prEN 15267-1

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2021
Kakovost zraka - Ocenjevanje opreme za monitoring kakovosti zraka - 1. del:
Splošna načela certificiranja
Air quality - Assessment of air quality monitoring equipment - Part 1: General principles
of certification
Luftbeschaffenheit - Beurteilung von Einrichtungen zur Überwachung der
Luftbeschaffenheit - Teil 1: Grundlagen der Zertifizierung
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15267-1
ICS:
03.120.20 Certificiranje proizvodov in Product and company
podjetij. Ugotavljanje certification. Conformity
skladnosti assessment
13.040.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi s Other standards related to air
kakovostjo zraka quality
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2021
ICS 13.040.99 Will supersede EN 15267-1:2009
English Version
Air quality - Assessment of air quality monitoring
equipment - Part 1: General principles of certification
Luftbeschaffenheit - Beurteilung von Einrichtungen zur
Überwachung der Luftbeschaffenheit - Teil 1:
Grundlagen der Zertifizierung
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 264.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General requirements . 7
4.1 Legal and contractual matters . 7
4.2 Management of impartiality . 8
4.3 Liability and financing . 8
4.4 Non-discriminatory conditions . 8
4.5 Confidentiality . 8
4.6 Publicly available information . 8
5 Structural requirements . 8
5.1 Organizational structure and top management . 8
5.2 Mechanism for safeguarding impartiality . 8
6 Resource requirements . 9
6.1 Certification body personnel . 9
6.2 Resources for evaluation . 9
7 Process requirements . 9
7.1 General . 9
7.2 Application . 13
7.3 Application review . 14
7.4 Evaluation . 14
7.5 Review . 14
7.6 Certification decision . 14
7.7 Certification documentation . 14
7.8 Directory of certified products . 15
7.9 Surveillance . 15
7.10 Changes affecting certification . 15
7.11 Termination, reduction, suspension or withdrawal of certification . 15
7.12 Records . 15
7.13 Complaints and appeals . 15
8 Management system requirements . 16
Annex A (informative) Application and assessment processes . 17
Annex B (informative) Example certificate template. 18
Bibliography . 20
European foreword
This document (prEN 15267-1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 264 “Air
quality”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15267-1:2009.
The main changes with respect to the previous edition are listed below:
a) The title of the revised EN 15267 series has been clarified to avoid the impression that all parts deal
with the certification of automated measuring systems. The title has been generalized so that
specifically Part 1 and Part 2 are also applicable to other air quality monitoring equipment.
b) The title of revised EN 15267-1 has been clarified to make it clear that only Part 1 deals with the basic
principles of the certification of air quality monitoring equipment.
c) The revised EN15267-1 is based on EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and is identically structured. It provides
guidance on the application of EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 to the certification of AQME for monitoring
ambient air quality and emissions from stationary sources. It supplements EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012
by providing clarification and additional information. However, it does not re-state all the provisions
of EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and users are reminded of the need to comply with all of the relevant
criteria detailed in EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012.
d) The basic contents of EN 15267-1:2009 were largely adopted, updated and inserted into the
structure of EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012.
e) The term “competent body” has been deleted and replaced throughout the text by the term
“certification body”.
This document is Part 1 of a series of European Standards:
— EN 15267-1, Air quality — Assessment of air quality monitoring equipment — Part 1: General
principles of certification
— EN 15267-2, Air quality — Assessment of air quality monitoring equipment — Part 2: Initial assessment
of the manufacturer’s quality management system and post certification surveillance for the
manufacturing process
— EN 15267-3, Air quality — Assessment of air quality monitoring equipment — Part 3: Performance
criteria and test procedures for stationary automated measuring systems for continuous monitoring of
emissions from stationary sources
— EN 15267-4, Air quality — Assessment of air quality monitoring equipment — Part 4: Performance
criteria and test procedures for portable automated measuring systems for periodic measurements of
emissions from stationary sources
Introduction
The assessment of air quality monitoring equipment (AQME) supports the requirements of certain
Directives of the European Union (EU), which require, either directly or indirectly, that this equipment
complies with performance criteria, maximum permissible measurement uncertainties and test
requirements. These Directives include the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (IED),
Directive (EU) 2015/2193 on medium combustion plants and the Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air
quality and cleaner air for Europe.
The assessment of AQME consists of the following sequential stages:
a) performance test;
b) initial assessment of the manufacturer’s quality management system (QMS);
c) certification;
d) surveillance for the manufacturing process.
This document is based on EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and defines common procedures and requirements
for the certification of AQME to facilitate mutual recognition and thereby minimize administrative and
cost burdens on manufacturers seeking certification in multiple member states. It also describes the roles
and responsibilities of manufacturers, testing laboratories and certification bodies.
EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 specifies general criteria that a certification body operating product certification
shall follow if it is to be recognized at a national or European level as competent and reliable in the
operation of a product certification system, irrespective of the sector involved. It is intended for the use
of accreditation bodies concerned with recognizing the competence of certification bodies.
EN ISO/IEC 17065 recognizes that these general criteria may have to be supplemented when applied to
a particular sector. This document provides guidance on the application of EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 to
the certification of AQME for monitoring ambient air quality and emissions from stationary sources. This
document supplements EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 by providing clarification and additional information.
However, it does not re-state all the provisions of EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and users are reminded of the
need to comply with all of the relevant criteria detailed in EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012.
Assessment and the included certification of AQME form the basis for the legal approval of this
equipment. However, this document does not define the process for the legal approval of AQME. The
responsibility for approving automated measuring systems (AMS) for monitoring ambient air quality
under Directive 2008/50/EC lies with the national competent authority or a body designated by the EU
member state. No explicit requirement for approving automated measuring systems (AMS) and data
acquisition and handling systems (DAHS) for monitoring emissions from stationary sources is defined in
the relevant EU Directives, although the competent authorities in some EU member states have such
arrangements in place. Additionally, the IED and its implementing measures (BAT Conclusions Decision
Documents) prescribe the use of European Standards for monitoring, whilst approval schemes are a
means for both suppliers and users of AQME to demonstrate compliance with the requirement of
applicable European Standards.
In some EU member states the competent authority delegates the responsibility
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