conformity assessment programmes

Conformity Assessment ProgrammesKenya|Tanzania|Uganda

Conformity Assessment Programme

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• Conformity Assessment Programmes ensure that products are fully tested in a recognised laboratory and a certificate issued before they are shipped to the client country. Testing is to agreed national, or international standards.

Core elements of PVoC


• Physical inspection is carried out before shipment• Sampling, testing and analysis in accredited laboratories• Quality audit of production process• Documentary review of conformity with regulations• Issuance of CoC or non-conformity report as per requirements

Approach to implementation


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• The Government instructs the National Standards Body in the country to enforce specific standards of quality and safety on imports and defines the list of products which must comply

• The Standards Body appoints Agency to undertake the testing• Agency provides test services to exporters, and issues

certificates of conformity for products that pass the tests• Agency's Certificate of Conformity is a mandatory document

required by Customs

PVoC

Case: Pre-export Verification of Conformity of Kenya


29th September

2005

Article 5

WTO-TBT Agreement

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)

Verification Partners

through

Verification as per Kenyan technical regulations/

international standards and technical regulations

• Messrs Bureau Veritas• China Certification and Inspection Group• Intertek International• Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS)

PVoC

Case: Pre-export Verification of Conformity of Uganda


Introduced in

2010

Article 5

WTO-TBT Agreement

Uganda National Bureau of Standards

(UNBS)


through

Verification as per Ugandan technical regulations/


• SGS Uganda Limited• Bureau Veritas• Intertek International Limited

PVoC

Case: Pre-export Verification of Conformity of Tanzania


Introduced in

February 2012

Article 5

WTO-TBT Agreement

Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)


through

Verification as per Tanzanian technical regulations/


• Bureau Veritas Tanzania• SGS Tanzania Superintendence Co. Ltd

How important is PVoC?


• Lack of either custom clearance document and Certificate of Conformity may lead to rejection of commodity or fined heavily

• Regulated goods that are not accompanied by a CoC will be subjected to destination inspection

• Fee for destination inspection is 15% of the CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) value of the goods

• Goods inspected but found lacking are issued a Non Conformity Report (NCR) and entry is completely denied

Certification Routes



• Route A• Ad Valorem fee of 0.500% of the FOB value of the goods• This route necessitates that the goods being shipped are tested and undergo

physical inspection to ensure conformity to PVoC. Manufacturers or traders of all products can opt for this route.




• Route B• Ad Valorem fee of 0.45% of the FOB value of the goods• TA fast track certification process only for goods that are of reasonable quality• The registration is valid for a year -homogenous products are registered• Registered products may only require physical inspection• Testing may be carried out randomly




• Route C• Ad Valorem fee of 0.25% of the FOB value of the goods• Manufacturers who have in place a quality management system to regulate

their production/manufacturing processes • Authorised PVoC agents will audit these production processes and licenses• Audit according to ISO Guide 28: 2004• Successful audit yields license that is valid for a year• Limited testing during license period


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