Metallic products — Types of inspection documents
BS EN ISO 10204 – 2004
(also DIN 50049)
Metallic products — Types of inspection documents
This document supersedes EN 10204:1991. The main changes are:
reduction of the number of inspection documents:
- type 2.3 of the previous edition has been deleted;
- type 3.1 replaces type 3.1.B of the previous edition;
- type 3.2 replaces types 3.1.A, 3.1. C and the inspection report 3.2 of the previous edition.
Summary of standard:
Type 2.1 : Declaration of compliance with the order
Document in which the manufacturer declares that the products supplied are in compliance with the requirements of the order, without inclusion of test results.
Type 2.2 : Test report
Document in which the manufacturer declares that the products supplied are in compliance with the requirements of the order and in which he supplies test results based on non-specific inspection.
Type 3.1: Inspection certificate
Document issued by the manufacturer in which he declares that the products supplied are in compliance with the requirements of the order and in which he supplies test results.
The test unit and the tests to be carried out are defined by the product specification, the official regulation and corresponding rules and/or the order.
The document is validated by the manufacturer’s authorized inspection representative, independent of the manufacturing department.
Type 3.2: Inspection certificate
Document prepared by both the manufacturer’s authorized inspection representative, independent of the manufacturing department and either the purchaser’s authorized inspection representative or the inspector designated by the official regulations and in which they declare that the products supplied are in compliance with the requirements of the order and in which test results are supplied.