On August 21, 2023, the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) issued an announcement to carry out the reform of CCC self-inspection and self-certification reform in the field of automobile products, with flatbed, stake, van and dump trucks (hereinafter referred to as “the four types of vehicles”) produced by modification enterprises that are commissioned by vehicle enterprises as the pilot. The details of the announcement are translated as follows:
Announcement of CNCA on Launching the Pilot Project of Self-inspection and Self-certification of Compulsory Product Certification in the Automotive Sector
To further exert the main responsibility of enterprises, stimulate the vitality of the automobile market, and promote the high-quality development of the automobile industry, the CNCA has decided to carry out the reform of China Compulsory Certification (CCC) self-inspection and self-certification reform in the field of automobile products, with flatbed, stake, van and dump trucks (hereinafter referred to as four types of vehicles) produced by modification enterprises that are commissioned by vehicle enterprises as the pilot. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1. Measures of the Pilot Project
(1) Clarify that the whole-vehicle enterprise is the responsible entity for certification.
For the four types of vehicles entrusted by the whole-vehicle enterprise to be produced by different modification companies, the whole-vehicle enterprise shall submit an application to the certification body as the certification client, and the modification enterprise cannot apply for CCC certification alone. The whole-vehicle enterprise shall also file the list of modification enterprises involved in the CCC certificate with the certification body.
(2) Carry out self-inspection and self-certification for the four types of vehicles
When applying for CCC for the four types of vehicles, whole-vehicle enterprises can use the test report issued by their own laboratory instead of the third-party ones, and can be exempted from submitting application materials in terms of production capacity, technical strength and quality assurance system on the premise of making relevant commitments.
2. Implementation requirements
(1) Vehicle enterprises should have a sound factory quality assurance capability based on product property and their production and processing characteristics, to ensure product consistency in accordance with the requirements of CCC and Implementation Rules - Factory Quality Assurance Capability Requirements (CNCA-00C-005) and Compulsory Product Certification Implementation Rules - Automobile (CNCA-C11-01：2020).
(2) Whole-vehicle enterprises should strengthen the daily management of modification enterprises, ensure that they have production resources that meet the requirements of the implementation rules, and establish corresponding quality assurance capabilities and product consistency control measures. If there is a product quality problem in the four types of vehicles, or the modification enterprise cannot guarantee the continuous production of products that meet the requirements of CCC certification, the vehicle enterprise should immediately stop the commission, take corrective measures in time and inform the certification body.
(3) Whole-vehicle enterprises should strengthen the daily management of refit enterprises to ensure that they have production resources that meet the requirements of the implementation rules, and establish corresponding quality assurance capabilities and product consistency control measures. If there are product quality problems in four types of vehicles, or when the modification enterprise cannot guarantee the continuous production of products that meet the requirements of CCC certification, the vehicle enterprise should immediately stop the production of related products of the modification enterprise, take corrective measures in time and inform the certification body.
(4) When the risk situation stipulated in the implementation rules occurs in the four types of vehicles, the certification body shall carry out on-site inspection of the corresponding whole-vehicle enterprise and modification enterprise as required. If there is a violation of CCC requirements, the corresponding certificate should be dealt with according to law. If a whole-vehicle enterprise submits false application materials, the certification body shall take corresponding measures for the certification application of the subsequent four types of vehicles according to the actual situation.
3. Other matters
(1) Each certification body shall, in accordance with the implementation rules and the requirements of this document, refine the work plan, revise its implementation rules, and file with the CNCA before September 30, 2023.
(2) Each certification body shall submit the work development, existing problems and work suggestions before December 29, 2023, and the CNCA will adjust and improve the pilot measures in a timely manner based on the needs of the sector and the actual works.
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