1.These Criteria are established in accordance with Paragraph 3, Article 4 of the Regulations
Governing Recognition of Designated Testing Laboratories for Commodity Inspection.
2.These Criteria apply to designated testing laboratories that conduct safety tests of electrical and
electronic 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.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.
7.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)Circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams or copper track diagrams of the printed circuit board;
(3)List of specifications of critical components or material;
(4)Photographs of product appearance and important internal construction or components;
and
(5)User instructions in Chinese.
8.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 the whole or a part of the testing work to other testing laboratories.
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