IRAM was founded in 1935, it was OAA (Argentina Accreditation Organization - Argentina Accreditation Organization) approved by the electronics product certification bodies, is approved by the government compulsory certification product certification bodies.
IRAM
On January 7, 2005, the Argentine government passed two new resolution 197/2004 and 198/2004:
IRAM Safety Mark
Argentina IRAM Safety Mark is mandatory (exempt products except) certification marks.
Argentina in 1998 by a Resolution of 92/98 (Resolution 92/98) to establish certification system to be mandatory, since December 31, 2002, the products shall be subject to the control of the Argentina Accreditation Organization (OAA) approved by the certification body assessment is in line with the relevant standards.
Safety requirements
197/2004 the agreement provides for 50-1000 VAC input voltage on communication, or dc 50-1500 VDC within the scope of the electrical electronics, toys, personal protective products, elevator, lighters, children's bicycle, construction materials equipment implementation S - Mark compulsory certification. Product must conform to the IRAM or IEC standard protocol requirements. IRAM primarily based on international standard (IEC and ISO).
Manufacturer can be in accord with standard of the additional Argentina's mark in the product, product assessment is based on IEC standard difference or Argentina since Argentina and execution. In fact, IRAM standard has been adopted by most of the IEC standards.
Resolution 92/98 of several stages, since December 1, 2003, gradually set a mandatory safety requirements for different types of products.
Certification is introduced
In order to ensure the security of the public use of electric equipment, Argentina requires public sales of electrical products must meet the requirements of the corresponding provisions. Argentina's resolution was promulgated on February 16, 1998, began to set up compulsory certification system to make the electrical product that sells on the market in Argentina meet minimum safety requirements. The implementation of the system is divided into three stages:
The first stage
Conformity Certificate (Certificate of Conformity) this phase of the certification is similar to the European CE certification. All electrical appliances into the Argentina market need to have a certificate of conformity, that is, we usually say that the CE certificate.
The second stage
Type Approval (Type Approval) products should be after the IRAM approved lab for testing for Type Approval certificate issued by its. Type approval only for safety test, no need factory audit, but cannot use any product safety certification mark.
The third stage
Product Certification, Product Certification) at this stage all the Product that sells on the market in Argentina must obtain national Certification marks. Certified products can use "S" logo. Argentina certification to the third stage, transitional stage, namely, product certification, type approval certificate in Argentina is still acceptable. But in 2001 ~ 2002, the products will be completed gradually transition to the authentication phase.
The certification process
1. Manufacturers related laboratory (the lab) put forward the preliminary application of oral or written.
2. Fill in application form and submit the application form, product manuals and technical documents to experiment also require the applicant to provide a prototype).
3. Laboratory inspection standard and inspection items and quotation.
4. The applicant confirm quotation and sample and the related technical documents sent to the laboratory.
5. The applicant to provide technical documents.
6. Lab charge notice to the applicant, the applicant certification fee according to the charge notice requirement.
7. Lab for product testing and technical documents for review.
8. Technical documents review include:
1) if the file is perfect
2) if the file according to the official written language (English, German or French).
9. If the technical documents not perfect or not using language, lab will inform the applicant to improve.
10. If the test is unqualified, laboratory will timely the applicant at the same time, allow the applicant to improve the product. So, specify the test. The applicant to the original application data changes in time, in order to reflect the actual situation of the changed.
11. The laboratory to provide test report to the applicant or the technical documentation and IRAM certificate