IMPLEMENTATION RULES-Fire Alarm Products

Ref. No：CNCA—09C—044:2011

Implementation Rules for Compulsory Certification of Fire Fighting Product
Fire Alarm Products
Announced on Jun 15, 2011 Implemented on Oct 1, 2011
Certification and Accreditation Administration Of People's Republic of China

1. Scope
Scope in this regulation is: fire alarm products which are left factory, sold in China and imported to China, or used in other business activities, including fire detectors, manual fire alarm call points, fire alarm controllers, fire linkage control systems, electric fire monitor systems, fire audible and/or visible alarms, fire indication panel, etc.
2. Certification Mode
Factory Quality Management Systems Audit + Certificate issued testing + Follow up Surveillance
3. Key processes of certification
Application for certification(http://china-ccc-certification.com/171.html)
Factory quality management system audit
Certificate issued testing
Evaluation on certification results and approval of certification
Follow up surveillance
4. General requirements of certification
4.1 Application for certification
4.1.1 Definition of the unit of application for certification
4.1.1.1 Definition of application unit for product certification see annex 1 Unit definition for compulsory certification of fire alarm products.
4.1.1.2 Same definition of application unit for product, same safety constructions, and parts effecting safety performance of the products but different in model/type shall be defined as one application unit.
4.1.1.3 Products from different factories shall not be defined as one application unit.
4.1.2 Application documents
Documents shall be submitted for certification see annex 2 Application documents for compulsory certification of fire alarm products.
4.2 Factory quality management system audit
4.2.1 Scope of audit
4.2.1.1 Factory quality management system audit
Factory quality management systems shall be audited according to ISO GB/T19001 standard.
4.2.1.2 Inspection for consistency of the products
The inspection for consistency of the products shall be implemented on the site of production/storeroom by sampling at least one sample for each unit, checking the consistency of which with documents of total item trust testing reports and product character documents which have been verified by designated inspection body.
4.2.1.3 Factory quality management system audit and inspection for consistency of the products shall cover all the manufacturing premises of products for certification.
4.2.1.4 Control for consistency of the factory see annex 3 Requirements of control for consistency for compulsory certification of fire alarm products.
4.2.2 Time for factory quality management system audit
The factory audit shall be implemented after passing the documents audit meeting the requirement. The time for the factory quality management system audit shall be determined according to unit quantity of applying for certification of the products, taking into consideration of the factory production scale. It will normally take about 4 to 8 person/day for each factory/processing premise.
4.2.3 Audit team
Site audit for factory quality management system shall be planned and organized by designated certification body. Designated certification body shall appoint an audit team consisted of a head and several auditors. All the member should be qualified for audit. The time frame for audit shall be specified, which shall be determined by the head.
4.2.4 Requirements for quality management system audit
Modes, methods and scope for quality management systems audit shall implement the relative rules of the certification body according to the category of products.
4.2.5 Quality management system audit report
All the member of the audit team and representative of applicant shall sign on the quality management system audit report. The head of the team shall be responsible for collecting the documents. After finishing systems audit, the head of team should report the whole document and data (including non-conformity report confirmed by the head of the team) to the designated certification body.
4.2.6 The quality management system audit conclusion: recommending pass or not recommending pass.
4.2.7 If the system audit conclusion is not recommending pass, this certification will be terminated.
4.3 Certificate issued testing
4.3.1 Samples
The select and delivery of samples for certificate issued testing shall be carried out according to rules by designated certification body.
The samples for testing shall be randomly sampled from the conformity products of the factory (including production lines, storerooms). The quantities and requirements for test see annex 4 Test items and bases for compulsory certification of fire alarm products. The samples for testing shall meet the following conditions:
1) Cardinal number of samples meets the requirements specified;
2) Samples must be products produced in this year or during recent 10 months.
3) Sampled and signed on sampled sheet by two or more auditors.
4) Person in charge of the manufacturer signed on the sampled sheet or stamped with the unit's seal for confirmation.
4.3.2 The applicant shall send samples to the designated testing body for certificate issued testing.
4.3.3 Items of certificate issued testing
Items of certificate issued testing according to annex 4 Test items and bases for compulsory certification of fire alarm products.
4.3.4 Test
The designated testing body shall complete all the certificate issued testing in the specified period of test. If unqualified in certificate issued testing, the certification will be terminated.
4.3.5 Test report
Test report shall be issued by designated testing body according to related rules specified by designated certification body, which shall be submitted to designated certification body in specified time frame.
4.4 Evaluation and approval of the certification results
4.4.1 Evaluation and approval of the certification results
Designated certification body shall carry out comprehensive evaluation on the results of quality management system audit and certificates issued testing, if the results meet the requirements, which shall be submitted to the certificate's signatory of the certification body for approval and certificates issued. Otherwise, the certification will be terminated.
4.4.2 Noticing of the results of certification
The approval certificate information shall be noticed to the public by designated certification body.
4.5 Follow up surveillance
4.5.1 The frequency of the certification surveillance inspection
4.5.1.1 The follow up surveillance of certified products shall be implemented from the date of getting the certificates, which is not less than one time a year after 12 months dated from getting the certificates.
4.5.1.2 The frequency of surveillance should be increased if one of the following cases has occurred:
1) The certified products have serious quality problems, or there are the client's complaints against the products, which are checked and found to be true.
2) The certification body has sufficient reasons to consider that the certified products are not conform to the safety requirements in standards.
3) Sufficient information demonstrate the conformity or the consistency of manufacturer's certified products would be effected due to changes of its organization structure, production conditions, quality management system and the like.
4.5.2 Surveillance contents
4.5.2.1 Surveillance mode
1) Surveillance audit and surveillance testing;
2) Surveillance audit;
3) Surveillance testing.
4.5.2.2 Surveillance audit
Surveillance audit shall be carried out according to the requirements specified by designated certification body. The audit premises can be factory or distribution use premises. It will normally take about 2 to 4 person/day for each factory/processing premise.
Inspection for consistency of the products shall be carried out.
4.5.2.3 Surveillance testing
Designated certification body shall establish the surveillance testing items according to the concrete conditions. Designated certification body shall make known a plan of surveillance testing implemented by the testing body that should complete all the testing items in specified testing periods. At the end of testing, the testing body shall submit test report to designated certification body.
Surveillance testing results are qualified or unqualified
4.5.3 Designated certification body shall make these surveillance conclusions according to the concrete conditions, inform the results to holder of certificate, then the holder of certificate shall send the certificate to the certification body. The surveillance conclusion is conformity or non-conformity. The conclusion is non-conformity if one of the following cases has occurred:
1) Products consistency inspection non-conformity;
2) Factory quality management system audit non-conformity or corrective date more than 1 month;
3) Surveillance testing results are unqualified.
4.5.4 If the surveillance conclusion is conformity, designated certification body may retain the certificates. Otherwise, designated certification body may suspend or withdraw the certificates.
4.5.5 If the surveillance conclusion is non-conformity, the certificate holder shall submit the certificate to designated certification body within 5 working days, the certification marks shall be stamped.
4.5.6 The surveillance conclusion shall be noticed to the public by designated certification body.
4.5.7 The certificate holder shall pay the surveillance fees in time.
4.5.8 For those which cannot accept surveillance by designated certification body, the certificates shall be suspended or returned to the certification body.
5. Certificates
5.1 The valid periods of the certificates
The valid periods of the product certificates are 5 years.
5.2 The retaining of the certificates
The validity of the certificates shall be retained by regular or irregular surveillance by designated certification body.
5.3 Change of the certificates(http://china-ccc-certification.com/225.html)
5.3.1 Type of change
5.3.1.1 Change which are not related to product safety use performance. i.e. change of name, model of certified products caused by the change of name method; change of product model but not internal construction; change of the certificate holder, name of the manufacturer or address; change of name or address of the factory (not moving), etc.
5.3.1.2 Change which are related to product safety use performance. i.e. factory moved; change of the standards or regulations for product certification; obviously change of product design (eg. Change of key assemblies/raw materials/components); seroiusly change of quality system of the manufacturer or factory, etc.
5.3.2 Procedure of change
5.3.2.1 The certificate holder shall make application for change to designated certification body and submit related certification documents if he need to change the certificate information or products.
5.3.2.2 Designated certification body will review the application for change and related documents after receiving them, check the consistency of the change information or products against original ones, if necessary, factory verification audit and/or verification inspection.
5.3.2.3 It will be assessed as specified procedures according to the change verification results. If the results conform the change requirements, the certificates or change verification notice will be issued or sent to the certificate holder after approval by designated certification body. Otherwise, not change verification notice will be sent to the certificate holder after approval by designated certification body.
5.4 Enlarge the certification scope(http://cccwto.com/UploadFiles/2011225164829_115.doc)
The certificate holder shall make application according to 4.1.2 of this rules if he need to add new certification unit based on original certification or add new product models in certification unit. After reviewing (if necessary, factory quality management system audit and/or product inspection), evaluating, after approval, either a separate certificate can be issued or the original certificate can be updated.
5.5 Continue the certificates
The certificate holder shall make application for continue the certificates to designated certification body in 6 months before expiry date, and submit the application documents according to annex 2 Application documents for compulsory certification of fire alarm products. Continue the certificates shall be carried out according to related requirements by designated certification body.
6. Certification marks
The certificate holder shall use certification marks following Regulations for Compulsory Product Certification.
6.1 Design of the mark allowed to use
6.2 Way and location
Way of mark process shall follow Regulations for Compulsory Product Certification. In general, the certification marks shall be processed(http://china-ccc-certification.com/148.html) at the evident position of products.
6.3 Derivations of certification mark
The products listed in this Rules shall not be allowed to use any derivation of certification mark.
7. The suspension, withdrawal and cancel of the certificates
The suspension, cancellation and withdrawal of the certificates shall follow Regulations for Compulsory Product Certification. Since the date of cancellation and withdrawal or during suspension, products which are not conform to the certification requirements cannot be out of factory, sold, imported or used in other business activities.
Application for resuming the suspended certificates shall be made to designated certification body by the certificate holder. Designated certification body shall carry out factory quality management system audit and/or product inspection by rules. After approval, the certifactes can be resumed to use if meet the requirements of Regulations for Compulsory Product Certification and this rules.
8. Charge
The certification shall be charged by the certification body according to the national statutory structural fee chart.
by the certification body according to the stipulation concerned of the state.