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CE certification
Your security in the EU internal market
With the CE marking, you confirm that your product complies with the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and the relevant technical specifications and can be safely placed on the market. It is not a third-party certification, but a manufacturer's responsibility.
With our experienced team of qualified auditors, we carry out audits (in accordance with the relevant performance assessment system) and product tests (according to System 1/1+) for you worldwide. The CE certificate we issue on this basis, e.g., for geosynthetics according to System 2+, forms the basis for your EU declaration of conformity.
Your advantages:
Legally compliant CE marking
Confidence in the conformity of your products
Strengthening of reputation and market acceptance
CE marking according to the Construction Products Regulation explained simply
The CE marking indicates that a product complies with all applicable requirements of the Construction Products Regulation. Different conformity assessment procedures apply depending on the product type and safety risk:
System 1 / 1+
For products that are particularly relevant to safety, e.g., load-bearing components. Here, a notified body tests the product and regularly monitors production. In System 1+, regular product testing by a notified body is required.
System 2+
Monitoring of factory production control (FPC) by a notified body.
System 3
The notified body inspects the product, while the manufacturer is responsible for production control.
System 4
For low-risk products. Self-testing and self-certification by the manufacturer—external testing is not necessary.
So you always know: With the CE marking, the products meet the highest safety standards—transparent and reliable.
Interesting facts
about CE certification
The CE marking is a certification mark used in the European Union. The CE marking is mandatory for many products sold in EU member states, and it allows manufacturers to freely distribute their products within the EU single market. To obtain CE certification, manufacturers must carry out certain conformity assessment procedures and ensure that their products comply with the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and the relevant technical specifications.
Certification according to the Construction Products Regulation (BauPVO)
- CE certification of construction products is carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 9, 2011 (Construction Products Regulation - CPR).
Regulation - 305/2011 - EN - EUR-Lex - The new Regulation (EU) No. 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 27, 2024, is already in force and will gradually replace the old one until January 8, 2040.
Regulation - EU - 2024/3110 - EN - EUR-Lex - The system used to assess and verify the constancy of performance of the construction product is specified in the relevant technical specification (harmonized standard or European Technical Assessment Document).
- Before affixing the CE marking (and thus before marketing your product), a certificate of the product's performance consistency (systems 1+ and 1) or of the conformity of the factory production control (FPC, system 2+) must be issued by a notified certification body.
- As a notified body, we are officially listed under number 1213
Currently valid CE-certificates
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The certification process according to system 1/1+
CE certification acc. to system 1/1+
1) Request
Submission of an application for, e.g., geosynthetics or geomembranes based on a harmonized standard or EAD under various systems
2) Preparation of quotation
Preparation of a customized proposal based on the system for evaluating and verifying consistent performance
3) Contractual regulation of the certification
Execution of a certification agreement between the manufacturer (or distributor/marketer) and the SKZ
4) Initial audit of the production facilityand factory production control (FPC)
Review of the manufacturer's production processes and quality management systems by an auditor from the accredited SKZ inspection body
5) Optional product tests in the test laboratory
Conducting the defined tests in the accredited SKZ testing laboratory in accordance with recognized norms and standards
6) Preparation of the test report
Documentation of the test and audit results in a detailed inspection report prepared by SKZ
7) Issue of certificate
Issuance of the certificate by the accredited and notified certification body following a successful initial inspection and, if applicable, product testing, as well as the implementation of corrective actions
8) Regular monitoring
Audit of the production facility in accordance with the control plan and, if necessary, random sampling of products (1+)
9) Certificate extension
Regular review of documentation to ensure that certification is maintained on an ongoing basis
The certification process according to system 2+
CE certification acc. to system 2+
1) Request
Submission of an application for, e.g., geosynthetics or geomembranes based on a harmonized standard
2) Preparation of quotation
Preparation of a customized quote
3) Contractual regulation of the certification
Execution of a certification agreement between the manufacturer (or distributor/marketer) and the SKZ
4) Initial audit of the production facilityand factory production control (FPC)
Review of the manufacturer's production processes and quality management systems by an auditor from the accredited SKZ inspection body
5) Issue of certificate
Issuance of the certificate by the accredited and notified certification body following a successful initial inspection and, if necessary, the implementation of corrective actions
6) Regular monitoring
Annual auditing of the production facility and factory production control (FPC)
7) Certificate extension
Regular review of the documentation to ensure that certification is maintained on an ongoing basis
We are also active in the AVCP System 3 for the following products:
- Sealants in accordance with EN 15651-1, -2, -3, and -4
- Tanks in accordance with EN 13341
- Waterproofing membranes in accordance with EN 14967, EN 14909, EN 13984, EN 13970, EN 13859-1, and -2