Certificate of Conformity (Russia)

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General information

The GOST R Correspondence Certificate which is also called the Quality Certificate, Safety Certificate of the Customs Certificate appears to be the document that proves that the products or services correspond to law requirements of safety and quality in Russia.

Types

Now there are two types of Correspondence Certificate in Russia: the GOST certificate of Correspondence to National Standards and the Certificate of Correspondence to a Technical Reglamentation. The explanation of this is as follows: the Technical Reglamentations began being developed and enforced not long ago and that is why they are not able to regulate the Certification Process in Russia in full form. Until the technical Reglamentation replace the GOST Standards, the latest also take part in regulation of the certification process on the Russian territory It should also mentioned proving correspondence to Technical Conditions (TC), but generally this method is used in voluntary certification

The term

The GOST R correspondence Certificate may be given only by an authorized organ in the sphere of certification. The document may be given for the period of 1, 2 or 3 years in the case of series production. If the the certificate is given for the party of the products, its term is unlimited. Such type of certification is typical for the parties of foreign products that are delivered into the Russian territory according invoice or a contract.

How to get

It is possible to receive the Correspondence Certificate after providing the documents package to the certification center. One of the necessary documents required for certification is the test protocol. The document may be given by any laboratory authorized for certification tests after testing the products for correspondence to legislative requirements. Generally certification laboratories check the products for environmental and consumer safety as well as they correspond to the claimed characteristics mentioned in technical documentation to the real characteristics.

The schemes of certification

Scheme 1

The GOST R Correspondence Certificate may be drawn up according to the contract. In this case the certificate must contain the date about products tests (the date and the number of the testing protocol). The certificate of this type generally includes the correct name of the Certificate Receiver and the Product Manufacturer, the date and the number of the contract and the scheme of certification. The GOST R Correspondence certificate is generally drawn up in the case when the import is not limited by the one-time delivery of the products. After drawing up such document the applicant may import production during a year.