Regulation on recognition as a testing, monitoring and certification body in accordance with the Construction Products Act (BauPG-PÜZ-Recognition Ordinance)

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Date of completion: 06.06.1996

Full quote:

" BauPG-PÜZ-Recognition Ordinance of 6 June 1996 (BGBl. 798), as defined by Article 6 of the Law of 5 December 2012 (BGBl. I p. 2449).

Status:

Amended by Art. 6 G v. 5.12.2012 I 2449

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Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 20. 6.1996 + + +) Unofficial table of contents

Input formula

On the basis of § 15 (1) No. 3 of the Construction Products Act of 10 August 1992 (BGBl. 1495), the Federal Ministry for Regional Planning, Construction and Urban Development is responsible for:

Section 1
General provisions

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§ 1 (omitted)

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§ 2 Definitions

(1) For the purposes of this Regulation, the test body shall be any natural or legal person, body or monitoring community whose activities include the identification of properties or the performance of construction products by measurement, inspection, (2) The monitoring body within the meaning of this Regulation shall be any natural or legal person, body or monitoring group, whose activities shall include the inspection of the work and the works of the works. Production control and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and evaluation of the (3) For the purposes of this Regulation, the certification body shall be any natural or legal person, body or monitoring group in respect of whose activities the assessment and final assessment of the Results of audit or monitoring sites are included. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 General principles and conditions for recognition

(1) The PÜZ-Body must be impartial, in particular with regard to its technical and evaluation judgment, free from the economic influences of individual manufacturers. The same applies to the manager, his deputy, and the senior staff of the PÜZ-digit. The personal reliability of the Head of the PÜZ-Body and his deputy must be given. (2) The PÜZ-Body must be able to carry out regularly occurring tasks with its own staff, its own staff, Equipment and equipment shall be carried out. Subcontracting shall only be permitted in case of recognised PÜZ posts or PÜZ posts which have been the subject of recognition. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 General obligations and rights of the recognized PÜZ-Body

(1) As part of its recognition and capacities, the recognised PÜZ-Body must be recognized by all manufacturers of construction products, whose representatives in accordance with Section 6 (1) sentence 2 of the Construction Products Act and the importers in accordance with § 8, Section 6, Sentence 4 of the Construction Products Act, in can be taken up. A spatial limitation of the area of activity shall be permitted at the request of the PÜZ authority. (2) Confidentiality must be ensured at all levels of the organisation of the recognised PÜZ body. (3) The recognised PÜZ body must, at the request of the recognised authority, be given the opportunity to review it. (4) The nature and extent of the activities of the recognised PÜZ body or of a PÜZ body responsible for such activities shall be governed by the harmonised or recognised standard, the Guideline for European technical approval, the contract notice, or the European technical approval without a guideline for the construction product, the Product range or request area for which recognition has been issued. If the standards, guidelines or their notices or the European technical approvals refer to specific test standards, they shall also determine the activities of the PÜZ body. (5) The recognised PÜZ body must regularly take the place of: (6) The recognised PÜZ authority has given its technical staff the opportunity to experience new developments in the field of recognition of the product, the product sector or the requirements of the requirements. and to maintain, renew and supplement the technical equipment, so that the Recognition requirements throughout the recognition period are fulfilled. (7) The recognised PÜZ body shall keep records of the relevant qualifications, the training and the professional experience of the persons employed in the course of their recognition. (8) The recognised PÜZ-Body has to draw up and document instructions from which the duties and responsibilities of the employees arise, and to update them on an ongoing basis. (9) The recognised PÜZ-Body has the fulfilment of the general obligations referred to in paragraphs 5 to 8; (10) A change of the Head of the PÜZ-Body or his deputy shall be notified to the Recognition Authority without delay.

Section 2
Special provisions

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§ 5 Special requirements for recognition as a test centre

(1) The test body must have a sufficient number of employees with the training and professional experience required for the examinations. It must be up to a head of the head office who is responsible for the supervision of all the staff of the inspection body. The head or his/her deputy must have a technical-scientific type of training in the field of activity of the examination centre, completed at a university of applied sciences or university, and have a three-year practical training programme. Proof of professional experience in the field of testing of construction products. If the inspection body is also to act in the area of proof of proof of use in accordance with § 1 (1) (1) (b), the head or his deputy must have a comprehensive professional experience in the construction product area or requirement range of at least for five years. The nature and extent of the recognition requested may result in the need for a principal professional representative of the Head, as well as other management staff. The number and qualification of the other employees shall be based on the type and extent of the activities requested and the technical requirements to be met. (2) The test body must be informed of the requirements for the proper implementation of the requested activities. The necessary premises and the necessary technical equipment are required. Details arise from the published standards and guidelines or their notice, in the case of Section 3 (3), second sentence, of the decision of the Commission of the European Communities. (3) The Examination Office must also have the following information:

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written instructions for the use and maintenance of the test equipment, the handling and preparation of test objects, and the carrying out of the tests in accordance with the relevant test standards or test requirements (standard operating instructions) and

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a system for recording and documenting the tests.

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§ 6 Special obligations of the recognised testing body

(1) The test equipment must be calibrated in accordance with the generally accepted rules of technology. (2) The test centre must participate in ring trials and comparative tests determined by the recognition authority. (3) The test centre has reports on to produce and document the results of the tests and the results of the tests. These must include information on the subject matter of the test, on the test date, on the test personnel involved, on the test methods used in accordance with the technical requirements of § 4 (4), on the test results and on the manufacturing plant. The audit reports shall be signed by the head of the test body or his deputy. The reports and the accompanying records shall be kept for a period of five years and shall be submitted to the recognised authority or to the authority designated by that authority on request. Unofficial table of contents

Section 7 Special requirements for recognition as a monitoring centre

(1) The monitoring body must have a sufficient number of employees with the training and professional experience required for the monitoring tasks. It must be headed by a manager responsible for supervision of all employees of the monitoring body. The head or his deputy must have a technical-scientific type of training in the field of activity of the monitoring body, with a university or university degree, and a three-year practical training programme. Proof of professional experience in the field of supervision of construction products. The number and qualifications of the other employees depend on the type and scope of the activities requested and on the technical requirements to be met. (2) The monitoring body must also have the following information:

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written instructions on the nature and scope of the monitoring; and

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a system for recording and documenting the monitoring.

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Section 8 Special obligations of the recognised monitoring body

The monitoring body shall have reports on the implementation of the monitoring. These must include information on the subject of the surveillance, the monitoring period, the monitoring personnel involved, the monitoring procedures used, the monitoring results and the manufacturing plant. The monitoring report shall be signed by the head of the supervisory authority or his deputy. The reports and the accompanying records shall be kept for a period of five years and shall be submitted to the recognised authority or to the body designated by it at the request of the latter. Unofficial table of contents

§ 9 Special requirements for recognition as a certification body

(1) The certification body must have a sufficient number of employees with the necessary training and professional experience for the certifications. You must have a manager who is responsible for the supervision of all the employees of the certification body. The head or his/her deputy must have a technical/scientific training course with a degree from a university of applied sciences or university, and a five-year practical professional experience in the field of examination, Demonstrate monitoring or certification of construction products. The number and qualifications of the other employees depend on the type and scope of the activities requested and on the technical requirements to be met. (2) The certification body must also have a

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written instructions for the implementation of certifications in accordance with the relevant standards and regulations; and

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a system for recording and documenting the certifications.

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§ 10 Special obligations of the recognised certification body

The certification body shall have records and reports of its certifications. The reports must include information on the subject-matter of the certification, the certification date, the certification staff involved, the certification procedures used, the certification result and the manufacturing plant. The report shall be signed by the head of the certification body or his deputy. The report shall be drawn up regardless of the need for a certificate of conformity.

Section 3
the application for recognition;
Revocation and Erdelete

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Section 11 Application and application documents

(1) The recognition must be submitted in writing to the recognition authority. (2) The following documents must be submitted with the application form:

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Information on the product, product range or range of requirements for which recognition is requested, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (3) of the Treaty on the basis of standards, approval guidelines or decisions of the Commission of the European Communities 2 and a spatial limitation of the area of activity is requested;

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indication of which function within the meaning of the first sentence of paragraph 1 is to be accepted;

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information on the person and qualifications of the head and his deputy, on the staff and on his professional experience, and on the share of the work carried out for the PÜZ body;

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information on the economic or legal links of the PÜZ body, its director and its employees to individual manufacturers,

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Information on the premises and the technical equipment of the PÜZ site,

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in the case of natural persons, the indication of age, of legal persons, of the body or of the surveillance community, of the age of the director and of his/her deputy,

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Information on subcontractors.

(3) The recognition authority may obtain expert opinions on the fulfilment of individual recognition requirements. Unofficial table of contents

§ 12 Revocation and Ererase

(1) The recognition shall be revoked if the recognised PÜZ body has repeatedly or grossly failed to fulfil the obligations of the notified body. It shall also be revoked if there are any subsequent reasons or reasons which would have justified the approval of the authorisation. The recognition may be revoked if the recognised PÜZ body did not exercise its activity for two years. (2) The recognition shall be cancelled by written renunciation of the recognition authority or by the expiry of the time limit. In the case of natural persons, recognition shall also be granted

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with the completion of the 68. Life Year,

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with the loss of the ability to hold public offices,

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in the case of a conviction for a crime or an intentional offence in connection with the recognised activity, or

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by court order of the restriction at the disposal of the assets.

If, in the case of a legal person, body or surveillance community, the grounds for the erasure of the head or of his deputy are deleted, the recognition shall be extinguished if the recognition authority does not within six months a change of the conductor or of his/her deputy according to § 4 (10) is indicated. Unofficial table of contents

Section 13 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day after the date of delivery. Unofficial table of contents

Final formula

The Federal Council has agreed.