Appendix 1Standards with which the technical services referred to in Article 68 have to comply
1.Activities related to testing for type-approval to be carried out in accordance with the regulatory acts listed in Annex II:U.K.
1.1.Category A (tests performed in own facilities):U.K.
Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 on the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
A technical service designated for category A activities may also carry out the tests provided for in the regulatory acts for which it has been designated, in the facilities of a manufacturer or of a third party. In either case, the personnel responsible for using professional judgement for determination of conformity with the regulatory acts for which the technical service has been designated shall comply with the Standard EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012.
1.2.Category B (supervision of tests, which includes test preparation, where such tests are performed at the manufacturer's facilities or at the facilities of a third party):U.K.
Standard EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 on the general criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection.
Before performing or supervising any test in the manufacturer's facilities or in the facilities of a third party, the technical service shall verify that the tests facilities and measurement devices comply with the appropriate requirements of Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
2.Activities related to conformity of productionU.K.
2.1.Category C (procedure for the initial assessment and surveillance audits of the manufacturer's quality management system):U.K.
Standard EN ISO/IEC 17021:2011 on the requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems.
2.2.Category D (inspection or testing of production samples or supervision thereof):U.K.
Standard EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 on the general criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection.