On January 1, 2003 the Polish Centre for Testing and Certification was transformed into one share company owned by the State Treasury.
The Centre is a Notified Body no. 1434. It offers services in the scope of eleven New Approach Directives (regulations of proper ministries):

• 88/378/EEC - Safety of toys
• 2004/108/EC - Electromagnetic compatibility
• 2006/95/EC -€“ Electrical equipment
• 2006/42/EC - Machinery
• 90/385/EEC - Active implantable medical devices
• 93/42/EEC -€“ Medical devices
• 98/79/EC -€“ In vitro diagnostic medical devices
• 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• 94/25/EC -€“ Recreational craft
• 1996/57/EC -€“ Energy efficiency requirements for household electric refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof
• 1999/5/EC -€“ Radio and telecommunications terminal equipment.

The PCBC runs activities in the scope of:

• Certification of management systems (certificates of PCBC and IQNet)
• Conformity assessment of products and management systems according to notifications
• Certification for voluntary marks: B, Q, EKO, 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.

The PCBC is authorized by BRC to perform assessment and issue BRC certificates for food, packaging and consumer products and by HDE to issue IFS certificates.

The PCBC actively co-operates with the European and international organizations within its membership, among others with: CCA, IECEE(CB) and IECEE(CTL), EOQ, EFQM, IQNet.