safety is a certificate of registration.

After the cancellation of SEZ was revised list of goods subject to confirmation hygiene product conformity. Many kinds of products have been excluded from this list. However, many manufacturers are planning to participate in tenders and wish to confirm the safety of its products, from the position of the sanitary-epidemiological norms. The reason is that, without confirming the quality and safety of product documentation, the company is unlikely to be able to produce high-risk products transportation by rail and get a lucrative state contract.

In this case, to resolve the situation can Expert opinion Rospotrebnadzor. This document can only be obtained on a voluntary basis. Expert opinion can arrange in Rospotrebnadzor and its regional offices. The document is of unlimited duration and is active in all of the Customs Union.

 In general, the process of obtaining the opinion of the procedure is identical to the design of SEZ. It is important to note that the applicant's role in the layout of the document may only Russian company. Even in the case where the design of the paper is on the foreign manufacturer, initiated execution of a document to be a Russian company, which will be inscribed in the expert report.

This document, as expert opinion, can be filled only once will be made all laboratory tests of samples of products, and if the results are positive. Expert opinion confirms the fact that the products meet all sanitary and epidemiological and hygienic requirements.

It is mandatory expert report Rospotrebnadzor includes the following information:

time and place of peer review; information about the expert or expert committee conducting the examination, as well as the identity of the authority of the expert evaluation; the basis for the peer review. Why draw expert opinion?

 It has become quite a popular instrument expert opinion Rospotrebnadzor, despite the fact that it is made on a voluntary basis. This is due to the fact that the companies that sell their products, their preference is given to products that are available in the documentation of the safety and quality of products. The result is that expert opinion may increase the competitiveness of the organization and thus increase profits.

According to the laws of the Russian Federation must be confirmed that the quality of products. Basic state certification system is the GOST R Certificate of Conformity GOST R certifies that the tested product meets all the requirements.

According to Russian law, to obtain such a permit, a certificate GOST R, organizations have the right in any region of the country. Designed according to the rules of GOST R Certificate of Conformity for the whole of the Russian state.

 Mandatory certificate GOST R

 Obtaining the certificate is in the certification bodies with the proper accreditation. Registration document in the GOST R certification confirms the quality and safety of products. There is a certain range of products subject to mandatory certification clearance document. This list includes products for children, most types of process equipment, medical products and other products. Said nomenclature extends to and for domestic products and for imported goods.

 Voluntary Certificate of Conformity

 In addition to the list of products that require compulsory certification, in Russia there is the list of products subject to mandatory adoption of the declaration of conformity GOST R

 In addition to the declaration of registration, you can still make a voluntary certificate of conformity GOST R. In general, the procedure of registration certificate for voluntary registration is almost identical binding instrument. The difference there is that if the voluntary procedure the applicant can choose the parameters and characteristics of the products, and the compliance of which will be tested in the certification process.

Availability of voluntary certification can greatly increase the competitiveness of products. However, it is important to understand that this document is not a substitute for a declaration of conformity GOST R, and shall be in addition to it.

Certification schemes

 Obtaining the certificate may be on different paths:

on production of commercial products; on consignment; under the contract. At registration certificate for serial production in the document must necessarily reflect the protocol number previously performed sample tests. This scheme is suitable for imported and for domestic products. Period of validity of such a document may vary then 1 to 3 years.

 Certificate of Conformity for a lot of products can be obtained without the presence of the test. But the document must indicate the date and invoice number. It is important to realize that under such a scheme, the certificate is valid only for a specific quantity of products. Issued such a certificate GOST R with an open date. Convenient to obtain such a document if the planned import test batch. Many manufacturers use the scheme in confirming that the quality of the equipment.

 Certificate of Conformity for a contract should include information on the testing of products (date and number of the minutes). Also in the document a mandatory scheme of registration, name of the recipient and the manufacturer, date and number of the contract. This form of certification is suitable in cases where imports of products is constant and is not limited to the delivery. GOST R certificate issued under this scheme is valid for 1 year. Accordingly, in this period of time the applicant company to import goods listed in the contract without restriction.

Algorithm procedure to obtain a certificate

 The procedure for obtaining a certificate in several steps:

definition of the certification document to be plotted; -test activities and receiving protocol; filing the necessary documents to the CA; direct certification by the applicant. Documents required for registration of the certificate

 On a commercially produced imported products:

a document certifying the quality of production; product description (appearance, scope of use, characteristics); claim. On mass-produced domestic products:

registration documents; articles of association (the first 3 pages); proof of ownership of production facilities or lease; normative-technical documentation for the product (GOST or TU); application; description of the product. Supplied under contract to imported products:

registration documents; description of the product; Articles of Association (the first 3 pages); application; contract (copy).

At the Russian customs

Production which the Russian Federation in the territory is subject to obligatory certification on the basis of the Russian legislation and decisions of the commission of the Customs Union, demands existence of certificates of conformity of production, declarations on conformity or letters of refusal or other obligatory allowing documents when crossing by freight of border of Russia or the Customs Union.

Till 01.01.2010, i.e. prior to action in theterritoryofRussiaof the legislation of the Customs Union on import goods which certifications in obligatory system of GOST R aren't subject, it was required to prepare the document "letters of refusal of VNIIS".

The refusal letters for customs can be demanded now on some types of production for confirmation of the following facts:

- production isn't the object regulated by technical regulations of requirements of fire safety of theRussian Federation— the negative letter fire (it is made out in Emercom of Russia);

- goods aren't subject to customs sanitary and epidemiologic supervision when crossing border, respectively on them registration of the expert opinion on production or Certificates on the state registration of goods of the CU (it can be received in Rospotrebnadzor) isn't required.

At the turn of goods in the territory of the Russian Federation

Wholesale and retail of goods which are subject to an obligatory assessment of compliance in the territory of the Russian Federation, demands existence of certificates and declarations on the Russian and foreign production: allowing documents have to be submitted on request of supervising and supervisory authorities, including inspection checks of bodies of an assessment of compliance according to separate schemes of certification; copies of documents have to be presented according to requirements of buyers as the documents confirming safety and quality of production.

Certificates on production can be demanded at registration of other allowing documents on the goods put from abroad.

Voluntary certification of production significantly increases trust of the Russian buyers to the presented goods, so is a marketing step on a way of increase of competitive capacity of production.

To understand the Russian system of an assessment of compliance, to issue any kinds of certified documents for export and legal sale of goods toRussiato you will help with the certification centers Rostest.

Since July 1, 2010 the legislation of the Customs Union (CU) of the countries ofBelarus,KazakhstanandRussiademolished essential changes in system of certification of production which is imported into theRussian Federationand let out for realization in its territory.

The list of production demanding certification on the basis of the legislation of the CU, subject to sanitary and epidemiologic supervision on border, contains the Decision of the commission of the CU No. 299 of 28.05.2010. According to them on types of goods which can do serious harm to health of consumers at discrepancy of indicators of safety and their poor quality, it is required to issue the Certificate on the state registration of Rospotrebnadzor. On the considerable list of production it is necessary to receive the Expert opinion on compliance to sanitary requirements of the CU, in the same place — in Rospotrebnadzor.

The commission of the CU introduced into circulation the uniform certificate of conformity for the Union countries. The list of production which is subject to an assessment of compliance to requirements of the legislation of the CU, is established by the commission No. 319 Decision from 18.06.2010г. Now certificates of conformity can be replaced with production of the CU and the declaration on compliance of the CU similar operating in the Union countries with national allowing documents.

To issue the certificate of conformity or the declaration on production it is necessary before crossing of border ofRussiaby it. If the foreign producer has assessment certificates compliance of production obtained in the country (goods manufacturer's certificates of origin), they are recommended to be provided in the Russian certified center.

If between the country of the importer and theRussian Federationthere is a bilateral agreement about mutual recognition of certificates of quality or protocols of laboratory researches, it can significantly simplify procedure of registration of the certificate inRussia.

If the manufacturer's certificate of origin of goods is issued in structure which passed accreditation of Gosstandart (Rosstandart), the Russian certificate of conformity can be issued without new tests of production on the basis of the foreign certificate. This, so-called, evidence of recognition of the certificate. The foreign structures having the Russian Certificate of accreditation, for example, the following: "TSE"Turkey, "DEMKO"Denmark, "Stiftung Warentest"Germany, "KEMA"Netherlandsand others.

 If the Russian certificate of conformity is made out on the foreign manufacturer and is "the certificate on the producer", on it production sent to the address of various Russian importers can be imported. The volume of delivered goods in this case isn't limited by a framework of one contract, and the certificate has a certain expiration date of its action (certificate term till 3 years).

If the certificate of conformity was issued on the contract or single production and is "the certificate on the contract" or "the certificate on party", when importing toRussiathe following consignment of goods of the same producer (and addressed to the same importer) will need obtaining the certificate on the new contract. (Admissible period of validity of the certificate — no more than one year). Without the allowing document freight won't cross the Russian border.