Certification Service

As a certification body (CO ZAG), the Certification Service focuses on the continuous improvement of the quality of its services. To this end, it has established a quality management system in accordance with the requirements of the EN ISO/IEC 17065 standard. The effectiveness of this system is demonstrated by the internationally recognized accreditation certificate CP-002, issued by the Slovenian Accreditation Agency.

CO ZAG is notified with the EU Commission under number NB 1404 as a certification body under EU Regulation No. 305/2011 (CPR) on construction products and is designated as a certification body for all technical specifications under Article 5 of the Construction Products Act (ZGPro-1). The core of the service is an interdisciplinary team of eight employees who collaborate with more than 30 experts from other ZAG departments and various laboratories at home and abroad.

General information, procedures and forms

General informations and procedures:

• Certification – document for client
• General Conditions of Contract

Forms:

• Application for certification

Certification schemes:

• CPR (System 1+, 1, 2+)

All other information regarding activities and authorisations of the Certification service are available only in Slovene language (link)

Important milestones:

• 1996 – ZAG’s Certification Service is established
• 1998 – ZAG defines its first certification schemes for construction products
• 1998 – ZAG issues its first certificates of conformity
• 1998 – ZAG’s voluntary mark of conformity is registered
• 2003 – ZAG’s range of certification activities is extended to the field of the certification of packaging material for the transport of dangerous goods
• 2003 – ZAG’s Certification Service is accredited according to the standard EN 45011
• 2004 – ZAG attains the status of a EU notified body, No. 1404, according to the Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC (CPD)
• 2004 – ZAG assumes the role of the representative of Slovenia in the Advisory Group of the Group of Notified Bodies (AG GNB)
• 2004 – ZAG becomes a member of the Committee for Coordination in Slovenia’s Building and Civil Engineering Industry
• 2006 – ZAG takes over the leadership of the National Mirror Group of Conformity Assessment Bodies
• 2013 – ZAG extends the scope of its activities by obtaining the status of a notified body, No. 1404, also according to the EU Construction Products Regulation No. 305/2011
• 2015 – upgrade of accreditation to EN ISO/IEC 17065
• 2016 – expansion of scope with accreditation for the purpose of notification under EU Regulation No. 305/2011 (CPR)
• 2019 to 2022 – Head of the ZAG certification body chairs the European group of notified bodies for construction products GNB CPR

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