Information for IBs accredited for inspection of installations and appliances for extinguishing fire and installations of special systems
Notices
Information for inspection bodies and other interested parties for accreditation of conformity assessment bodies in accordance with the Rulebook on special requirements which must be met by legal entities which are authorised for performance of inspection of installations and appliances for extinguishing fire and installations of special systems („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“ No. 52/15 and 59/16).
The Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS) received, upon its request, the interpretation of the said Rulebook (Act of the Ministry of Interior No 01-91/17-2, dated 17th March 2017).
Starting from the said interpretation of the Rulebook on special requirements which must be met by legal entities which are authorised for performance of inspection of installations and appliances for extinguishing fire and installations of special systems („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“ No 52/15 and 59/16), Rules of Accreditation ATS-PA01, Guideline for the formulation of scopes of accreditation of inspection bodies ATS-UP05, the requested scope of accreditation should be presented in a manner shown in the table.
Pursuant to the interpretation of the Ministry of Interior, during accreditation procedure ATS shall not check and assess whether provisions of articles 19, 30, 36, 42, 48 and 54 of the Rulebook are met, as a limitation in determining the type of inspecting body. Provisions of those articles shall be checked by the enacting authority while performing the surveillance of the authorised inspection bodies.
Inspecting bodies which have already applied for accreditation/extension of the scope of accreditation, for performance of conformity assessment activities according to the Rulebook on special requirements which must be met by legal entities which are authorised for performance of inspection of installations and appliances for extinguishing fire and installations of special systems („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“ No 52/15 and 59/16), shall be asked to complete the application so as to conform to the requirements which are pursuant to the interpretation of the Ministry of Interior.
Accredited inspecting bodies may submit an application for the extension of the scope of accreditation for performance of conformity assessment activities according to the Rulebook on special requirements which must be met by legal entities which are authorised for performance of inspection of installations and appliances for extinguishing fire and installations of special systems („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“ No 52/15 and 59/16), as of 28th March 2017.
Assessment following the application for the extension of the scope of accreditation shall be performed by ATS during next regular surveillance assessment or reassessment of conformity assessment bodies (CAB) or upon the request of CAB as a separate assessment following the application for the extension of the scope of accreditation.
CABs may submit an application for accreditation for performance of conformity assessment activities according to the Rulebook on special requirements which must be met by legal entities which are authorised for performance of inspection of installations and appliances for extinguishing fire and installations of special systems („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“ No 52/15 and 59/16), as of 28th March 2017. Assessment following the application for accreditation shall be performed by ATS in regular assessment procedure.