Certification

Certification

Certification Body

The Certification Body of  Bautechnische Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Salzburg (bvfs) – bvfs-cert – is accredited by the Federal Ministry (Accreditation Austria) as a conformity assessment body for product certifications for:

  • Construction products according to the Construction Products Regulation (CPR)
  • Chain of Custody Certification to PEFC Standard (CoC)

Accreditation or notification ensures the international recognition of certificates. The accreditation is based on ÖNORM EN ISO / IEC 17065.
The bvfs-cert notified body number 1086 is within the scope of the EU Construction Products Regulation.
For the PEFC-CoC standard the bvfs-cert is notified with the number PEFC / 06-44-379.

The notification of the Product Certification Body bvfs-cert currently includes the following products:

  • Cement
    EN 197 Part 1
  • Bricks
    EN 771 Part 1 to 5
  • Mortars
    EN 998 Part 2
  • Building lime
    EN 459 Part 1
  • Plaster and masonry binder
    EN 413 Part 1
  • Aggregates
    EN 12620, EN 13043, EN 13055 Part 1, EN 13139, EN 13242, EN 13450
  • Precast concrete products
    EN 1168, EN 13224, EN 13225, EN 13747, EN 14843,
    EN 14844, EN 14991, EN 14992, EN 15050
  • Thermal insulation
    EN 13162, EN 13163, EN 13164, EN 13165, EN 13166, EN 13167, EN 13168, EN 13169,
    EN 13170, EN 13171, EN 14064-1, ETAG 004
  • Fibers for concrete
    EN 14889 Part 2
  • Timber structures
    EN 14081 Part 1, EAD-130090-00-0303
  • Repair of concrete structures
    EN 1504 Part 2 to 4
  • Mortar and adhesives
    EN 12004

In addition to Austria, the bvfs also has an up-to-date notification agreement with PEFC Germany and PEFC Italy and can thus offer PEFC CoC certifications for companies in the neighboring countries Germany and Italy.

Homepage PEFC-Austria

Homepage PEFC-Germany

Homepage PEFC-Italy

The bvfs has an valid contract with CSC and will be happy to act as an certification body for you – regardless where your company is located or how many plants you wish to get certified.

Webpage CSC

Webpage CSC Austria

The following certificates have already been issued, evaluated or withdrawn by the Certification Body of bvfs:

All certifications are carried out in multi-stage procedures according to ÖNORM EN ISO / IEC 17065. The essential points are:

  • Application for certification
  • Preparatory phase
  • Evaluation (inspection / audit)
  • Assesment
  • Certification decision
  • Certification documentation

The certification period from commissioning to issuing the certificate is usually about 1 month. Depending on the process / product, longer processes may occur.

Depending on the procedure (or product), there may also be various changes in the processing. These are described in detail in our certification programs. Ask us!