kolmanda osapoole tegevus, mis tõestab piisava usaldatavusega, et nõutavalt identifitseeritud toode, protsess või teenus vastab asjaomasele standardile või muule normdokumendile
the activity whereby the conformity of a product or service to given standards or other technical specifications is certified by means of a certificate or mark of conformity
Volitatud asutus tunnistab vastavussertifikaadi kehtetuks, kui:
1) isik on esitanud sellesisulise kirjaliku avalduse; ...
5) vastavussertifitseerimisega kaasnevad kulud on tasumata;
6) isik ei võimalda järelevalve teostamist oma tegevuse üle.
In the Member States, the legislative systems regarding accident prevention are very different; whereas the relevant compulsory provisions, frequently supplemented by de facto mandatory technical specifications and/or voluntary standards, do not necessarily lead to different levels of health and safety, but nevertheless, owing to their disparities, constitute barriers to trade within the Community; whereas, furthermore, conformity certification and national certification systems for machinery differ considerably.
