Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice of Proposal to Amend the Building (Product Certification) Regulations 2008 and Associated Materials Incorporated by Reference

New Material to be Incorporated by Reference

Pursuant to section 409(2) of the Building Act 2004, I give notice that the following materials are proposed to be incorporated by reference into the Building (Product Certification) Regulations 2008:

  1. New Regulation: 7A Compliance with ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems

The requirement for all Product Certification Bodies (PCB) to be certified under ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems is intended to improve the quality of product evaluations and certifications. It will mean that every PCB will have a quality system that meets a minimum and consistent standard and that every PCB is independently certified and audited against that standard on a regular basis.

  1. New Regulation: 7B Compliance with ISO 17025:2017 Requirements for laboratories

The requirement that PCBs must rely only on reports and materials relied on in a product evaluation must come from testing laboratories certified under ISO 17025:2017 Requirements for laboratories is intended to improve the robustness of product evaluations.

Amendment to Material Incorporated by Reference

Pursuant to section 409(2) of the Building Act 2004, I give notice of proposed amendments to material incorporated by reference into the Building (Product Certification) Regulations 2008. The material incorporated by reference in column 1 of the table below is replaced by the material listed in column 2:

 

Column 1

Column 2

Regulation 5

ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 (E): General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems

IAF GD 5:2006 Issue 2: IAF Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996

ISO/IEC 17065:2012 Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services

Regulation 7

Clause 4.9.1 of ISO/IEC Guide 65:4996 (E) General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems

Clause 7.12 (Records) of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services

Regulation 10(a)(iii)

ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 (E): General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems

Regulation is repealed

Regulation 10(a)(iv)

IAF GD 5:2006 Issue 2: IAF Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996

Regulation is repealed

Regulation 11(2)(c)

ISO 1005, Second Edition 2005-06-01: Quality management systems – Guidelines for quality plans

ISO 1005:2018 Quality management – Guidelines for quality plans

Purchase of Material Incorporated by Reference

The material incorporated by reference described above may be purchased directly from Standards New Zealand, MBIE, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011, or online at: www.standards.govt.nz.

Viewing Material Incorporated by Reference

Material incorporated by reference is available for inspection free of charge at 15 Stout Street, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. To make an appointment to view material incorporated by reference, call 0800 242 243.

Dated at Wellington this Wednesday the 8th day of May 2019.

ANNA BUTLER, General Manager, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.