According to Announcement No. 34 of 2019 of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the Implementation Requirements for the Conversion of Production License to Compulsory Product Certification Management of Explosion proof Electrical and Other Products, from October 1, 2019, Explosion proof Electrical will be included in the CCC certification management scope. After the transition period of one year, starting from October 1, 2020, explosion-proof electrical products that have not obtained mandatory product certification certificates and have not been marked with mandatory certification marks are not allowed to leave the factory, sell, import, or be used in other business activities.
What is the relationship between the production license and explosion-proof CCC certification for explosion-proof products? What is the difference?
1. Different basic attributes
Production license: Administrative licensing behaviors stipulated in the Administrative Licensing Law and other regulations
CCC certification: a product qualification assessment system implemented in accordance with laws and regulations such as the Certification and Accreditation Regulations
2. Different organizational and implementation units
Production license: (National License Office, various product review departments) and provincial quality supervision bureaus.
CCC certification: The implementing unit is the certification body, which needs to be authorized and designated by CNCA.
3. Different uses of certificates
Production license: one enterprise, one certificate, with a validity period of 5 years;
CCC certification: divided by certification units, with one certificate per unit; The certificate is valid for 5 years, and if there are no changes to the product, production quality assurance system, etc., the certificate will be replaced after the expiration of the document review, and no additional tests or on-site audits will be conducted
4. Management scope
Production License: Limited to enterprises and units that use products listed in the Catalogue in their production, sales, and business activities within China
CCC certification: not only applicable to domestic production enterprises, but also to products produced by foreign enterprises sold within China
5. Different certification modes
Production license: Initial factory condition verification, initial product sampling inspection, validity period supervision (self inspection spot check);
CCC certification: Supervision after the initial factory inspection certificate for product type testing (factory quality assurance capability supervision inspection, product sampling inspection)