# The Construction Products Regulations 1991, Paragraph 1


An EC certificate of conformity may be issued for a system of production control and surveillance or for a product itself. 2. An EC certificate of conformity may be issued by a certification body on the basis of one or more of–
(a) (tasks for the manufacture)
(i) factory production control;
(ii) further testing of samples taken at the place of manufacture by the manufacturer in accordance with a prescribed test plan;
(b) (tasks for the approved body)
(iii) initial type-testing of the product;
(iv) initial inspection of factory and of factory production control;
(v) continuous surveillance, assessment and approval of factory production control;
(vi) possibly, audit-testing of samples taken at the factory, on the market or on the construction site.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1620/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-products-regulations-1991/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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