ISO CERTIFICATION: INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ORGANISATION
Today organizations are under pressure to enhance their productivity and gain competitive edge in global market. They are called up to strengthen financial viability, discharge environmental & social responsibilities and be accountable to customers, employees, regulatory bodies and the public for their decisions & actions.
CRITERIA FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATION
Grant and issue the certificate to the client under the following criterion:
The client has a documented Management system that is laid in accordance to its scope of certification and that it conforms to the requirements of the applicable Management System Standard as mentioned above.
The Client has completed at least one cycle of internal audit and management review of the management system established.
Both internal audit and management review have been found effective as assessed
The client has paid all the dues including the certification fee
The client shall keep a record of all complaints and actions taken
The client has undergone the stage-1 and stage-2 audits satisfactory and the recommendation of the audit team is favorable
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
Certification Agreement
On acceptance of the Quotation, this certification agreement is signed between granter and the client for providing certification of the client’s management system by the Organisation to the applicable international standard.
STAGES
Stage –1 Audit & Document Review
Pre- Audit (optional)
Stage –2 Audit
Non-Conformity Report
Recommendation for Certification
Issue of certificate
Surveillance Audit
Re-certification Audit
Special Audit
Notice of Changes by the Organisation
Notice of Changes by the client
MAINTAINING CERTIFICATIONS
The Certification is maintained for a period of 3 years under the following conditions.
The Surveillance Audits are conducted as planned and the client has demonstrated that it continues to satisfy the requirements of the management system standard as confirmed by the Organisation.
All the non-conformance raised during previous surveillance are closed within the time frame agreed and correction and corrective actions for the non conformities raised during the current audit are identified and accepted by the Organisation as per conditions specified in section 2.5 of this agreement. .
The Internal Audit and the management reviews are conducted as scheduled and there are no issues pending.
The client shall maintain suitable records of customer complaints and keep the records of investigation and remedial actions taken with respect to such complaints for verification by the Organisation auditors.
All outstanding dues to the Organisation are paid.
OUR SERVICE
We through our Associate, a global, multi-accredited organization could provide you the most authoritative, most professional, easiest and fastest cost effective certification/ registration services.
The reason to choose us is the fact that:
In addition to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental), we are also able to offer OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & safety), as well as ISO 27001 (Information Security).
We along with our associate, one of the few Certification Bodies/ Registrars that can offer the automotive ISO/TS 16949 standard, the Aerospace Industry as AS 9100 (Aerospace).
Beside above we along with our associate also operate a range of comprehensive Food certification schemes including:
Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP);
ISO 9001 + HACCP combined;
International Food safety standard IFS;
ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems;
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) for Producer of Animal Feed;
GTP (Good Trading Practice) for cereals and grain storage.
REGISTRATION AND INCORPORATION OF A COMPANY
In India, incorporation of a company is governed by the Companies Act 1956. It is the most important piece of legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate the formation, financing, functioning and winding up of companies. It applies to whole of India and to all types of companies, whether registered under this Act or an earlier Act. But it does not apply to universities, co-operative societies, unincorporated trading, scientific and other societies.
The Act is administered by the Central Government through the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Offices of Registrar of Companies, Official Liquidators, Public Trustee, Company Law Board, Director of Inspection, etc. The Registrar of Companies (ROC) controls the task of incorporation of new companies and the administration of running companies.
The Official Liquidators who are attached to the various High Courts functioning in the country are also under the overall administrative control of the Ministry. The set-up at the Headquarters includes the Company Law Board, a quasi-judicial body, having the principal Bench at New Delhi, an additional principal bench for Southern Region at Chennai and four Regional Benches located at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The organisation at the Headquarters also includes two Directors of Inspection and Investigation with a complement of staff, an Economic Adviser for Research and Statistics and other Officials providing expertise on legal, accounting, economic and statistical matters.
HOW TO REGISTER
For registration and incorporation of a company, an application has to be filed with Registrar of companies. Application for registration of a company accompanied by the selected names, Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association and other necessary documents is to be filed with the Registrar of companies of the State in which the company is proposed to be incorporated
TYPES OF COMPANIES
Under the Companies Act, an entrepreneur can form two types of companies, namely a private company or a public company.
A Private Company is one, the articles whereof contains the following restrictions:-
restricts the minimum paid up share capital to such an amount as may be prescribed but which shall not be less than rupees one lakh;
restricts the rights of members to transfer its shares, if any;
limits the number of its members to fifty excluding the past or present employees of the company who are members of the company;
prohibits any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares or debentures of the company;
does not invite or accept any deposits from persons other than its members, directors or their relatives.
Also, the minimum number of members in a private company is two and such a company must have the words \'Pvt Ltd\' as the last part of its name.
A Public Company, as defined in the Companies Act, has the following features:-
its shares are freely transferable;
there is no ceiling on its membership;
it can invite general public to subscribe to its shares;
it has a minimum paid up capital of Rs.5 lakhs or such higher paid up capital as may be prescribed;
it is a private company which is a subsidiary of a public company.
Also, the minimum number of members in a public company is seven and such a company must have the word \'Ltd\' as last part of its name.
ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The following certificate will be issued when all documents for registration are in order:
Form 8 - Certificate of Incorporation for a public company.
Form 9 - Certificate of Incorporation for a private company
OUR SERVICE
For incorporation of a private limited company:-
We help in selection of suitable names and apply to the concerned ROC to ascertain the availability of a name
Arrange for the drafting of the Memorandum and Articles of Association by our solicitors, the vetting of the same by the ROC and the printing of the same.
Arrange for the stamping of the Memorandum and Articles with the appropriate stamp duty.
Present the documents to the ROC with the filing fee and the registration fee.
Obtain the Certificate of Incorporation from ROC.
Additional Steps to be taken for formation of a Public Limited Company:
Consent of Directors to act as such.
Arrange for payment of application and allotment money by Directors on shares
File the Statement in Lieu of Prospectus with the ROC
File a declaration in Form-20 duly signed by one of the Directors.
Obtain the Certificate of Commencement of Business.
WHAT IS CE MARKING
The CE Mark is a conformity marking consisting of the letters CE. The CE Marking applies to products regulated by certain European health, safety and environmental protection legislation. The CE Marking is obligatory for products it applies to: the manufacturer affixes the marking in order to be allowed to sell his product in the European market.
CE is an abbreviation for Conformité Européenne, French for European Conformity. The CE Mark indicates that the product it is affixed to conforms to all relevant essential requirements and other applicable provisions that have been imposed upon it by means of European directives, and that the product has been subject to the appropriate conformity assessment procedure(s). The essential requirements refer, among other things, to safety, public health and consumer protection.
Please note that:
1. The CE Marking is not a quality-mark.
First, it refers to safety rather than to the quality of a product. Second, CE Marking is mandatory for the product it applies to, whereas most quality markings are voluntary.
2. Many people use the term CE Mark. Initially, this was the phrase used to indicate this conformity marking. However, CE Mark was officially replaced by the term CE Marking in 1993. Thus, it is better to speak of CE Marking.
It is also the passport for products/ equipments within and into the EU member countries.
OUR SERVICE
We through our Associate, a global, an appointed Notified Body, with accreditation by European Union and other national bodies, could provide you the most authoritative, most professional, easiest and fastest cost effective product certification services.
The reason to choose us is the fact that:
We along with our associate, one of the few Notified Bodies can offer product certification services. These services are designed to provide the necessary certifications and approvals as necessary to ensure manufacturers, buyers and end users of compliance in quality, safety, environmental protection or other classifications;
Our product certification services are tailored to provide clients in various industries with a seamless approach to acquiring the desired approvals for materials, products and other manufactured items.
WHAT IS THE CCC CERTIFICATE OR CCC MARK
CCC means "China Compulsory Certificate", or is abbreviated as "3C".
On Dec. 2001, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China, abbreviated as AQSIQ, and the Certification Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China announced the compulsory product certification system, named as "China Compulsory Certification", abbreviated as "CCC", to replace the Compulsory Supervision System for Product Safety Certification and the Safety License System for Import Commodities. For the products required compulsory certifications by the People's Republic of China, a catalogue, named as "First Catalogue of Products Subject to China Compulsory Certification" was announced. All those products in this catalogue must pass the certifications through the certification organizations designated by the People's Republic of China, and must not be sold, imported and used in sales activities until achieve related certificates with certificate marks. The CCC was effective from May 1, 2003.
OUR SERVICES
We through our Associate in US could provide you the most authoritative, most professional, easiest and fastest CCC certification services.
The reason to choose us is the fact that:
you can SAVE huge amount of money to travel between India and China;
you can SAVE a lot of money to hire the translators who’re specialized and professional in the regulations and laws of China;
you can also SAVE a lot of time to look for the right guidelines and get into the right directions.
TO KNOW WHETHER YOUR PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO CCC CERTIFICATION
The following catalogue is a concise version but completely includes both the original First Catalogue and other extended home decor/remodeling product catalogue, safety protection product catalogue, automotive accessories, toy products announced by AQSIQ and CNCA. 1. Electrical wires and cables (total 5 subcategories)
Cord sets
Flexible rubber-sheathed cables for mining purposes
Insulated cables (wires) for railway vehicles of rated voltage up to and including 3000V
Rubber insulated cables (wires) of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V
Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables (wires) of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V.
2. Circuit switches, electric devices for protection or connection (total 6 subcategories)
Appliance couplers for household, industrial and similar purposes
Plugs and socket-outlets for household, industrial and similar purposes
Thermal-links
Cartridge fuse-links of miniature fuse
Switches of fixed electrical devices for household and similar purposes
Accessories' enclosures of fixed electrical devices for household and similar purposes
Other devices (contactors, motor starters, indicating lights, auxiliary contact assemblies, master controllers, AC semiconductor motor controllers and starters)
Low-voltage switchgear assemblies.
4. Low power motors (total 1 subcategory)
Miniwatt motors
5. Electric tools (total 16 subcategories)
Electrical drills, including impact drills
Electric screwdrivers and impact wrenches
Electric grinders
Sanders
Circular saws
Electric hammers, including electric pickaxes
Electric spray guns with non-flammable liquid
Electric shears, including electric scissors with double-edged blades, electric impact scissors
Electric tapping machine
Reciprocating saws, including jigsaws and sabre saws
Concrete vibrators
Electric chain saws
Electric planer
Electric hedge trimmer and electric grass shears
Electric routers and edge trimmers
Electric stone cutters, including marble cutters
6. Welding machines (total 15 subcategories)
Portable A.C. arc welding machines
A.C. arc welding machines
D.C. arc welding machines
TIG welding machines, TIG welders
MIG/MAG welding machines, MIG/MAG welders
Submerged arc welding machines
Plasma arc cutting machines
Plasma arc welding machines
Electric shock protective devices for arc welding transformer
Coupling devices for welding cables
Resistance welding machines
Wire feeder for welder
TIG welding blow lamp
MIG/MAG welding torches
Electrode holders.
7. Household and similar electrical appliances (total 18 subcategories)
Household refrigerators and food freezers: with the effective volume under 500 Liters, household and similar use with/without frozen compartment, frozen food storage cabinet, freezer and their combination;
Electric fans: electric fans with single-phase alternate current and direct current for household and similar use;
Air-conditioners: the refrigeration shall not be exceed 21000 kcal/ h for household and similar use;
Motor-compressors (input power should be under 5000W): sealed motor-compressors (hermetic and semi-hermetic type) for air-conditioners and freezing appliances for household and similar use;
Household washing machines: washing machines with/without the devices of water heating, spinning extraction and drying;
Electric water heaters: including fixed storage water heaters and instantaneous water heater, heating water to a temperature below its boiling point;
Room heaters: radiant heaters, panel heaters, liquid-filled radiators, fan heaters, convector heaters, tubular heaters for household and similar purposes;
Vacuum cleaners: vacuum cleaners having the functions of dust or liquid suction, driven by either series-commutator motor or D.C. motors;
Appliances for skin and hair care: appliances with electric heating components for skin and hair care of both human and animals;
Electric irons: electric dry irons and steam irons for household and similar purpose;
Electromagnetic cookers: electromagnetic heating kitchen appliance which may contain electromagnetic heating components single hob or hobs for household or similar purpose;
Roasters: including rated volume not over 10L roasters, toasters, waffle irons, and similar appliances for household or similar purpose;
Electric food processors: household food preparation machines and similar multiple-functions food preparation machines;
Microwave ovens: household appliances for heating food and beverages using electromagnetic energy in one or more of the I.S.M. frequency bands OVER 300 MHz. These appliances may also include a browning or steaming functions;
Electric cooking ranges, hobs, ovens and similar appliances: including household cooking ranges , stationary electric ovens, hobs, stationary cooking ranges, hob elements, grills and griddles, induction ovens and grills;
Range hoods: electric range hoods installing above household cooking ranges, hobs and similar cooking appliances, with fans, lights and controllers;
Appliances for heating liquids and hot/cold water dispensers;
Electric rice cookers: automatic heat-preservation or timer electric rice cooker with heating components.
8. Audio and video apparatus (not including the audio apparatus for broadcasting service and automobiles) (total 16 subcategories)
Active loud speaker systems having single or multiple speakers with max. output power under 500W (R.M.S.)
Audio power amplifier
Tuners
Radio receivers
Audio or video recorders on any kinds of media
Players or processing equipments of disc, tape or other medias
Combination of above audio/video apparatus
Power adapters for audio/video equipments
Color television receivers and display monitors by any kinds of display types ( not including television receivers for automobiles)
B/W television receivers and other monochrome television receivers
Picture/display tubes
Video recorders
Satellite television/broadcast receivers
Electronic organs, keyboards
Antenna amplifiers
Equipment and components for cable distribution systems of sound and television signals.
9. Information technology equipments (total 13 subcategories)
Personal computers (PC)
Portable personal computers
Display units used to connect with computer
Printers used to connect with computer
Multiply-purposes printer and copy machines
Scanners
Switching power supply units, adapters and chargers for computer
Computer game players
Learning machine
Duplicators, copiers
Servers
Finance and trade settlement equipments
Wireless LAN products
10. Lighting apparatus (not including the lighting apparatus with the voltage lower than 36V) (total 2 subcategories)
Indoor Microwave and Passive Infrared Combined Intrusion Detectors
Magnetic Intrusion Detectors
Vibratile Intrusion Detectors
Indoor Passive Breaking-Glass Detectors
Burglar Alarm Controllers
Burglar Alarm Systems for Vehicle
Theftproof Coffers
20. Home Decor and Remodeling Products (total 3 subcategories)
Solvent Paints for Woodenware
Porcelain Bricks/Ceramic Tiles
Concrete Antifreezes
21. Safety Parts and Accessories of Vehicles and Motorcycles (total 14 subcategories)
Safety belts
Motorcycle engines
Horns
Retro reflectors
Retro-reflective vehicle markings
Brake hoses
Rearview mirrors
Interior trimming materials
Door lock and door retention components
Fuel tanks
Seat and Seat Headrests
Rearview mirror products
Odometers
Vehicle/Motorcycle external lighting and signaling products (headlamp, turn-signal, position lamp, stop lamp, clearance lamp, fog lamp, reversing lamp, parking lamp, side marker lamp, lighting equipment for license plate);
22. Toy Products (total 6 subcategories)
Children cars, including children bicycles, tricycles, perambulators, baby walking frames, etc.
Electric toys
Plastic toys
Metal toys
Catapulting toys
PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN CCC
1. Initial Consultation
At first, if you are interested for CCC application, explain what kind of product you have, what’s your product model and specifications, product sample and description. If you can provide us some pictures of the product, it would be very helpful for us. After we receive the information about your product, we will provide you the best certification plan, the requirements for the application documents and blueprints, and the estimated initial related expense. We will send you some documents like Application Form, Agency Authorization Notification to fill in. 2. Application
When we receive the Application Form and the Agency Authorization Notification signed and returned by you, our associate will create a case number and begin to process your application. We will also work out the Certification Agency Agreement to clarify the certification business terms and conditions and the responsibilities of each other. Meanwhile, you may prepare other materials and documents as required. 3. Agreement Signing
When you sign and return the Certification Agency Agreement to us, you may need to pay the cost indicated in the terms of the agreement as well. After we receive the signed agreement and the payment from you, our associate will assign a specialist to take care your case and contact with appropriate lab and engineers. 4. Technical Support (Optional)
According to your request, our specialist will explain the standards and safety requirement related to your product, arrange test of real situation and structure pretest, translate the Chinese documents into English, and so on. The cost of technical supports may vary on the real situations. 5. Preparation for Test Submission
Our specialist will send you the feedback from the certification organization in time, and notify you any product sample requirement and cost required by test or retest, and all documents from the certification organization required to be signed by you, like application form of certification organization, structural parameters list, tracing service agreement, etc. You should prepare well the product sample and the document materials, and send to us. 6. Test submission
Our specialist will turn in your product sample, document materials and payment to the corresponding certification organization or lab, and keep tracing the procedures of the case, send the feedback about test information to you until the case is closed. 7. Retest
If test comes out some rejection, you may need to rectify and improve the product sample and resend the sample to do the retest. Or, you can cancel this case, and reapply when it's mature enough. We can provide opinions to help you for rectification and improvement. 8. Initial Factory Examination or Inspection before certificate issuance
After your case begun, the certification organization or designated inspection organization will come to your factory to do the initial factory examination or inspection before certificate issuance, to investigate the factory test and manufacturing procedures qualifying the requirements or not. To pass this examination or inspection is the prerequisite for you to achieve the certificate. 9. Follow-up services (Optional)
After the certification case is close, we can provide a series of annual services based on your requirement, like certificate mark purchase, translation of incoming, outgoing mails and documents, payment service, revised pages replacement, application change, etc.
