The government must take care of the welfare of the population. One of the main aspects of the life of citizens is considered nutrition, therefore, certain standards are established to which the manufactured products must comply. For this purpose, the declaration of conformity is used.
So, the production of absolutely all goods is subject to the conditions indicated by regulatory legal acts.
A specially created product certification body checks and issues declarations, that is, certificates informing of the quality of products.
The legislation provides certain criteria for each type of product. In order to undergo this procedure, you must fill out an application. An official applicant can be any commercial organization or individual entrepreneur, as well as a seller.
Declaration of conformity is entitled to conduct only special companies accredited by the state. If the applicant fails to correctly execute the declaration, he can contact the state body, which for its part is obliged to conduct a detailed consultation. This document is sent to an organization called a certification authority, where it is subject to mandatory registration. A civil servant makes the necessary entries in a special book, then assigns a registration number to the document . The number consists of nine digits, the first four being the code of the body accredited by the government, and the next five digits are the serial number of the document.
The authorized bodies have established a detailed list of products that require a declaration of conformity when transported across the border or imported into our country. Moreover, for the successful implementation of the procedure, you must have a certificate of quality, that is, on the degree of compliance with state standards, and you will also need data on the results of laboratory work, if any. Declaration of goods is carried out on the basis of information provided by the applicant. Product and manufacturer information must be accurate, truthful, and concise. So, the document will have to fill in the required details, which include the name of the product, its article number, detailed information about the manufacturer, the list of regulatory documents, the number assigned during registration, the date of issue and the period of operation of the document.
Declaration of conformity of products to established quality standards is carried out for a certain period of time. The period during which the document is considered valid is selected by the applicant independently, based on the calculation of the degree of risk of non-compliance and responsibility for the consequences. To justify the selected date, evidence should be collected, in other words, all available notifications confirming various kinds of tests and checks, any laboratory research can have a significant impact.