Accredited to ISO 17065, i.e. as a product certification body, Emitech Certification initially became a Notified Body for CE marking. As such, the company issues certificates of conformity under the RED 2015/53/EU directive, specific to radio communication equipment, and the EMC 2014/30/EU directive (electromagnetic compatibility). This involves pronouncing on the conformity of a product for which no harmonized standards yet exist, extending the validity of a test report to an entire product range, validating the integration of sub-assemblies through partial testing, or a manufacturer's voluntary approach.
Emitech Certification helps manufacturers market their products internationally. The company takes care of technical and administrative formalities, arranges local testing if necessary to obtain approval, and selects the most suitable procedure. The CB Scheme is thus the most effective way of approaching the international market in over 50 countries worldwide. As part of the CB Scheme, Emitech's international certification service has just been recognized as an NCB (National Certification Body). It can now manage the network's laboratories, the CBTL (Certification Body Testing Laboratory), and, thanks to their reports, issue OC (CB) certificates recognized in member countries.
The CB Scheme, a process for mutual recognition of test results between participating countries
The OC Scheme is an international certification program for the exchange and acceptance of product test results from recognized participating laboratories, "CBTLs", and National Certification Bodies, "NCBs", in over 50 countries worldwide. The OC scheme aims to harmonize electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility requirements at international level, but also takes account of national deviations. Thanks to the mutual recognition of OC certificates between countries, the tests carried out are recognized in these member countries. This makes it easier to market products abroad, and gives manufacturers access to marks (NF, etc.).
Strategic NCB recognition
Four of Emitech's laboratories have already been recognized as CBTLs for several years, in the following categories: medical, laboratory, multimedia and information processing equipment. A CBTL must report to a single NCB. Since April 2020, Emitech's certification service has been recognized as a National Certification Body under the NCB scheme. This means that it can now issue CB certificates from its own CBTL laboratories. Emitech provides comprehensive support to its customers as they market their products abroad. Total control of this process within the framework of the CB Scheme gives Emitech a high degree of autonomy and responsiveness. This recognition is part of a strategy to internationalize Emitech's offering, implemented when the Emitech certification department was created.