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CB Certification

The CB Scheme was created by the IECEE (International Electrotechnical Commission for Electrical Equipment) to enable faster, simpler access to markets worldwide.

Participating in the CB Scheme can eliminate time, cost, and complexity from your international compliance certifications.

CB Scheme Background   The IECEE’s CB Scheme is an international program for the exchange and acceptance of product safety test results among participating laboratories and certification organizations around the world. Most electrical and electronic equipment must have product safety registration or certification for each country in which it is offered for sale. Historically, obtaining the necessary national product certifications has been difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. This is no longer true. The CB Scheme is a convenient process for mutual recognition of test results between participating countries, normally without the need for additional testing. The CB Scheme offers manufacturers a simplified way of obtaining multiple national safety certifications for their products — providing entry into over 40 countries. They include:

Argentina France Mexico Slovenia Australia Germany Netherlands South Africa Austria Greece New Zealand Spain Belarus Hungary Norway Sweden Belgium India Poland Switzerland Brazil Ireland Portugal Thailand Canada Israel Romania Turkey China Italy Russian Federation Ukraine Czech Republic Japan Serbia and Montenegro United Kingdom Denmark Republic of Korea Singapore USA Finland Malaysia Slovakia

Benefits of the CB Scheme By significantly reducing duplicate testing for multiple markets, the CB Scheme provides substantial advantages: >> Speed: Accelerated international product acceptance – faster product movement from factory to market >> Efficiency: CB Scheme rules stipulate handling of applications on a priority basis >> Savings: Significantly reduced workload, reduced testing, and fewer product samples subjected to possible damage or destruction >> Convenience: One-stop complete local testing for worldwide safety complianceHow the CB Scheme works International acceptance of electrical and electronic equipment product safety test results is the basis of the CB Scheme. Upon successful completion of testing, a CB Test Certificate and a corresponding CB Test Report is issued for the product. Together these two documents become the passport with which a manufacturer is able to apply for national certifications from any National Certification Body in any of the participating countries, usually without additional testing. However, in most countries, factory inspection is required as a prerequisite for obtaining national certification/approval. Throughout our global network, Notify Bodies provides three National Certification Bodies (NCB) for the CB Scheme process, and numerous CB Testing Laboratories (CBTL). With a CB Test Report from CBTL and a corresponding CB Certificate from an NCB, you may obtain multiple national safety certifications for your products. To obtain a national certification without additional testing, you must submit your CB Certificate and Test Report to an NCB in a participating CB Scheme country. CB-Full Certification Scheme (CB-FCS) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) announced the introduction of the CB-Full Certification Scheme (CB-FCS), coining it "the world's first truly international certification system" to facilitate global market acceptance. The CB-FCS offers improvements over the current CB certification system through its use of a multilateral agreement (MLA). Learn more about the CB-Full Certification Scheme today.