Often, in order to simplify their task and not delve into the specifics of going through the mandatory compliance procedures, product manufacturers resort to the services of organizations that promise to register declarations of conformity as soon as possible and without much effort on the part of the manufacturer.
Representatives of the miracle organizations, you cannot name them otherwise, for a moderate fee from their point of view, offered to register the declaration of conformity of the Eurasian Economic Union without testing.
So, for example, a number of Belarusian furniture manufacturers decided to use the services of such organizations, and I must say that their number has exceeded 30.
The calculation was simple, analyzing the register of issued certificates of conformity and registered declarations of conformity of the Eurasian Economic Union, furniture manufacturers were selected whose declaration of conformity expired. The applicants of the declarations were convinced that having carried out the tests once 5 ... 7 years ago, when the previous declarations were registered, the test reports could be used indefinitely. And nothing that during this time they managed to introduce new standards for furniture products, the assortment of products changed, the main thing is that you can save on the necessary tests.
A tempting prospect, especially during a pandemic, isn't it?
And many manufacturers have been fooled by the proposed gimmicks. The task of the organizations was only to take the existing test reports from previous declarations and register new ones in the electronic registration system, bypassing the expert auditor. And it should be noted that not a small fee was charged for the service, incommensurate with the work rendered.
However, the lack of production control, testing of furniture for safety indicators puts furniture manufacturers in unequal conditions, and most importantly, products that have not passed the conformity confirmation procedure do not ensure the absence of an unacceptable risk to the life and health of the consumer.
According to the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus, the applicant is responsible for the formation and analysis of evidentiary materials and the adoption of a declaration of conformity. And as practice has shown, organizations that beckon with beautiful slogans to register documents on conformity assessment quickly and without much hassle, conclude contracts in such a way that in essence they are not responsible for anything.
The inspectorates of Gosstandart are taking measures on an ongoing basis to identify such facts, to prevent the release into circulation of products that have not passed the conformity confirmation procedure, and the perpetrators are brought to administrative responsibility.
Considering that, in accordance with part 3 of Article 24.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, on January 6, 2021 No. 91-З, the adoption of a declaration in the event that it contains incomplete or inaccurate information, or in the absence of the necessary evidence that served as the basis for its adoption, or with violation of the requirements for the composition of the necessary evidentiary materials, or on the basis of deliberately inaccurate evidentiary materials - entails the imposition of a fine in the amount of an individual entrepreneur - up to one hundred percent of the value of the products released into circulation, and if it is impossible to establish it - up to three hundred base units, and on a legal entity - up to one hundred percent of the value of the products released into circulation, and if it is impossible to establish it - up to five hundred base values.
It is worth thinking about the economic efficiency of registering declarations of conformity in one day and whether it is worth seeking services from an organization with bright and tempting slogans or contacting a competent certification body that has proven itself over many years of work in this area.