Use of certification & Trademark

Rules & regulations for using certificate and certification marking

I-O-16 VER 01

CE and Ex Markings

‘CE marking’ means a marking by which the manufacturer indicates that the product is in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Union harmonization legislation providing for its affixing.

Requirements of Article 30 (General principles of the CE marking) and annex II of REGULATION (EC) No 765/2008, shall be observed.

For products that have obtained the Certification from NOBEL CERT, the CLIENT must draw up a specific declaration of conformity and attach the CE marking, where requested and according to the requirements of the ATEX Directive.

The affixing of marks or inscriptions on the products which could be confused with the CE marking is forbidden.

The Client must unequivocally distinguish its products bearing the CE marking from those not bearing it.

The CE marking can be affixed to the products only after having positively passed the conformity assessment procedure of

EU Type examination (module B / annex III) and Production or Product quality assurance (module D or E / annex IV or VII)
Unit verification (module G / annex IX)

and after having successfully completed one of the conformity assessment procedures referred to the production stage provided for by article No.13 of ATEX Directive.

Considering the above, the client must:

draw up the appropriate declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking in the case of “equipment”, “protection systems” and the devices referred to in Article 1, paragraph 1 b of the ATEX directive, according to the methods provided for by Article 16 of the Directive itself;

draw up a written certificate of conformity without affixing the CE marking in the case of “components”, as provided for in Article 13, paragraph 3 of the Directive

The use of EU Type Examination Certificate is under the sole responsibility of the client.

The reproduction of the Type Examination Certificate shall be permitted only in its entirety and shall be used only with specific reference to the verified type.

The client shall ensure that products, other than components, which they have placed on the market bear the specific marking of explosion protection and, where applicable, the other markings and information referred to in point 1.0.5 of annex II of ATEX directive.

Point 1.0.5 of annex II of 2014/34/EU directive

1.0.5 Marking

All equipment and protective systems must be marked legibly and indelibly with the following minimum particulars:

name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and address of the manufacturer,
CE marking (see Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008),
designation of series or type,
batch or serial number, if any,
year of construction,
the specific marking of explosion protection (Hexagon arm ), followed by the symbol of the equipment-group and category,
for equipment-group II, the letter ‘G’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists),

and/or

the letter ‘D’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by dust).

Furthermore, where necessary, they must also be marked with all information essential to their safe use.

The requirements of Article 16 (Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking and other markings) of ATEX directive shall be applied, with below details:

1.The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the product or to its data plate. Where that is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the product, it shall be affixed to the packaging and to the accompanying documents.

2. The CE marking shall be affixed before the product is placed on the market.

3. The CE marking shall be followed by the identification number of the notified body, where that body is involved in the production control phase. The identification number of the notified body shall be affixed by the body itself or, under its instructions, by the manufacturer or his authorised representative.

Note: Except components, the manufacturer shall affix the CE marking and the latter’s identification number of NOBEL CERT to each individual product that is in conformity with the type described in the EU-type examination certificate under the responsibility of NOBEL CERT as issuing notified bodyof the relevant ATEX certificate, and satisfies the applicable requirements of this directive.

4. The CE marking and, where applicable, the identification number of the notified body shall be followed by the specific marking of explosion protection (Hexagon mark), the symbols of the equipment-group and category and, where applicable, the other markings and information referred to in point 1.0.5 of Annex II.

5. The CE marking and the markings, symbols and information referred to in paragraph 4, and, where applicable, the identification number of the notified body, may be followed by any other mark indicating a special risk or use. Products that are designed for a particular explosive atmosphere shall be marked accordingly.

NOBEL CERT arm and trademark

the use of the NOBEL CERT arm (logo) is not authorized for the certified clients and therefore they are permitted to use only the NOBEL CERT registered trademark as shown in below.

The use of the NOBEL CERT trademark allows the certified organization to demonstrate to the market and the community that the organization and its certified product has satisfied the certification requirements of NOBEL CERT.

The use of the NOBEL CERT trademark is solely granted to the organizations which their products and relevant quality assurance system already have been certified.

The use of the NOBEL CERT trademark refers to ONLY the products or production process which are subjected to verifications and certifications issued by NOBEL CERT.

The use of NOBEL CERT trademark is limited to the period of validity given in the issued certificate.

If the certificate is suspended or withdrawn, the certified client must immediately cease to use the NOBEL CERT trademark and the certificate itself.

The right to use the NOBEL CERT trademark cannot be transferred to third parties by the certified client.

The NOBEL CERT trademark could be supplied on computer media in the JPG or PNG templates.

The shape, color and content of NOBE CERT trademark, cannot be falsified and/or modified in any way.

NOBEL CERT is entitled to carry out verification actions in order to check the correct use of trademark in any time and for this purpose, NOBEL CERT may require the client to present necessary documentation such as its published catalogues, product packaging, letterheads, business cards and so on.

The refusal of above obligation by the certified client will result termination of the contract by NOBEL CERT.

Logo (arm) of NOBEL CERTIFICATION Italia

The right of use of NOBEL CERT logo belongs solely to NOBEL CERTIFICATION Italia.

Trademark of NOBEL CERTIFICATION Italia

The right of use of NOBEL CERT maybe granted to the certified clients subjected to observing the requirements of this regulation.

the below trademark has been registered in Ferrara (Italy) chamber of commerce and its originality and validity could be traced via UIBM system for registered brands under Italian ministry of Enterprise and made-in-italy.

Permitted fonts and ratio of sizes for the trademark of NOBEL CERT

allowed font and size ratio for the letter "C" : only "Bahnschrift SemiLight" and the size shall be 10% greater than the part of "onform".

allowed font for the letters "onform": only "Aptos" and the size dshall be 10% smaller than the part "C"

the part "Ex" shall be used exactly similar to the style above.

the colors of "C" and "Ex" parts shall be dark orange and the same and similar to what is shown above.

the color of the part "onform", shall be navy blue, as shown above.

Where can the NOBEL CERT trademark be placed?

on the certified product or its packing;
datasheet and or catalog of certified product;
in the part of the certified client website which is related to certified product.

Where is it not allowed to place the NOBEL CERT trademark?

Marketing campaigns, newsletters and press releases;
Websites not directly related to the product;
Business cards;
Corporate gadgets;
Company vehicles;
Within the mails;
Test, calibration or inspection reports or certificates;
Plans, technical reports, training certificates and drawings;
Company letterhead, stationery, envelopes or other material not referring to the products.

Use of certification

The use of certification issued by NOBEL CERT is strictly reserved to the CLIENT and it is not transferable, without prejudice to cases of sell-off, transformation, merger, split, transfer of the company or a branch of the company involved. failure to observe this term can cause the certificate to be suspended or withdrawn.

The CLIENT must also forward to NOBEL CERT a written request for maintenance of the certificate in the cases which it has modified its organizational structure together with a copy of the relevant certificate of registration, if these are considered necessary.

NOBEL CERT assesses the need to carry out additional verification activities and the cost of which is borne by the CLIENT, upon acceptance of a quotation from NOBEL CERT.

The transfer of the certificate is dependent on the positive result of the assessments carried out, as well as payment of the balance of all the amounts due by the transferor of the certification.

for using certificate or making reference to certification in communication media such as documents, brochures, website or other types of advertising, the client shall observe below requirements:

in addition to the issued certificate for moduls B or G, the quality assurance of product (module D) or production process (module E) of the client must be certified too.
the use of certificate or referencing to certification status is allowed only during its validity period and is not allowed when the certificate validity is suspended, withdrawn or expired.
the right of using certificate or referencing to certification status is granted only to certified client solely and the certified client is not allowed to entrust it to the other entities or persons.
the client is allowed to use the image of certificates only in the form of copy and is not allowed to perform any change in the content of the certificates.
the certified product(s), relevant model(s), marking(s), protection type(s), conditions of use, installation and limitations must be introduced exactly similar to what is indicated in the certificate without eliminating or modifying any part and without involving any interpretation of the certificate holder.
the use of certificate or referencing to it is not allowed for the models of the certified product type which are similar to the certified models but have not been clearly indicated in the certificate.
when the certificate scope is reduced, the client must apply the reduction in all of relevant advertising metrial and communications.
when the certificate validity is suspended, withdrawn or expired, the client must immediatly stop using of it and shall remove all of the relevant references which already have been made on all of relevant advertising metrial and communications.

Misuse of Certification and trademark of NOBEL CERT and ACCREDIA

The use is considered improper if it misleads the third parties or in any case in a way which does not comply with these regulations.

major samples of incorrect use are indicated in below:

the certificate and trademark are used by a client that has been certified only for modules B aor G but the quality assurance system of its product or process has not been certified (module D or E).
process for granting certification has not still completed by NOBEL CERT, but the client uses the certificate and trademark;
the certificate and trademark are used in the time out of its validity period, or when it has been suspended or withdrawn;
the client transfers the right for use of certificate and trademark to the third parties;
the colors, sizes, fonts and content of trademark are modified or falsified by the client.
the certificate and trademark mislead the buyer about the nature and the type/s and model/s of the certified product;
the content of the certificate is modified or falsified by the client;
the certificate and trademark are used in relation to products other than those to which the certificate relates;
when the scope of certification is reduced, the client does not modify its advertising material containing referal to certification;
to use the certification information in a way that indicates a situation beyond the conformity of the certified product type(s) or product model(s);
the client replaces the NOBEL CERT trademark, instead of the CE and ATEX markings which use of them is mandatory according to ATEX directive;
the client uses the CE marking relevant to ATEX directive for demonstrating its product conformity with the EU directives other than ATEX or other certification schemes;
misleading or incorrect reporting the identification number of NOBEL CERT as notified body according to European directive 2014/34/EU.

As soon as the improper use is identified, NOBEL CERT will take all appropriate measures to stop such use, while at the same time protecting its rights in the most appropriate manner, including by publishing the incident on its website and, where necessary, in the press.

Use of the ACCREDIA mark

This mark may (optionally) be used only by the client in possession of issued certifications under accreditation in compliance with the rules indicated in the ACCREDIA document “Regulation for the use of the ACCREDIA Mark” (RG-09) in force, a document which is intended to be referred to here in full. The above document is available on the website www.accredia.it.

This Regulation is in force as of the date that the certification contract is signed by the client.

By signing certification contract, the client declares to have read and accepted the terms and conditions of this regulation and undertakes to comply with them.

Sanctions

In the event that the certified parties violate the above rules, NOBEL CERT will apply the following measures:

Written warning with request for corrective action in relation to breaches of the rules;
In the event that the certified client fails to adopt any corrective measure regarding the non-compliance, or in the event of persistence in the breach, NOBEL CERT shall adopt as a measure the suspension of the certification, being the period of suspension proportional to the seriousness of the non-compliance.
If the non-compliance continues beyond the end of the suspension period, NOBEL CERT will apply as a measure the withdrawal of the certification.
In case of infringement of the rules for the use of the arm and trademark set out in this regulation, in the contract or in any other applicable regulation, the certified party shall be liable for the infringement with a penalty which the relevant amount in EURO will be determined by NOBEL CERT, and directly correlated to the damage caused to the image.

Use of certification & Trademark

Rules & regulations for using certificate and certification marking

CE and Ex Markings

‘CE marking’ means a marking by which the manufacturer indicates that the product is in conformity with the applicable requirements set out in Union harmonization legislation providing for its affixing.

Requirements of Article 30 (General principles of the CE marking) and annex II of REGULATION (EC) No 765/2008, shall be observed.

For products that have obtained the Certification from NOBEL CERT, the CLIENT must draw up a specific declaration of conformity and attach the CE marking, where requested and according to the requirements of the ATEX Directive.

The affixing of marks or inscriptions on the products which could be confused with the CE marking is forbidden.

The Client must unequivocally distinguish its products bearing the CE marking from those not bearing it.

The CE marking can be affixed to the products only after having positively passed the conformity assessment procedure of

EU Type examination (module B / annex III) and Production or Product quality assurance (module D or E / annex IV or VII)

Unit verification (module G / annex IX)

and after having successfully completed one of the conformity assessment procedures referred to the production stage provided for by article No.13 of ATEX Directive.

Considering the above, the client must:

draw up the appropriate declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking in the case of “equipment”, “protection systems” and the devices referred to in Article 1, paragraph 1 b of the ATEX directive, according to the methods provided for by Article 16 of the Directive itself;

draw up a written certificate of conformity without affixing the CE marking in the case of “components”, as provided for in Article 13, paragraph 3 of the Directive

The use of EU Type Examination Certificate is under the sole responsibility of the client.

The reproduction of the Type Examination Certificate shall be permitted only in its entirety and shall be used only with specific reference to the verified type.

The client shall ensure that products, other than components, which they have placed on the market bear the specific marking of explosion protection and, where applicable, the other markings and information referred to in point 1.0.5 of annex II of ATEX directive.

Point 1.0.5 of annex II of 2014/34/EU directive

1.0.5 Marking

All equipment and protective systems must be marked legibly and indelibly with the following minimum particulars:

name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and address of the manufacturer,

CE marking (see Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008),

designation of series or type,

batch or serial number, if any,

year of construction,

the specific marking of explosion protection (Hexagon arm ), followed by the symbol of the equipment-group and category,

for equipment-group II, the letter ‘G’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by gases, vapours or mists),

and/or

the letter ‘D’ (concerning explosive atmospheres caused by dust).

Furthermore, where necessary, they must also be marked with all information essential to their safe use.

The requirements of Article 16 (Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking and other markings) of ATEX directive shall be applied, with below details:

1.The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the product or to its data plate. Where that is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the product, it shall be affixed to the packaging and to the accompanying documents.

2. The CE marking shall be affixed before the product is placed on the market.

NOBEL CERT arm and trademark

the use of the NOBEL CERT arm (logo) is not authorized for the certified clients and therefore they are permitted to use only the NOBEL CERT registered trademark as shown in below.

The use of the NOBEL CERT trademark allows the certified organization to demonstrate to the market and the community that the organization and its certified product has satisfied the certification requirements of NOBEL CERT.

The use of the NOBEL CERT trademark is solely granted to the organizations which their products and relevant quality assurance system already have been certified.

The use of the NOBEL CERT trademark refers to ONLY the products or production process which are subjected to verifications and certifications issued by NOBEL CERT.

The use of NOBEL CERT trademark is limited to the period of validity given in the issued certificate.

If the certificate is suspended or withdrawn, the certified client must immediately cease to use the NOBEL CERT trademark and the certificate itself.

The right to use the NOBEL CERT trademark cannot be transferred to third parties by the certified client.

The NOBEL CERT trademark could be supplied on computer media in the JPG or PNG templates.

The shape, color and content of NOBE CERT trademark, cannot be falsified and/or modified in any way.

NOBEL CERT is entitled to carry out verification actions in order to check the correct use of trademark in any time and for this purpose, NOBEL CERT may require the client to present necessary documentation such as its published catalogues, product packaging, letterheads, business cards and so on.

The refusal of above obligation by the certified client will result termination of the contract by NOBEL CERT.

Logo (arm) of NOBEL CERTIFICATION Italia

The right of use of NOBEL CERT logo belongs solely to NOBEL CERTIFICATION Italia.

Trademark of NOBEL CERTIFICATION Italia

The right of use of NOBEL CERT maybe granted to the certified clients subjected to observing the requirements of this regulation.

the below trademark has been registered in Ferrara (Italy) chamber of commerce and its originality and validity could be traced via UIBM system for registered brands under Italian ministry of Enterprise and made-in-italy.

Permitted fonts and ratio of sizes for the trademark of NOBEL CERT

allowed font and size ratio for the letter "C" : only "Bahnschrift SemiLight" and the size shall be 10% greater than the part of "onform".

allowed font for the letters "onform": only "Aptos" and the size dshall be 10% smaller than the part "C"

the part "Ex" shall be used exactly similar to the style above.

the colors of "C" and "Ex" parts shall be dark orange and the same and similar to what is shown above.

the color of the part "onform", shall be navy blue, as shown above.

Where can the NOBEL CERT trademark be placed?

on the certified product or its packing;

datasheet and or catalog of certified product;

in the part of the certified client website which is related to certified product.

Where is it not allowed to place the NOBEL CERT trademark?

Marketing campaigns, newsletters and press releases;

Websites not directly related to the product;

Business cards;

Corporate gadgets;

Company vehicles;

Within the mails;

Test, calibration or inspection reports or certificates;

Plans, technical reports, training certificates and drawings;

Company letterhead, stationery, envelopes or other material not referring to the products.

Use of certification

The CLIENT must also forward to NOBEL CERT a written request for maintenance of the certificate in the cases which it has modified its organizational structure together with a copy of the relevant certificate of registration, if these are considered necessary.

NOBEL CERT assesses the need to carry out additional verification activities and the cost of which is borne by the CLIENT, upon acceptance of a quotation from NOBEL CERT.

The transfer of the certificate is dependent on the positive result of the assessments carried out, as well as payment of the balance of all the amounts due by the transferor of the certification.

for using certificate or making reference to certification in communication media such as documents, brochures, website or other types of advertising, the client shall observe below requirements:

in addition to the issued certificate for moduls B or G, the quality assurance of product (module D) or production process (module E) of the client must be certified too.

the use of certificate or referencing to certification status is allowed only during its validity period and is not allowed when the certificate validity is suspended, withdrawn or expired.

the right of using certificate or referencing to certification status is granted only to certified client solely and the certified client is not allowed to entrust it to the other entities or persons.

the client is allowed to use the image of certificates only in the form of copy and is not allowed to perform any change in the content of the certificates.