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ENEC is the Europen Mark for all electrotechnical products and provides
product access to markets of all countries in the European
Union, EFTA and a growing number of Eastern European countries.
ENEC
shows conformity of products to European Safety Standards (EN).
Principles
The
ENEC Agreement describes the procedure for the granting and
use of a commonly agreed mark for certain electrical equipment
complying with European Standards. National Certification
Bodies (NCBs) adhering to this agreement shall consider products
legitimately bearing the ENEC Mark granted by another NCB
as bearing the Mark granted by them, and shall act accordingly.
As ENEC demonstrates compliance with European Standards, verified
by an independent third party, the manufacturer/licensee is
at the same time provided with supporting documents to enable
the manufacturer to declare his compliance with the relevant
European Directives and apply the CE-Marking on his products
with complete confidence.
In
short, the agreement implies that the product in question
will be type tested in one of the member countries against
the relevant European Safety Standards.
Luminaires and components
for which a licence is applied for, shall be manufactured
in a factory that has a quality system in compliance with
at least EN ISO 9001. For any other electrical equipment,
the manufacturer is free to choose between CIG 021 or EN ISO 9001. If all requirements are fulfilled, as verified by the
relevant Certification Body, the licence for using the ENEC
Mark will be issued.
Further,
the NCB which issued the licence is responsible for the surveillance
of the production in order to maintain confidence in the high
level of quality of the ENEC marked products. The Certification
Body shall visit the company on a regular basis to ensure
that all necessary routine- and periodic tests are carried
out and that the initial conditions verified during the prelicence-factory
inspection are maintained. Every
two years, product samples for retesting are selected by the
NCB in order to check that the product is maintained in compliance
with the standard.
| Membership |
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At present
the following 20 countries have signed the agreement:
| Country
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NCB
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Code
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| Austria
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OVE
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11
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| Belgium |
SGS Belgium |
02 |
Czech Republ. |
EZÚ |
21 |
| Denmark |
UL International DEMKO |
15 |
| Finland |
SGS FIMKO |
16 |
| France |
LCIE |
08 |
| Germany |
TRPS |
24 |
| TÜV Süd PS |
25 |
| VDE |
10 |
| Greece |
ELOT |
09 |
| Hungary |
MEEI |
18 |
| Italy |
IMQ |
03 |
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| Country
|
NCB
|
Code
|
| Luxembourg |
SNCH |
07 |
| Netherlands |
KEMA |
05 |
| Norway |
NEMKO |
17 |
| Portugal |
CERTIF |
04 |
| Slovenia |
SIQ |
22 |
| Spain |
AENOR |
01 |
| Sweden |
Intertek SEMKO |
14 |
| Switzerland |
Electrosuisse |
13 |
United Kingdom |
ITCL |
19 |
| BSI |
12 |
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| Products
and standards covered by the agreement |
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| How to apply? |
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- The
applicant submits:
- Application
form (available on request / download Application
Form)
- Product
documentation
- Test
samples
(The applicant should contact OVE before sending a specimen)
- OVE
arranges testing of the relevant product in an accepted
Testing Laboratory
- Upon
testing is completed a Test Report will be issued
- When
testing is successfully carried out, OVE will issue the ENEC Certificate
The
ENEC Certificate is in principle valid as long as the manufacturer
continuous to fulfil the requirements of the rules and standards.
The applicant may request testing to cover national differences
in countries in which the ENEC Mark is to be used. If additional
tests have been carried out, a report of the results may be
attached to and considered to be a part of the Test Report.
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