The Polish Centre for Testing and Certification is a leading organization with almost 50 years experience in testing and certification of products, certification of management system and training of personnel. The PCBC is a leader among management system certification and training organizations on the Polish market. PCBC is the EU Notified Body No. 1434 for 9 New Approach Directives and it strives to extend its scope of notification. The Polish Centre for Testing and Certification was established in 1994 by virtue of the Law on Testing and Certification of April 3, 1993. It is the successor of the Central Office for Product Quality transformed from the Office for Quality Mark (established in 1958). On January 1, 2003 the Polish Centre for Testing and Certification was transformed into one share company owned by the State Treasury.
The PCBC runs activities in the scope of:
- Certification of management systems (certificates of PCBC and IQNet)
- Conformity assessment within 10 directives
- Certification for voluntary marks: B, Q, Eko-znak, Ecolabel
- Certification of ecological farms
- Certification of personnel
- Testing of products
- Organization of training and improvement of personnel in the field of quality (testing, certification, accreditation)
- International co-operation
PCBC is the EU Notified Body No. 1434 for the following New Approach Directives:
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