Inspections & audits

LCIE Bureau Veritas checks the compliance of electrical and electronic products with the current regulatory requirements.

LCIE Bureau Veritas is conducting audits/inspections for its own behalf and also for more than 20 foreign bodies.

Inspections and audits within the frame of the certification marks (NF, GS, ENEC,...)

Our services

• Preliminary audits/inspections (qualification) performed within the frame of the certification marks
• Audits/Inspections of the production follow-up performed within the frame of the certification marks
• Inspections before loading
• Inspections within the frame of the HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management)

The audits/inspections reports edited by LCIE Bureau Veritas are acknowledged by the bodies who have signed the mutual agreements for the delivery or the follow-up of other foreign certifications. These agreements can be multilateral agreements (CCA : CENELEC Certification Agreement) or bilateral (examples of bilateral agreements ratified with: JET for Japan - KTL, ERI, KETI for Korea, IRAM for Argentina, STQC for India, EAC for Russia....)

Audits performed in the manufacturers' laboratories according to ISO 17025 Standard

• SMT Audits (Witness Manufacturer Testing)
• TMP Audits (Test on Manufacturer's Premises)
• WMT Audits (Witness Manufacturer Testing)

By contract, the LCIE Bureau Veritas can use the manufacturers’ laboratories to perform tests for which they are certified.

• SMT Laboratories : The tests are partially overseen by the staff of the LCIE Bureau Veritas and are performed by the manufacturer’s laboratory staff, using their own testing means.
• WMT Laboratories : The tests are 100% supervised by the staff of the LCIE Bureau Veritas and are performed by the manufacturer’s laboratory staff, using their own testing means.
• TMP Laboratories : The tests are performed by the staff of the LCIE Bureau Veritas using the testing means of the manufacturer’s testing lab or using LCIE Bureau Veritas testing means.

Inspections & Audits upon clients' specifications

• The manufacturers  
• The distributors & importers
• The end-user clients