ASTM E1904-99

Guide for General Criteria for a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (Withdrawn 2004)

SCOPE
1.1 This guide specifies general criteria for a supplier's declaration of conformity in cases where it is desirable, or necessary, that conformity of a product, process or service, to normative documents be indicated, irrespective of the sector involved. The supplier then may declare under the supplier's responsibility the conformity to normative documents.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide specifies general criteria for a supplier's declaration of conformity in cases where it is desirable, or necessary, that conformity of a product, process, or service, to normative documents be indicated, irrespective of the sector involved. The supplier then may declare under the supplier's responsibility the conformity to normative documents.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E36 on Conformity Assessment, this guide was withdrawn in May 2004 due to lack of interest and support for continued use.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-1999
• Withdrawal Date: 13-Jun-2004
• ICS: 03.120.20 - Product and company certification. Conformity assessment
• Technical Committee: E36 - Accreditation & Certification
• Drafting Committee: E36.20 - Certification/Registration Bodies

Standards Content (Sample)

An American National Standard
Designation: E 1904 – 99
Guide for
General Criteria for a Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1904; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This guide has been prepared by Committee E-36 following the ASTM balloting procedures. This
guide is based upon ISO/IEC Guide 22 (1996) basically unchanged and in its entirety including the
paragraph numbering. Deviations from the usualASTM format are due to an effort to have this guide
parallel ISO/IEC Guide 22 (1996). The 1996 version of ISO/IEC Guide 22 replaced the previous
edition published in 1982 and included numerous improvements. This standard replaces ANSI Z34.2
Self–Certification by Producer or Supplier.
1. Scope 3.1.1 assurance of conformity, n—activity resulting in a
statement giving confidence that a product, process or service
1.1 This guide specifies general criteria for a supplier’s
fulfills specified requirements.
declaration of conformity in cases where it is desirable, or
3.1.1.1 Discussion—For a product, the statement may be in
necessary, that conformity of a product, process or service, to
the form of a document, a label or other equivalent means. It
normative documents be indicated, irrespective of the sector
also may be printed in or applied on a communication, a
involved. The supplier then may declare under the supplier’s
catalog, an invoice, a user instruction manual, etc., relating to
responsibility the conformity to normative documents.
the product.
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.2 normative document, n—document that provides
rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results.
2.1 ISO/IEC Standards:
3.1.2.1 Discussion—The term normative document is a
ISO/IEC Guide 2 (1996), Standardization and Related Ac-
generic term that covers such documents as standards, techni-
tivities–General Vocabulary
cal specifications, codes of practice, and regulations. A docu-
ISO/IEC Guide 22 (1996), General Criteria for Supplier’s
ment is to be understood as any medium with information
Declaration
recorded on or in it. The terms for different kinds of normative
2.2 ANSI Standard:
documents are defined considering the document and its
ANSI Z34.2 Self-Certification by Producer or Supplier
content as a single entity.
3. Terminology
3.1.3 standard, n—document, established by consensus and
approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and
3.1 Definitions—For the purpose of this guide, the follow-
repeated use, rules, guidelines, or characteristics for activities
ing definitions, which are contained in ISO/IEC Guide 2
or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum
(1996), apply except for the additional discussion added to 3.4.
degree of order in a given context.
3.1.3.1 Discussion—Standards should be based on the con-
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-36 on Conformity
solidation results of science, technology and experience, and
Assessment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E36.20 on
aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits.
Certification/Registration Bodies.
3.1.4 supplier’s declaration, n—procedure by which a sup-
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1999. Published November 1999. Originally
published as E1904–97. Last previous edition E 1904–97 plier gives written assurance that a product, process, or service
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conforms to specified requirements.
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E1904–99
3.1.4.1 Discussion—The supplier is the party that supplies 5.2 The declaration shall be based on testing or assessment
the product, process, or service and may be a manufacturer, by a first, second, or third party.
distributor, importer, assembler, service organization, etc. In
5.3 The supplier has the option of indicating in the decla-
order to avoid any confusion, the expression self-certification
ration, for example, whether an accredited laboratory or other
should not be used.
conformityassessmentactivitiesorprograms,oracombination
thereof, have been involved or whether any certificates, marks,
4. Objective of the Declaration
or registrations have been obtained.
4.1 The objective of the declaration is to give assurance that
theproduct,process,orserviceconcernedisinconformitywith
those normative documents to which the declaration refers and
to make clear who is responsible for that conformity.
5. General Requirements
5.1 The supplier shall be responsible for the characteristics
of the products, processes, or services covered by the norma-
tive documents to which the declaration refers.
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