1 WE ARE ASEFA
2 ASEFA A SEFA is internationally recognized Certification Body for certification of your electrical products. ASEFA can satisfy all your needs by providing you a solid proof of quality and conformity of your products thanks to the type and brand certification. 1. CERTIFICATION – WHY ? HOW ? 2. TEST LABORATORIES AND CERTIFICATION BODIES 3. WHO ARE WE ? 4. PROCESS TO PRESERVE IMPARTIALITY 5. CERTIFICATION SCOPE 6. TYPE OF CERTIFICATION 7. CONTACTS
CHOOSE THE RIGHT SOLUTION 3 ASEFA CERTIFICATION WE ARE ASEFA ASEFA, 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CERTIFICATION THIRD PART OF ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS WHY CHOOSE ASEFA? ASEFA is an international electrical product Certification Body accredited by COFRAC according to ISO17065
4 CERTIFICATION – WHY ? HOW ?
5 CERTIFICATION WHY ? HOW ? Certification The main purpose of Certification is to bring confidence to all involved parties that the product, process or service complies with specific requirements and/or standards. Its value depends on the degree of confidence established by impartial and competent evidence that these various requirements have been reached. These evidences are provided by a Third Party.
6 CERTIFICATION WHY ? HOW ? Stakeholders (not exhaustive) NGOs Clients of Authorities and Governments Clients of Consumers, end users companies with Certification Bodies certified products
CERTIFICATION 7 WHY ? HOW ? To build confidence, Certification is based on the “4 eyes” principle 1 st Step 2 nd Step 2nd step: The folder, including 1st step: The product / service / all evidence of conformity of the process is evaluated either product / service / process through tests (ISO/IEC 17025), (including above reports), is audits (ISO/IEC 17021), reviewed by a person who did inspections (ISO/IEC 17020) or a not take part to the 1st step. combination of these 3 types of evaluation. Issue of an Evaluation Report Issue of a Certificate confirming conformity. confirming conformity and compliance with the Certification Rules (ISO/IEC 17065)
8 TESTS LABORATORIES AND CERTIFICATION BODY
TESTS LABORATORIES 9 & CERTIFICATION BODY CERTIFICATION BODY A Certification Body (CB) is an impartial and independent Third-Party Body responsible for the full Certification process including qualification and monitoring of the Laboratories used in evaluation. It issues a Certificate and can be accredited according to ISO/IEC 17065. TEST LABORATORIES A Test Laboratory can be 1st Party, 2nd Party or 3rd Party. It issues a Test Report and/or an Attestation of Conformity and can be accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025. 1st Party: Manufacturer of the certified product 2nd Party: Client of the Manufacturer of the certified product 3rd Party: Independent Body
10 TEST LABORATORIES AND CERTIFICATION BODY TEST LABORATORIES 1 st Party 17025 2 nd Party 17065 3 rd Party Evaluation Test Reports Certification Body (CB) Evaluation 3 rd Party Review Attesta Test + tion Attestation Reports Certificate Laboratories (example): OC (example) : 1 st Party: Grid Solutions, Legrand, Schneider Electric, … 3 ierce Partie : ASEFA, LCIE, UL, VDE …. 2 nd Party: EDF, SNCF, … 3 rd Party: LCIE, UL, VDE, KEMA, CESI … .
11 ASEFA - WHO ARE WE ?
12 ASEFA ASEFA offer a « one-stop solution » for optimal access to various WHO ARE WE ? certifications required for your business: ASEFA Certification STL Certification EV READY Certification EV READY (Products and Installers) Certification as per « Customer » standards ASEFA: 40 years of experience in the Third Party Certification of Electrical Products. ASEFA Certificates are recognized just like those issued by ASTA CEBEC ASEFA is a Certification Body accredited by the COFRAC according to ISO/IEC SGS, CESI, Intertek SEMKO, ... by the electric industry, namely: 17065 (www.cofrac.fr – N° 5-0037). Major international OEMs and contractors: ENEDIS, RTE, RWE, TERNA... Organizations for Low Voltage and High Voltage areas: LOVAG, ESEF ASEFA has approved an international network of more than 20 Test Laboratories, all accredited ISO 17025. ASEFA is engaged in a technical quality approach: Through its active participation in various European organizations and agreements. In organizing inter-laboratories test campaigns to ensure consistency and reproducibility in testing and results between approved Test Laboratories. ASEFA is a balanced organization managed by representatives of three colleges: Technical and Third Party Organizations : LCIE BV, UTE, ESEF Users and Specifiers: ENEDIS, RTE, EDF R&D OEMs and Distributors
13 The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand V I N C E L O M B A R D I
14 PROCESS TO PRESERVE IMPARTIALITY
15 PROCESS TO PRESERVE IMPARTIALITY Certification Body accredited ISO/IEC 17065 (www.cofrac.fr – N° 5-0037) has a process to preserve ASEFA as a impartiality. This process, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065 provides inputs on: policies and principles regarding the impartiality of Certification activities, any tendency to allow commercial or other considerations to hinder the objective and reliable delivery of Certification services, the elements that may affect the impartiality and confidence in certification, including transparency. This Process is ensured by the Certification Management Committee of LCIE. This Committee can at any moment initiate an independent action, such as: Informing the authorities Informing the Certification Bodies Informing involved parties …
16 CERTIFICATION SCOPE
17 CERTIFICATION SCOPE ASEFA certify products according to standards adopted by: NF EN, IEC, UTE, ANSI, GOST ... Other normative documents recognized by the Electrical industry, such as technical HN specifications issued by EDF. Technical Specifications . Customer Specifications, subject to acceptance by the Certification Committee. All these standards define the ASEFA certification scope
18 TYPE OF CERTIFICATION
19 TYPE OF CERTIFICATION ASEFA as a Certification Body deliver Certificates for Low Voltage and High Voltage applications following different Certification patterns: Low Voltage High Voltage • ASEFA Type Certification • ASEFA Type Certification • ASEFA Type Certification as per STL requirements • EV READY Mark
20 TYPE OF CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY CERTIFICATE PROOF Internationally recognized Provides a worldwide evidence of compliance
21 ASEFA / SECRETARY Katia LIZABAULT +33 (0)1 40 95 61 02 katia.lizabault@asefa-cert.com CONTACT US ASEFA / DIRECTOR Vincent SCHUHL +33 (0)1 40 95 60 70 WWW.ASEFA-CERT.COM vincent.schuhl@asefa-cert.com ASEFA 33 Avenue du Général Leclerc 92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses FRANCE
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