The product certification procedure in the Republic of Uzbekistan is a formal form of conformity assessment and includes the issuance of a certificate of conformity or a declaration of conformity. For certain types of products, notification may be required.
Certificate of conformity - a document confirming the compliance of the objects of conformity assessment with the requirements established in regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation. Declaration of conformity
Декларация о соответствии - a document confirming the compliance of the manufacturer, authorized representative of the manufacturer, seller or importer with the requirements of regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation of the product issued for circulation.
Regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation — technical regulations and standards.
Certification is a procedure by which a conformity assessment body confirms that objects of conformity assessment meet the requirements established by regulatory documents in the field of technical regulation. The certification schemes applicable to specific types of products, as well as the categories of applicants, are determined by the relevant technical regulations. A certificate of conformity is issued to the applicant by a conformity assessment body, provided that all procedures under the selected conformity confirmation scheme have yielded positive results. Confirmation of conformity may be mandatory or voluntary. Mandatory confirmation of conformity prescribed by technical regulations is carried out in the following forms: declaration of conformity; mandatory certification. Voluntary confirmation of conformity is carried out in the form of voluntary certification.
In the Republic of Uzbekistan Products subject to mandatory certification The list is approved by the relevant resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Along with the application, the customer shall submit to the certification body, as attachments, the documents specified in Chapter 4 of Resolution No. 502 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 14 August 2024.
The certification body of EKLES SERTIFICATE LLC carries out certification work of locomotives, moving sostavs, techniques, equipment, materials, details, nodes and other types of metals used on railways in accordance with the accreditation area.
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE
The organization and conduct of product certification by the Certification Body (CB) operating under EKLES SERTIFICATE LLC are carried out in accordance with Resolution No. 502 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated August 14, 2024, “On Approval of Regulations Governing the Procedures for State Registration of Products and Conformity Assessment”, as well as the “Regulations on the Procedure for Certification of Products for Compliance with the Requirements of Standards”, approved as Annex No. 2 to Resolution No. 318 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 6, 2004.
Product certification is carried out by the Certification Body (CB) operating within EKLES SERTIFICATE LLC, in accordance with the aforementioned legislation, under schemes 1C, 2C, 3C, 5C and 6C provided for in Resolution No. 502 of the Cabinet of Ministers, as well as schemes 3, 4 and 7 established by Resolution No. 318 of the Cabinet of Ministers. In each specific case, the certification scheme is selected by the Certification Body, taking into account the applicant's proposals, the volume of products and delivery schedules, testing methods, the risk of compromising product stability, and the degree of potential risk posed by the products to consumers.
To obtain product certification within the framework of MSS, the applicant submits an application through the Single Window unified information system for user identification in the Republic of Uzbekistan (https://singlewindow.uz/).
At the next stage, the Certification Body (CB) receives the application through the E-sertifikat platform of the Uzstandard Agency (https://sertifikat.tris.uz/), operating within the unified user identification information system of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
When submitting an application through the website http://singlewindow.uz, the applicant must attach the following documents:
• a copy of the normative document for the manufactured products (if available);
• a sample product label or information about the product;
• a copy of the document of protection confirming the rights to intellectual property used in the product (a certificate, patent or annex thereto) and the registration of the relevant intellectual property, or a copy of the license agreement authorizing its use (if available);
• a copy of the shipping document (consignment note, invoice or commercial invoice) bearing a mark confirming arrival in the customs territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
• the exact volume (quantity) of imported goods.
Following a positive review of the application, the Certification Body (CB) shall, no later than two days from the date of receipt, notify the applicant of its decision, which includes all essential conditions of certification in accordance with the established product certification procedure. The decision shall specify the certification scheme, the normative document against whose requirements conformity is to be assessed, and the accredited testing laboratory (ATL) responsible for conducting the tests. The testing program shall be developed based on the requirements of the applicable normative documents for the product.
The identification and selection of product samples for testing shall be carried out on-site by specialists of the Certification Body (CB) no later than two days from the date of registration of the application. For certification purposes, sampling of imported goods held under customs control shall be performed by the CB in the presence of a customs official and the owner of the goods or their authorized representative. In such cases, a representative of the CB or the Testing Laboratory (TL) shall prepare a product identification and sampling report in three copies. The second copy of the report shall be submitted to the customs authority.
During product identification, a visual assessment is carried out to determine whether the products belong to the declared batch and whether they correspond to the specified product name and the information indicated on the labeling. Product identification and sample selection are performed in accordance with the applicable product certification rules and documented in a product identification and sampling report. If the identification results establish that the submitted products do not correspond to the visual characteristics (name, type, class, brand, category, and other characteristics specified in the accompanying documents), or that standard samples of the products to be certified are unavailable, sampling shall not be performed, and the applicant shall be provided with a reasoned refusal to proceed with certification.
Certification activities may be resumed only after the identified violations have been rectified and the application has been resubmitted in the required form. Upon completion of product certification testing, a report on the write-off (return) of the products shall be drawn up between the Certification Body (CB) and the applicant in the applicant's presence.
Testing for certification purposes is conducted in accredited testing laboratories.
If it becomes necessary to conduct certification testing for specific parameters at a third-party testing laboratory, the Certification Body (CB) must obtain the applicant's prior consent. At the same time, the CB assumes full responsibility for the results of subcontracted activities and must ensure the subcontractor's competence and impartiality in accordance with the requirements of O‘z DSt ISO/IEC 17065.
The results of certification testing are documented in a test report using the form established by the laboratory. Test reports are approved by the Head of the Accredited Testing Laboratory (ATL).
Test reports shall be prepared in two copies. If the customer requests a test report, a copy of the paper version shall be provided to the customer. One copy of the report shall be forwarded to the Certification Body (CB). The test report must include the actual values of the product characteristics determined during testing. In addition, the report must contain a conclusion stating whether the product conforms to or does not conform to the requirements of the applicable normative documents (ND).
Following a positive decision on the issuance of a certificate of conformity, the Certification Body (CB) shall issue the certificate of conformity in the state language or Russian within 1 (one) day through the website https://sertifikat.tris.uz/. The customer receives the certificate of conformity in electronic form, containing a unique QR code, through the unified information system http://singlewindow.uz.
The certificate is valid only if it has a registration number.
If the results of the information review are negative, other requirements applicable to certified products are not met, or the applicant refuses to pay for certification services, the Certification Body (CB) shall issue a decision refusing to grant the certificate, stating the reasons for the refusal. The decision on refusal shall be sent to the applicant together with a cover letter.
Suspension or termination of the validity of a certificate of conformity:
The validity of the certificate of conformity is terminated by the Product Certification Body (PCB) in the following cases:
a) if it is confirmed that the product poses a threat to human life and/or health, the safety of property, the environment, and animal and/or plant life;
b) if the product does not comply with the requirements of the technical regulation;
v) in the event of negative results of the periodic assessment of certified products;
g) if the holder of the certificate of conformity refuses to undergo periodic assessment of the certified products;
d) if changes are made to the design (composition) of the product or its production (manufacturing) technology that may affect the safety characteristics confirmed during certification, and the holder of the certificate of conformity has not, before placing such products on the market, notified in writing the Product Certification Body (PCB) that issued the certificate of conformity for the product, enclosing documents confirming these changes (design documentation, drawings, specifications);
e) upon receipt of a written application from the holder of the certificate of conformity;
j) if the holder of the certificate of conformity does not possess a valid management system certificate of conformity (in cases provided for by the certification scheme);
z) when the Agency's Inspection for Supervision in the Field of Technical Regulation submits a formal recommendation to the Product Certification Body (PCB) that issued the certificate of conformity, requesting the suspension of the validity of the relevant certificates. The validity of the certificates is terminated in the following cases:
a) if it is confirmed that the product poses a threat to human life and/or health, the safety of property, the environment, and animal and/or plant life;
b) if the product's non-compliance with the requirements of the technical regulation is confirmed during reassessment;
v) in the event of negative results of the periodic assessment of certified products;
g) if changes are made to the design (composition) of the product or its production (manufacturing) technology that may affect the safety characteristics confirmed during certification, and the holder of the certificate of conformity has not, before placing such products on the market, notified in writing the Product Certification Body (PCB) that issued the certificate of conformity for the product, enclosing documents confirming these changes (design documentation, drawings and specifications);
d) upon receipt of a written application from the holder of the certificate of conformity;
e) if the valid management system certificate of conformity held by the holder of the certificate of conformity is not renewed (in cases provided for by the certification scheme);
j) in the event of liquidation of the certificate of conformity holder and/or the manufacturing organization, or discontinuation of serial production of the product at the initiative of the certificate holder;
z) if the technical regulation applicable to the product is amended, expires or is repealed;
i) when the Agency's Inspection for Supervision in the Field of Technical Regulation submits a formal recommendation to the Product Certification Body (PCB) that issued the certificate of conformity, requesting the termination of the validity of the relevant certificates.
