From January next year, there will be major changes in the qualification of inspection and testing institutions!

? In order to implement the requirements of the Notice of the CNCA on the adoption of Relevant Certification and Accreditation Industry Standards for the accreditation work of Inspection and testing institutions (2018) No. 28), it is combined with the actual work of the accreditation work of inspection and testing institutions in Gansu Province. A few days ago, the Gansu Provincial Market Supervision Bureau decided to start from December 1, 2018, in the province's inspection and testing qualification accreditation application, review and management of inspection and testing institutions trial "Inspection and testing institutions qualification ability evaluation inspection and testing institutions General requirements (RB/T 214-2017)" (hereinafter referred to as the "General Requirements") and other certification and recognition industry standards, It was fully implemented on January 1, 2019.

During the trial period of certification and accreditation industry standards, those who apply for the qualification of provincial inspection and testing institutions for the first time shall submit application materials in accordance with the relevant requirements of the "General Requirements". Where a certified institution applies for re-examination of certificate renewal, expansion, relocation and other qualification certification matters, it shall handle the matter in accordance with the current provisions or the General Requirements. The current application, acceptance, review and institutional management, work procedures and technical requirements remain unchanged.

? In May this year,Issued by the CNCAThe certification work of inspection and testing institutions shall adopt relevant certification and recognition industry standard documents. The document identifies five itemsCertification and accreditation industry standards serve as the basis for qualification evaluation, transitional arrangements and document replacement requirements of inspection and testing institutions in related fields.

? According to the requirements of the document, the "CNCA on Printing and Interpretation" and "Management Requirements for Accreditation Reviewers of Inspection and Testing Institutions" issued on May 31, 2016, will become invalid after January 1, 2019, and will be replaced by the "General Requirements" and "Management Requirements for Evaluation of Accreditation Capabilities of Inspection and Testing Institutions" (RB/T213-2017);

The supplementary requirements for the evaluation of motor vehicle inspection and judicial authentication institutions are replaced by the Requirements for the Evaluation of the Qualification Ability of Inspection and Testing Institutions for Motor Vehicle Inspection Institutions (RB/T 218-2017) and the Requirements for the evaluation of the Qualification ability of Inspection and Testing Institutions for Judicial Authentication Institutions (RB/T 219-2017);

? ? Use the "Inspection and testing institutions qualification ability evaluation of Food reinspection institutions requirements" (RB/T 216-2017) as a condition for the publication of the list of food reinspection institutions.