Voluntary products certification

Product certification is a process of confirming conformity of products' properties to requirements of a technical specification. Beside risk analysis, testing in an accredited laboratory and comparing the products properties with the specified requirements, it usually involves also surveillance over stability of the certified product's quality throughout the certificate validity. The certificate is often accomplished by granting a licence for using one of the certification marks (ITC Certified Quality, Safe Toys, Giraffe – Safe Shoes...) Product certification can be carried out by the accredited certification body (COV No. 3020), or in a non-accredited manner. The former case involves confirmation of conformity of the product properties to requirements of a regulation (an act, decree, standard, directive, etc.) mentioned in the annex to the certificate of accreditation. In the latter case, any document defining the product requirements may be used for certification. 

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IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION

Products certification by a certification body is an impartial confirmation of conformity of product properties to requirements of a specified document (act, decree, standard, regulation…).

Product certificate supports:

• product credibility
• guarantee of stable quality
• product competitiveness
• better marketing of the product
• reducing probability of claims

PRODUCTS CERTIFICATION BODY SERVICES

• Products certification
• Attestation of products
• Certification mark “ITC certified quality“
  • ITC has a proprietary quality mark “ITC certified quality“. The manufacturer can ask for a licence for using this mark for a product meeting high standards of quality and safety for users. The licence is conditioned by passing initial tests and continuous auditing of ability to keep up the quality of the production.

CONTACTS

Postal address:
Institute for testing and certification, a.s.
Certification division
trida Tomase Bati 5264
760 01 Zlin
Czech Republic

The person responsible for accuracy of data: Ing. Dusan Shejbal, Ph.D.