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Quality Requirements Edition 6.0 European Enamel Association

1.2.16 1.2.18.4

The costs involved for the auditing shall be set between applicant and auditor. If a subcontractor is used for the test procedure, then the relevant documents for the
tests and/or calibration shall be required. This control also effects a testing body,
1.2.17 subcontractor, or third party.
The company shall pay towards EEA once a registration fee; as well as an annual fee
for the license to use the certificate / label. Payments shall be made within the EEA 1.2.18.5
stipulated payment terms of 60 days. Failure to comply will result in the applicant being Test results
suspended until payment is received. For products which are already enamelled, results of measurements and tests that
have been carried out, (as part, of the quality control process) shall be available. This
1.2.18 includes relevant documents, test results, logbooks and other records. Records, areas
of responsibility for control, measuring and registration shall be available. These
Auditing Requirements
documents shall provide the basis for the EEA audit. Fully documented test method(s)
Control of documents and apparatus and the result(s) obtained are required to prove conformance to this standard. Results
must be expressed in the specified units.
1.2.18.1
1.2.18.6
Relevant internal testing documents and evidence of test results shall be required. Test-frequency
This shall include testing and results to ISO, CEN, national or EEA standards detailed
in these quality requirements.
ISO 9001 certified companies shall submit their ISO 9001 accreditation documents The inspection of a batch shall be on the basis of a random test and assumes it to be
including details of procedures, testing and production, the results obtained and representative of the quality of the batch. The acceptable quality level (AQL) is defined
standards maintained. as the maximum percentage of the pieces or square meters in a batch that do not meet
the quality requirement. The inspection procedure is based on EN ISO 2859, in which
the size of the random test is a function of the size of the batch. The method of selection
1.2.18.2
and the number of random test pieces or square meter required must comply within
These documents shall demonstrate that correct methods of setting up apparatus, the batch to be inspected.
testing, and calibration are in use.

1.2.18.7
1.2.18.3
The number of random tests depends on the size of the batch and should meet the
Documents showing the planned frequency and the date of the last calibration shall be specified quality requirement as mentioned in the corresponding AQL table (1.2.18.10).
available.

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