Compliance Mark Definitions

European Accreditation CB Scheme Certificate is the "passport" to the world. The CB Scheme is an agreement established by the IEC (International Electro-technical Commission) to minimize efforts and obstacles in international trade.

The fundamental principles of the scheme is that a manufacturer can obtain a CB Test Certificate for defined products which means that a National Certification Body (NCB) has tested the product and found it to be in conformity with a specified standard. The manufacturers can then present this certificate to the NCB's in other countries whose certification marks they want for their products. These application should be made according to the rules procedures of the NCB's in questions. Each of these NCB's deals with the application according to its own procedures and will issue a license or certificate to use its mark when its rules are fulfilled. These rules may differ about such things as factory inspection, fee requirements, requirements for a responsible agent, etc... When prelicensed and/or regular inspection in the manufactures factory is required by a NCB this may be delegated to the NCB which issued the test certificate.