In order to make consumers can more clearly understand the purchase will be marked on product Certification marks, and to reduce the financial burden of product manufacturers a variety of Certification fees, south Korea technology standard institute (katz) announced on August 20, 2008, will begin on January 1, 2009 new KC Certification system (Chesapeake Certification) Certification. The plan since July 2009, the ministry of knowledge economy first, at the end of 2010 is expected to expand to all departments.

KC marks the implementation of the plan is as follows:

In December 2008, execute to modify and under the basic law of the national standards;

In July 2009, the ministry of knowledge economy began to implement and adopt the national unification KC mark;

From January 2009 to December 2010: fixed standard authentication related laws;

In January 2011, KC logo applied to all certification.

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KC Mark Certification Products List (KC Certification product catalog) according to the Korea electrical appliance safety administration law regulation, since January 1, 2009 electrical product safety Certification is divided into compulsory Certification and self-discipline (voluntary) Certification.

Compulsory certification refers to: belong to all the electronic product must achieve in the mandatory product KC Mark certification can be on the market in South Korea. After a year need to accept factory inspection and product sampling test.

Self-discipline (voluntary) certification refers to: voluntary products all of the electronic product test certificate, do not need to accept factory audit. The certificate is valid for five years.

To apply for

Apply for KC Mark certification need to submit technical data

In order to get the KC Mark certification product manufacturers need to apply to EST certification institution for electric and electronic product safety certification. Manufacturers here refers to the direct production products factory.

When the same type products by different factories, factories are required to apply for alone KC Mark certification, because the factory name is different.

Apply for KC Mark certification need to submit technical data

1, safety certification Application (Application Form)

2, Product Manuals (Korean Version) the Product descriptions (or the User 's Manuals) : Korean Version

3, spare parts List (List of critical components)

4, insulating material directory (designated products)

5, Circuit Diagram (Circuit Diagram)

6, agency authorization (through a proxy application) (Letter of authorization)

7, Marking Label (Marking Label)

8, factory questionnaire (Questionaire)

9, Transformer detailed Specification (Specification of the Transformer)

10, preparing sample (sample quantity depends on the product category) (Products)

Voltage within a 50 v to 1000 v electrical appliances have to do certification, KC certification program will be on January 1, 2009 to all electronic and electrical products mandatory use KC logo, will the new KC mark to replace the original EK mark

KC certification need to submit documents

Enterprise if you need to apply for the KC logo, must first to south Korea Electrical Testing Institute (Chesapeake Electrical Testing Institute, KETI) or south Korean industry technical Testing Institute (Chesapeake Testing that KTL). If a product manufactured by several independent factories, although the product is the same model, several factories should obtain certification marks at the same time. Overseas manufacturers can apply directly or authorize of South Korea's local agencies and apply on behalf of the manufacturer.

New products apply for KC certification need to submit the following documents

Electrical appliances safety certification requisition (mandatory product);

Electrical appliances self-discipline safety confirmation application form and electrical appliances self-discipline security statement (self-discipline products);

1) directly affect the safety of spare parts list;

2) electrical circuit diagram;

(3) transformer detailed specification for related products);

4) insulation materials directory (temperature, pressure characteristics and flame resistance level, etc.);

5) certificate of products (including Korean product certificate);

6) tags;

Documents (7) authorized agent for the mandatory product when required; Products for self-discipline required) when the application to the agent;

8) questionnaire (mandatory product).

Factory audit

(1) the factory audit for the first time

KETI after receiving application for product certification, the need for the first time to the factory, the factory inspection to the factory's quality control system carries on the preliminary evaluation. According to south Korean security certification to the relevant provisions of the relevant laws and KETI, factory should have the following documented procedure or regulation, the content should be adapted to factory quality management and quality control:

1) product change control procedures (example: after approved by the certification body certification product change declaration, shall be in strict accordance with the approved changes to the content of formulate corresponding technical documents concurrency in related departments, to correctly implement certification product changes. Changes without approval, cannot exert on the change of product certification marks.) ;

2) documents and data control procedure;

3) quality record control procedures (replenish onr's stock, routine and operation inspection records kept for at least 3 years);

4) regular inspection and confirmation procedures;

5) the nonconforming product control procedures;

6) of the key components and materials inspection or verification procedures;

7) internal quality audit program;

8) process work instructions, inspection standards, equipment operating procedures, management system and procedures, the factory shall maintain at least including quality records, to confirm the factory do the inspection of all production and production test, quality records shall be real and effective;

9) product routine inspection and confirm the inspection records; Key components and materials incoming inspection/verification record and certificate provided by the supplier:

1) inspection and testing equipment calibration or verification of records on a regular basis;

(2) regular verification and validation (run) inspection records;

(3) safety equipment on the production line (workshop) daily inspection records;

(4) the nonconforming (replenish onr's stock, routine, and running) disposal records;

(5) internal audit records;

6. The record of the corrective actions for customer complaints;

All landowners to run test unqualified corrective records;

(2) the annual factory audit
) a year, after the certificate, certification institution to the factory to track an annual review, the purpose is to review the consistency of the factory quality control system, whether can continue to meet safety standards. The annual factory audit is divided into two parts:

1) on the content related to the quality documents, quality record, production site of view, the basic requirement and content and examination for the first time.

2) need to make sure all the KC logo authorized factory product consistency. According to the product of the certificate of authorization sheet (key components list), the authentication products of key components, materials, circuit, structure and so on carries on the confirmation, look to whether consistent.

(3) the sampling inspection

Included in the KC logo compulsory certification within the scope of products a total of 216 until now, South Korea safety laws for all kinds of products every year sampling, so each product sampling once a year. Sampling approach is: by factory inspector in the annual review, field have production or have inventory, the examiner seal sample, factory will sample sent to the designated place within three months; Factory audit when there is no production or inventory, the factory must be in 6 months will specify the sample sent to the designated place.

KC certification marks

(1) the KC mark information content

KC mark content mainly includes the following information:

With KETI authentication code safety certification marks;

The product name; Model name; Rated input; The manufacturer name; Double insulation logo;

Rated input time (in the case of a product for a short input); Production date (year, month, day or production batch number);

South Korea's service telephone, address; EMI or EMI/EMS logo (can choose, if there is enough time to apply for sign) are recommended.

(2) the KC logo

KC certification marks (as shown in figure 2) should be: according to the product size;

Easy to identify on product or containers and packaging, such as printing or engraving is not easy to fall off the method;

And the KC certification cover, marking the KC certification number;

For the particulars of safety standards should be listed in Korean or English;

Should be black.

(3) the KC certification number

KC certification number by the difference between safety certification institution code number, product classification, manufacturing firms, etc, to "S (Z) W 09, 999-8001" (as shown in figure 3), for example, among them:

(1) the "S" (Z) : the difference between safety certification institution code (S: mandatory; Z: self-discipline safety confirmation);

(2) the "W" : electrical appliances manufacturer area code (domestic: A ~ Q; Asia: U; America: V. Europe: W; In the Middle East: X; Africa: Y; Other: Z);

(3) "09" : electrical appliances category;

(4) "999" : in the same area/manufacturing factory of the same product category number;

(5) "eight" : the end of the year a number (such as: 2000 of 0200 for eight years, eight);

6 "001" : in the same factory/basic model of the number of the same product category.