European technical approval
ETA-09/0295
English translation prepared by DIBt
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2013
Z38892.13
8.06.01-155/13
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Evaluation and attestation of conformity and CE marking
3.1
System of attestation of conformity
According to the Decision 96/582/EC of the European Commission
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system
2(i) (referred to as
System 1) of the attestation of conformity applies.
This system of attestation of conformity is defined as follows:
System 1: Certification of the conformity of the product by an approved certification body on
the basis of:
(a)
Tasks for the manufacturer:
(1)
factory production control;
(2)
further testing of samples taken at the factory by the manufacturer in accordance
with a control plan;
(b)
Tasks for the approved body:
(3)
initial type-testing of the product;
(4)
initial inspection of factory and of factory production control;
(5)
continuous surveillance, assessment and approval of factory production control.
Note: Approved bodies are also referred to as "notified bodies".
3.2
Responsibilities
3.2.1
Tasks for the manufacturer
3.2.1.1
Factory production control
The manufacturer shall exercise permanent internal control of production. All the elements,
requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer shall be documented in a systematic
manner in the form of written policies and procedures, including records of results performed.
This production control system shall insure that the product is in conformity with this European
technical approval.
The manufacturer may only use initial/raw/constituent materials stated in the technical
documentation of this European technical approval
.
The factory production control shall be in accordance with the control plan which is part of the
technical documentation of this European technical approval
.
The control plan
is laid down in the
context of the factory production control system operated by the manufacturer and deposited
with Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik.
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The results of factory production control shall be recorded and evaluated in accordance with the
provisions of the control plan.
3.2.1.2
Other tasks for the manufacturer
The manufacturer shall, on the basis of a contract, involve a body which is approved for the
tasks referred to in section 3.1 in the field of anchors in order to undertake the actions laid down
in section 3.2.2 For this purpose, the control plan referred to in sections 3.2.1.1 and 3.2.2 shall
be handed over by the manufacturer to the approved body involved.
The manufacturer shall make a declaration of conformity, stating that the construction product is
in conformity with the provisions of this European technical approval.
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Official Journal of the European Communities L 254 of 08.10.1996
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The control plan is a confidential part of the European technical approval and only handed over to the approved body
involved in the procedure of attestation of conformity.
See section 3.2.2.
