Division 4.3.2
United Kingdom
The quality system shall ensure compliance of the appliances or the fittings with the type described in the F1... type-examination certificate and with the applicable requirements of this Regulation.
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer shall be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written policies, procedures and instructions. The quality system documentation shall permit a consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records.
It shall, in particular, contain an adequate description of:
- (a)
the quality objectives and the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to product quality;
- (b)
the examinations and tests that will be carried out after manufacture;
- (c)
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, qualification reports on the personnel concerned, etc.;
- (d)
the means of monitoring the effective operation of the quality system.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Annex 3 para. 4.3.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 36 para. 2(46)(v) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)