Assessment Procedures The Modules

The objecCive of a conformity assessment procedure is to give users, consumers, and authorities assurance that products conform to the various requirements as expressed in the directives  

Conformity assessment can be subdivided into modules to control the design phase or the production phase in certain cases these two functions are inseparable (e.g., modules A, G, and H)  

A product should undeigo a control in both phases before being placed on the market if the results are positive  

The directives shall set out the range of possible choices which can be considered which may be considered by the Council to give the authorities the acceptable level of safety they seek for a given product or product sector  

In setting the range of choices open to the manufacturer, the directives will take into consideration, such issues as the appropriateness of the modules to the type of products, the nature of risks involved, the existence or non-existence of third parties, the types and importance of production, etc.  

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