PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF PAKISTAN STANDARDS

The proposed Pakistan Standards which are required to be brought under Compulsory Certification Marks Licence in the home market are notified in the Gazette of Pakistan giving a time of two months to the manufacturing units for obtaining C.M Licence from PSQCA. 

Manufacturing units intending to obtain Certification Marks Licence in pursuance of the Gazette Notification may send their applications accompanying a cross cheque of Rs.500/= payable to the Director, SDC/PSQCA as an application fee for each article either to the SDC office at 39-Garden Road, Saddar, Karachi or SDC Regional Office at Provisional Head Quarters. 

The application when received from the manufacturers shall be given a Registration number. after making necessary entry in the register maintained for the purpose.

The receipt of the application shall be duly acknowledged by the SDC Certification Marks Division. 

The Certification Marks Division of SDC then prepare an Inspection Schedule and send an Inspector with a copy of Application Form-1 to the factory concerned or inspection and report.

• During the preliminary Inspection, the Inspector shall:

Verify the statement made in application.

Verify the laboratory facilities available for the quality test relating to the relevant article/process.

Verify the test records of routine test and Inspection if Laboratory facilities existing. In the absence of testing facilities what are the alternate arrangements available for the control of the quality of the product.

Check up the quality of an article at various stages starting from raw material, during processing, at the stage of final finish of the article.

Carry out tests within the factory to examine the capability of the manufacturing unit if they are in a position to meet the quality control requirements.

Draw random samples of the raw materials, intermediate, semi finished and finished product for tests in the independent laboratories to examine the effectiveness of the quality control process of the manufacturing unit. In case if their quality control process found not effective then technical guidance is provided to improve it. 

GENERAL SAMPLING PROCEDURE (IF NOT SPECIFIED)

The random samples shall consist of three sets. The first Set bearing the seal of the Inspector should be left with the manufacturing unit and second set also bearing Inspector seal shall be sent by the manufacturing units for tests to independent Laboratories as directed by the Inspector. The third set bearing the seals of both the manufacturer and the Inspector shall constitute the reference sample to be used in case of dispute and shall be under the custody of SDC. 

PERIODICAL INSPECTIONS

SDC in addition to preliminary inspection shall also arrange at least two periodical inspections of each licence, besides taking random samples from open market, godowns or otherwise for continuous checking the quality of the product whether it may be sold in the open market or manufactured within the factory. By these checks SDC ensures that the manufacturer may establish a set up quality control system for the production of quality end products.

LABORATORY TESTS

The laboratory shall be required to test the samples as per test sheet prepared by SDC. The laboratory concerned shall furnish the test report in test sheet within the specified date.
SDC shall retain one copy of the test report with them and send one copy of the report to the manufacturer for information and in case sample fails to meet the requirement of relevant PSS, for rectifying the defect.
The laboratories shall under intimation to the SDC send their bill of testing fee to the manufacturer concerned who shall be required to make the necessary payment of testing fee to the laboratories concerned.
GRANT OF C.M. LICENCE

On the recommendations of director, SDC shall issue C.M. Licence after having satisfied itself with inspection and test reports from laboratory. When the licence is granted to a manufacturing unit, he shall be held responsible for proper use of the Certification Marks.  

PAKISTAN: CERTIFICATION MARKING OF PRODUCTS

APPLICATION FOR LICENCE TO USE THE CERTIFICATION MARK

The Director,
Standards Development Center (SDC),
39-Garden Road, Saddar,
Karachi-74400

I/We,     carrying on business at  under this style of         to hereby apply for a licence under the Section-14 of PSQCA Act-VI, 1996 to use the Standards Mark in respect of the Article(s) / Process, which conform(s) to the Pakistan Standard(s) listed below:- 1) PARTICULARS OF ARTICLE(S)/PROCESS RELATED PAKISTAN STANDARD SPECIFICATION Name: PSS#   Size: Title:   Type: 2) PRODUCTION FIGURES OF THE ARTICLE(S)/PROCESS AND THE VALUE THERE OF:   YEAR PRODUCTION UNIT VALUE Last Year From  To Current Year From To 3)  EXPORT FIGURE OF THE ARTICLE(S)/PROCESS AND THE VALUE THERE OF :- Last Year From To Current Year From To 4) The *Article(s) is/are manufactures by: process is carried out    on the premises situated at   address: 5) Whether laboratory facilities relating to article(s)/process must exist: Yes (In the affirmative, copy of the scheme of routine inspection and testing should be furnished.) No (In the answer is in negative the following information should be furnished.) Whether the sample of article(s) where tested before in any laboratory. If so, mentioned the name of the laboratory with the date of testing. Whether the application has any scheme is view for inspection and testing. If so, a copy of the scheme should be enclosed 6) I/We, hereby solemnly affirm that the statement made above is correct to the best of my/ our knowledge and belief. 7) I/We, hereby undertake to abide by the Section-14 of PSQCA Act-VI of 1996 and the instructions give by the PSQCA there-under. Dated      Name:   Designation:

PSQCA BOTTLE WATER STANDARDS SPECIFICATIONS