ERA-GUI-100.pdf - Europa
ERA-GUI-100.pdf - Europa
ERA-GUI-100.pdf - Europa
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Guide for the application of the Art 14 (a) of the Safety Directive and Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011<br />
on a system of certification of entities in charge of maintenance for freight wagons – VERSION 1.0<br />
Accreditation body inside<br />
EU<br />
Accreditation body outside<br />
EU<br />
Certification body inside<br />
EU<br />
Certification body outside<br />
EU<br />
Scenario 1 Scenario 2<br />
Scenario 3 (not applicable) Scenario 4<br />
In the scenarios 1 and 2, the certification bodies, whatever their residence, are accredited by EU<br />
National Accreditation Bodies and therefore, apply the ECM accreditation scheme. Once<br />
accredited, the certification bodies are empowered to grant valid ECM certificates within the EU.<br />
The scenario 3 is not applicable because EU certification body should always request for<br />
accreditation only to EU National Accreditation Bodies (See Article 7(1) of Regulation 765/2008).<br />
In the scenario 4, the accreditation of non-EU certification bodies made by non-EU accreditation<br />
bodies is accepted 11 within the EU provided that:<br />
a) The non-EU accreditation body is recognised by the EU indirectly via worldwide<br />
multilateral recognition agreements between accreditation bodies.<br />
The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has developed agreements with other<br />
European organisations (EFTA in particular). Several countries outside EU (Switzerland,<br />
Turkey, Norway, Croatia, Brazil, Australia etc.) are full members of the European co-operation<br />
for Accreditation (EA).<br />
There are also multilateral agreements and multilateral recognition agreements between<br />
countries participating to EA under which reports and certificates issued by the accredited<br />
bodies are internationally recognised.<br />
Consequently, it would be possible to accept a non-EU accreditation body under the<br />
provisions of the Multi-Lateral Agreement (MLA) developed by the EA. Then the<br />
Accreditation Body (AB) of the third country would be recognised by the network of ABs<br />
of EA (only if it is a signatory of the MLA). Nevertheless, in order to have mutual recognition<br />
of the accredited certifications, the following requirements shall be met:<br />
- EA checks positively that the AB is applying the ECM accreditation and certification scheme<br />
with the same framework and procedures.<br />
- Any accreditation of certification bodies of the third country granted by the AB is<br />
continuously performed accomplishing the requirements of the ECM accreditation and<br />
certification scheme.<br />
As mentioned before, the Article 11(2) of Regulation N° 765/2008 provides that “National<br />
authorities shall recognise the equivalence of the services delivered by those accreditation<br />
bodies which have successfully undergone peer evaluation under Article 10, and thereby<br />
accept, on the basis of the presumption referred to in the first paragraph of this Article, the<br />
accreditation certificates of those bodies and the attestations issued by the conformity<br />
assessment bodies accredited by them”. This means that accreditation certificates delivered by<br />
a recognized accreditation body and certificates issued by its accredited certification bodies<br />
should be recognized within the EU.<br />
11 Regulation 765/2008 allows for accreditation of non-EU certification bodies by non-EU<br />
accreditation bodies (See question 49.I would like to become an accredited certification<br />
body for ECM. To whom have I to apply for accreditation?Error! Reference source not<br />
ound.).<br />
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