1. These Criteria are established in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 4 of the Regulations
Governing Recognition of Designated Testing Laboratories for Commodity Inspection.
2. These Criteria apply to designated testing laboratories that conduct electromagnetic compatibility
tests of commodities subject to inspection.
3. The assessment of designated testing laboratories shall be performed in accordance with the
requirements of CNS 17025 or ISO/IEC 17025. Where these Criteria set out special requirements,
the assessment shall also be performed in accordance with these Criteria.
4. A designated testing laboratory shall designate a senior technical staff or an administrative staff at
a position of technical supervisor or higher to act as the report signatory.
The report signatory shall have the right and responsibility for supervision of the test reports that he
approves and other related operations.
5. A designated testing laboratory shall have appropriate protection facilities to ensure the safety of
the testing personnel.
6. A designated testing laboratory shall have the required testing equipment to conduct tests
according to the inspection standards or technical criteria for the specific testing category. (see
Attachment)
7. Test records shall be retained for at least 8 years.
The original test records shall be recorded in a manner that the content is not easy to be altered. Any
changes or modifications made to the test records shall be conformed through an appropriate
procedure.
8. A test report shall completely reflect the requirements of the inspection standards or technical
criteria against which the test is performed. The contents of the test report and its attachments shall
further include the following items:
(1) Names and numbers that identify the testing equipment used in the tests;
(2) List of emission sources and suEMC components;
(3) Block circuit diagram;
(4) Photographs of product appearance and important internal construction or components;
(5) User instructions in Chinese; and
(6) Product catalogue.
9. A designated testing laboratory shall be capable of performing the complete testing work by
itself. Without a written approval by the BSMI, it may not perform testing at other sites or
subcontract thewhole or a part of the testing work to other testing laboratories. |