General Standards
Estonia is a member of the European Union and as a result follows all EU guidelines related to trade standards and technical regulations.
Standards organizations
Eesti Standardikeskus (EVS) is a non-profit association recognized as the national standards body. The EVS was founded by the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication, the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Confederation of Estonian Employers and Industry in 2000. O
The main responsibilities of the Estonian Standards Organizations are the following:
- promote standardisation
- adopt and maintain Estonian standards
- provide information on standards and training
- notify foreign and international standards organisations (WTO, ISO, IEC) about the work programme - participate in the work of international and European standards organisations.
EVS is a memebre of the ISO, IEC, CEN and CENELEC; it has cooperation agreements with 11 Estonian organizations and has registered 38 EVS/TCs that participate in ISO, IEC, CEN and CENELEC technical committees.
Conformity Assessment
Conformity Assessment is an obligatory point for the manufacturer in the process of conforming to EU legislation. The purpose of conformity assessment is to ensure consistency of compliance during all stages, from design to production, to facilitate acceptance of the final product. EU product legislation gives manufacturers several options regarding conformity assessment, these vary from self-certification, type examination and production quality control system, to full quality assurance system.
Product Certification
To sell products in the EU market exporters must apply for a CE marking. CE marking product legislation offers manufacturers a number of choices and requires decisions to determine which safety/health concerns need to be addressed, which conformity assessment module is best suited to the manufacturing process, and whether or not to use EU-wide harmonized standards.
Accreditation
Accreditation is performed by an independent non-profit accreditation body, which is recognized by the Estonian government and complies with requirements of the relevant international standards. The Estonian Accreditation Centre (EAK) is fulfilling the tasks of the Estonian National Accreditation Body.
The list of the accredited certification bodies and laboratories can be found at
http://www.eak.ee/index_eng.php?pageCus=head&head=4
Contacts
Eesti Standardikeskus (EVS), Estonia Standards Body
Website: https://www.evs.ee/
E-mail: info@evs.ee
Address: Akadeemia tee 21/6, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel: +372 605 50 50
Fax: +372 605 50 70
Estonian Accreditation Centre (EAK)
Website: http://www.eak.ee/index_eng.php?index
Email: info@eak.ee
Address: Mäealuse 2/1 Tallinn 12618, Estonia
Phone: +372 6 021 801
