CERTIFICATION RULES NF MARK SANITARY APPLIANCES

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1 CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DU BÂTIMENT Certifying Body Mandated by AFNOR Certification 84, avenue Jean Jaurès Champs sur Marne F MARNE LA VALLEE Cedex 2 CERTIFICATION RULES NF MARK SANITARY APPLIANCES AFNOR Certification Identification No.: NF 017 Certification Rules Revision No.: 26 Effective date: 21/11/2013 Date first brought into application: 23/03/1988

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3 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 3 / 194 CONTENTS PART 1: OVERVIEW AND SCOPE Your expectations What we are providing... 8 PART 2: REFERENCE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The general rules of the NF mark Regulations Additional standards and technical specifications Quality management provisions Marking PART 3: OBTAINING CERTIFICATION Process Case of an initial admission application Case of an additional admission application for a new product family or a new product type in a previously certified family Case of an additional admission application for a new product (or product range) for a previously certified product type Case of an extension application Case of an application for continued right of use PART 4: MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION: monitoring terms and conditions Process Monitoring control arrangements Assessment and decision-making Declaration of modifications Conditions for withdrawing the mark in the event of penalties, abandonment or non-conformities PART 5: ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED Mandated body Audit bodies Test bodies Subcontracting Specific Committee PART 6: FEES Services related to NF certification Collection of payments for services Service rates PART 7: CERTIFICATION FILES The applicant s commitments Creating the application file and form models Application for continued right of use PART 8: GLOSSARY... 96

4 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 4 / 194 APPENDICES: Sampling rules and methods used by NF mark laboratory(ies) for performing tests: APPENDIX I: FOR APPLIANCES MADE OF ENAMELLED SANITARY CERAMIC APPENDIX II: FOR ENAMELLED STEEL OR ENAMELLED CAST IRON APPLIANCES APPENDIX III: FOR STAINLESS STEEL SINKS APPENDIX IV: FOR SINKS MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS APPENDIX V: FOR FLUSHING CISTERNS MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS APPENDIX VI: FOR BATHS, SHOWER TRAYS, BOWLS AND VANITY TOPS MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS APPENDIX VII: FOR WHIRLPOOL BATHS APPENDIX VIII: FOR SUPPORT FRAMES APPENDIX IX: FOR SHOWER ENCLOSURES Additional documents:... Document 01: Technical specifications additional to standards Document 02: Additional general specifications Document 03: Connection dimension check gauges Document 04: Preferred ranges for use of enamelled sanitary appliances Document 05: Complementary specifications applicable to stainless steel sinks Document 06: Complementary specifications applicable to sinks made of synthetic materials Document 08: Complementary specifications applicable to baths Document 10: Complementary specifications applicable to baths and shower trays made of synthetic materials Document 11: Complementary specifications applicable to whirlpool baths Document 12: Complementary specifications applicable to WC pans Document 13: Operation of WC pans for children and babies Document 14: Complementary specifications applicable to equipped flushing cisterns185 Document 15: WC pack definition Document 16: Resistance of urinals to static loads Document 17: Complementary specifications applicable to support frames Document 18: Complementary specifications applicable to shower enclosures

5 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 5 / 194 The certification reference system, composed of the present rules, the NF Mark General Rules, any additional standards and documents referenced therein, were approved by the AFNOR Certification General Director on 21/11/2013. The present certification rules void and replace all previous versions. CSTB undertakes with the representatives of manufacturers, users and technical experts to ensure the relevance of these certification rules in terms of the certification process and requirement definitions relative to market developments. The certification rules may therefore be revised, in whole or in part, by CSTB, which must under all circumstances consult with the Specific Committee. Any revised version must be approved by the General Manager of AFNOR Certification. MODIFICATION HISTORY Part modified Revision No. Date Main modifications made The whole document 26 21/11/2013 Part 3: Additional admission application procedure modified 4.2.2: Sampling conditions added 7.2: File constitution modified Certification files: Standard letter 4 Withdrawal request added Glossary: Definitions modified and added Document 1: NF D standard waiver added The whole document 25 22/02/2013 Revision to the certification rules: To take into consideration the mandate given to CSTB for this application To bring it into conformity with the new structure The whole document 24 21/03/2012 Standard update (NF EN 249, NF EN ) Revision to tables 1, 5, 6 and 8 in part 2 describing checks to be made by the applicant/holder Marking methods (new NF logo) Modification to the following documents in part 2: Document 01 Document 06 Document 10 Document 12 Document 14 SRIPS becomes Eau de Paris ( 5.5)

6 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 6 / 194 Clarifications on the role of the specific committee ( 5.5) Modifications to appendices I, III, IV, V, VI and IX describing sampling rules Part modified Revision No. Date Main modifications made The whole document The whole document 23 15/07/2010 Standard and regulatory update Introduction of a calibration frequency for measurement instruments ( 2.4.1) Modification to tables 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9 in part 2 concerning checks to be made by the applicant/holder Take account of changes to the Consumption Code ( 2.5) Modification to the following documents in part 2: Document 01 Document 05 Document 10 Document 12 (with elimination of the minimum functional volume of water for WC pans) Document 14 Document 15 Document 17 Delay of 15 days to propose corrective actions for deviations recorded during audits Clarification on sampling rules ( 3.3.2) Update to participants (part 5) Modifications to appendices I, II, V, VI, IX describing sampling rules /06/2008 Integration of European standards for the (total or partial) replacement of French standards Introduction of references to regulations related to CE marking (for communal washing troughs and bidets, washbasins and urinals) Modifications to tables 1 to 9 in part 2 concerning checks to be made by the applicant/holder New definition of the NF WC pack, with obligation to use an NF stop valve when it is included in the pack. Modifications to documents 01, 03, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18 in part 2. Modification of documents to request continued right of use Revision to the definition of the agent and integration of the mandate The whole document 0 23/03/1988 Creation of this application

7 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 7 / 194 Part 1 OVERVIEW AND SCOPE 1.1 Your expectations These certification rules now apply to the following sanitary appliances: baths (made of cast iron, steel, synthetic materials); shower trays (made of ceramic, steel, cast iron, synthetic materials); washbasins and hand-rinse basins (made of ceramic); bowls and vanity tops (made of ceramic, synthetic materials); bidets (made of ceramic); WC pans and equipped flushing cisterns equipped flushing cisterns for WC pans or WC suites; WC packs; independent WC pans; support frames; shower enclosures; sanitary appliances for public use; whirlpool baths sinks (made of ceramic, stainless steel, synthetic materials). These products are broken down into 10 families depending on tests defined in standards and complementary specifications: the enamelled sanitary appliances family: baths; shower trays; washbasins and hand-rinse basins; bowls and vanity tops; bidets; WC pans and equipped flushing cisterns; equipped flushing cisterns for WC pans or WC suites; WC packs; independent WC pans; sinks; sanitary appliances for public use; the family of sanitary appliances made of cast acrylic materials: baths; shower trays; bowls and vanity tops; the family of baths equipped with a whirlpool system; the family of equipped flushing cisterns made of synthetic materials; the family of baths and shower trays made of synthetic materials other than acrylic materials; stainless steel sinks; sinks made of synthetic materials; bowls and vanity tops made of synthetic materials; support frames 1 ; shower enclosures. 1 Support frames designed to suspend WC pans are certified with their equipped cisterns; in this case, the assembly forms a family.

8 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 8 / 194 Any legal entity: - manufacturing products within the scope defined above and that can comply with the technical requirements described in Part 2 of these certification rules, - distributing products within the scope defined above, for which the manufacturer complies with the technical requirements described in Part 2 of these certification rules and as part of a procedure to maintain usage rights, may request the right to use the NF -Sanitary appliances mark. Such a request is referred to as an application, while the entity which makes it is known as the applicant. Requirements applicable to a distributor benefiting from a maintained usage right are defined in part 3 in this document. 1.2 What we are providing The NF mark in general The NF mark is a voluntary mark designed to highlight the worth of safe products with proven quality levels and usage value. To meet the demands of the NF mark is to meet the demands of the market and its customers, who are directly or indirectly involved in drawing up the reference documents. The NF mark is the sign of compliance with French, European and international standards, and, if applicable, any additional specifications. The NF mark is the property of AFNOR that has granted its AFNOR Certification subsidiary a full licence to use the NF mark. It is a collective certification mark, the use of which is authorised under the conditions set out in the General Rules and in these certification rules. The NF mark is the first product certification mark in France and one of the main European certification marks. It has a 90% consumer awareness rating. Created more than 70 years ago, the NF mark was developed and is managed within a network of around 50 technical bodies, analysis and testing laboratories and inspection bodies recognised at European level and in some cases, internationally. The NF mark draws on the expertise and technical competencies of these bodies, in order to define and develop certification reference documents and monitor their application. To apply for the NF mark is to look to the future. With the advent of Europe and the globalisation of trade, the NF network, in conjunction with the mark s clients, seeks at every available opportunity and in the clients interests, recognition agreements with other European or international certifications or marks which convey the same values and are recognised by the markets. The commitments of the certifying body: impartiality, competence, reliability AFNOR Certification and the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB), a body mandated by AFNOR Certification are impartial organisations. They bring you their technical skills in the field of certification, in other words assessment and inspection of your products, verification of your organisation and management of quality.

9 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 9 / 194 What the NF mark means for your products The NF mark for your products is the attestation that those products: - respecting regulations is a prerequisite for certification; - comply with the relevant standards and, where appropriate, with complementary specifications set out in part 2 of these certification rules; - come from a production whose quality system is verified according to the provisions laid down in part 2 of these certification rules. The NF mark for Sanitary appliances is substantiated by the logo, in conformity with the model below: The provisions relating to the use of the NF mark are described in part 2 of these certification rules. Who is to be contacted? CSTB Direction Hydraulique et Équipements Sanitaires (Hydraulic and Sanitary appliances Department) Division Robinetterie et Appareils Sanitaires (Valve fittings & Sanitary appliances Division) 84 avenue Jean Jaurès CHAMPS-SUR-MARNE MARNE-LA-VALLE CEDEX 02 (France) Your contact: Mrs. Martine TRUFFERT Tel: 33(0) Fax: 33(0) martine.truffert@cstb.fr

10 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 10 / 194 Part 2 REFERENCE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The reference system of this NF mark application is made up of the General Rules of the NF Mark, these Certification Rules and any additional standards and documents that are referenced in it. This is the Certification Reference System in the sense of the Consumer Code. 2.1 The general rules of the NF mark The NF Mark is a registered collective certification mark with general rules which establish the overall organisational structure and the conditions for using the mark. These certification rules form part of the certification framework for non-food products and services as provided for under Articles R to R and L to L of the French Consumer Code. These certification rules stipulate the conditions for applying the General Rules of the NF Mark to the products defined in Part 1. The right to use the NF mark is granted on the basis of compliance with a standard or standards and, in general, with all the reference systems stipulated in this section, for a product from a designated manufacturer and fabrication unit. 2.2 Regulations Products to which these certification rules are applicable must respect French regulations in force. On the date of publication of these certification rules, there are different texts concerning products to which these rules are applicable: Decree No October dealing with electromagnetic compatibility of electrical and electronic appliances; Decree No October dealing with safety of persons, animals and property during the use of electrical equipment that will be used within certain voltage limits, modified by the September Decree No ; the LCIE verifies measures specified in the two decrees mentioned above for whirlpool baths. 2. Official bulletin No bis PUBLIC HEALTH Sanitary protection of distribution networks for water intended for human consumption Technical guide No. 1. Directive of the Council of European Communities 89/106/CEE December dealing with reconciliation of legislative, regulatory and administrative measures taken by Member States concerning construction products, modified by Directive 93/68/CEE July ; Decree No July concerning the usability of construction products, modified by decrees No September and No October ; 2 The LCIE issues electrical conformity certificates.

11 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 11 / 194 August order dealing with application of modified decree No July to WC pans published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 199 August (text No. 44); Notice related to the application of modified Decree No July and the August order applying this decree to WC pans. published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 199 August (text No. 132); July order making the modified July decree applicable to sinks, as published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 174 July (text No. 55); Notice about application of modified decree No July and the July order applying this decree to sinks published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 174 July (text No. 142); August order about application of modified July decree to whirlpool baths and shower enclosures published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 223 September (text No. 29); Notice about application of the modified decree No July and the August order applying this decree to baths equipped with a whirlpool system and shower enclosures published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 223 September (text No. 128); April order dealing with application of the modified July decree No concerning the usability of construction products to communal washing troughs published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 113 May ; Notice about application of the modified July decree No and the April order applying this decree to communal washing troughs published in the Official Journal of the French Republic No. 113 May (text No. 95); March order dealing with application of the modified July decree No concerning the usability of construction products to bidets, washbasins and urinal published in the Official Journal of the French Republic April (text No. 5); June order dealing with application of the modified July decree No to baths and shower trays for domestic use. published in the Official Journal of the French Republic September Notice about application of the modified July decree No and the March order applying this decree to bidets, washbasins and urinals published in the Official Journal of the French Republic April (text No. 112); Under no circumstances shall granting the right to use the NF mark be understood as substituting CSTB s liability for that legally incumbent upon the applicant/holder.

12 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 12 / Additional standards and technical specifications Standards Sanitary appliances concerned by these certification rules shall meet the requirements set out in the standards in the following table. Furthermore, any amendment or revision in force pertaining to the applicable standards shall be applied if necessary. In addition to the requirements set out in standards, products shall meet the additional technical specifications also referenced in the following table. BATHS NF EN NF EN Document 08 Synthetic materials NF EN : 4.1; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8; 4.10; 4.11; 4.13; 4.14; 4.15 NF D Document 10 Enamelled materials NF D11-112: 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 5.1; (for enamelled steel only) NF D (for enamelled steel) NF D (for enamelled cast iron) WHIRLPOOL BATHS NF EN 1717 NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN PR NF EN Document 11 SUPPORT FRAMES NF D Document 17 BIDETS NF EN 35 3 NF EN 36 3 NF EN WC PANS NF EN 33 4 NF EN 997 (class I) Document 12 Sanitary ceramic NF D11-107: 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 5 NF D Sanitary ceramic NF D NF D See Part 2-Document 1: Waivers to standards 4 See Part 2-Document 1: Waivers to standards

13 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 13 / 194 Document 13 (for child and baby pans) SINKS NF EN NF EN Stainless steels Document 05 Synthetic materials Document 06 Enamelled materials NF D NF D WASHBASINS NF EN 31 4 (for pedestal washbasins and for wall-hung washbasins) NF EN NF D (for handicapped persons) Sanitary ceramic NF D NF D Synthetic materials NF D COMMUNAL WASHING TROUGHS NF EN NF D11-130: 3; 4.1.1; 5; 6.1 (for washbasins longer than 1 m); 6.2; 6.3 NF D WALL-HUNG HAND-RINSE BASINS NF EN 31 4 NF EN NF D NF D WC PACKS NF EN 33 5 NF EN 997 (class I) NF D12-101: 3; 4; 5.1.1; 5.1.3; 6; 7.1; 7.2 NF D NF D Document 12 Document 14 Document 15 SHOWER ENCLOSURES NF EN Document 18 PRODUCTS MADE OF ENAMELLED MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITIES (other than communal washing troughs, urinals and communal wc pans) NF D11-130: 3; ; ; ; 4.1.2; 5; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3 NF D See Part 2-Document 1: Waivers to standards

14 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 14 / 194 SHOWER TRAYS NF EN NF EN Enamelled materials NF D : 4; 5; (for ceramic and enamelled steel shower trays longer than 1 m); (for ceramic and enamelled steel shower trays) NF D Synthetic materials NF EN 249 Document 10 FLUSHING CISTERNS FOR WC PANS NF EN NF D Document 14 Sanitary ceramic NF D WALL URINALS NF EN 80 NF EN NF D11-130: 3; ; 5; 6.2 NF D Document 16

15 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 15 / 194 Product standards NF EN 31 6 NF EN 33 6 NF EN 35 NF EN 36 NF EN 80 NF EN NF EN NF EN 249 NF EN NF EN NF EN 997 NF EN 1717 NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF EN NF D NF D NF D NF D NF D NF D Oct Pedestal washbasins - Connecting dimensions Oct WC pans and WC suites - Connecting dimensions Jan Pedestal bidets with over-rim supply - Connecting dimensions Oct Wall-hung bidets with over-rim supply - Connecting dimensions Sept. Wall-hung urinals - Connecting dimensions 2001 Oct Sanitary appliances Baths made from crosslinked cast acrylic sheets Requirements and test methods Oct Baths - Connecting dimensions June 2010 Sanitary appliances - Shower trays made from crosslinked cast acrylic sheets - Requirements and test methods Oct Shower trays - Connecting dimensions Dec. Kitchen sinks - Connecting dimensions 2005 April WC pans and WC suites with integral trap 2004 March 2001 Protection against pollution of potable water in water installations and general requirements of devices to prevent pollution by backflow May 2005 Sanitary appliances - Specification for whirlpool baths Sept. Kitchen sinks - Functional requirements and test methods 2003 Jan Wall-hung urinals Functional requirements and test methods April WC and urinal flushing cisterns 2011 Dec. Inlet valves for flushing cisterns with internal overflow 2004 Sept. Sanitary appliances Communal washing troughs 2005 June Shower enclosures - Functional requirements and test methods 2005 June Baths for domestic purpose 2006 May 2008 Shower trays for domestic purposes May 2008 Bidets - Functional requirements and test methods May 2007 Sanitary appliances Washbasins Functional requirements and tests methods Sept. Sanitary appliances Sanitary ceramic washbasins 2009 Sept. Sanitary appliances - Sanitary ceramic bidets 2009 Sept. Sanitary appliances - Vitreous enamelled material baths 2009 Dec Sept Baths for domestic purposes made of acrylic material - Additional specification for the mounting of taps on baths Sanitary appliances - Vitreous enamelled shower trays Jan Sanitary appliances Collectivities vitreous enamelled materials products 6 See Part 2-Document 1: Waivers to standards

16 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 16 / 194 NF D Sept. Sanitary appliances - Sanitary ceramic WC pans 2009 NF D Feb Sanitary appliances - Equipped flushing cisterns for wc pans NF D Feb Sanitary appliances Built-in frames NF D Sept. Sanitary appliances Synthetic material bowls and vanity tops 2009 NF D Sept. Sanitary appliances - Vitreous enamelled sinks 2006 D Dec Furniture - Furniture in kit form Technical specifications NF P NF P June 1983 Sept Valves for building Ball float valves for flushing tanks General technical specifications Valves and taps for water supply in buildings Controllable check valves class A General technical specifications Material standards NF EN May 2008 Sanitary appliances Cross-linked cast acrylic sheets for baths and shower trays for domestic purposes NF EN May 2004 Specifications for impact modified extruded acrylic sheets for shower trays for domestic purposes NF EN May 2004 Specifications for modified coextruded ABS/Acrylic sheets for baths and shower trays for domestic purposes NF D Sept Sanitary appliances Vitreous enamelled sanitary ceramic - General specifications NF D Sept Sanitary appliances Vitreous enamelled steel - General specifications NF D Sept Sanitary appliances Vitreous enamelled cast iron - General specifications Test standards NF EN Dec NF EN A02 Dec NF EN April 2007 NF EN August 1997 Glass in building - Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass - Part 1: definition and description Textiles. Tests for colour fastness. Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements for household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus - Part 1: Emission Electromagnetic compatibility. Requirements for household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus. Part 2: Immunity. Product family standard NF EN May 2003 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 1: general requirements NF EN Sept NF EN NF EN August 2006 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-60: Particular requirements for whirlpool baths Oct Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current up to and including 16 A per phase) NF EN Nov. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-3: Limits - 7 See Part 2-Document 1: Waivers to standards

17 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 17 / Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker in public low-voltage supply systems, for equipment with rated current inferior or equal 16 A per phase and not subject to conditional connection NF EN Dec. Switches for appliances - Part 1: General requirements 2002 PR NF EN Jan Measurement methods for electromagnetic fields of household appliances and similar apparatus with regard to human exposure NF EN ISO 62 May 2008 Plastic - Determination of water absorption NF EN ISO May 2006 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc sources NF EN ISO 9227 March Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests 2007 NF D Feb Sanitary appliances - Resistance to abrasion of enamelled surfaces - Test method NF D June Sanitary appliances - Test for resistance to shock 1973 NF D Feb Sanitary appliances - Resistance to thermal shock of enamelled surfaces - Test method NF D NF D NF D NF D NF D NF D Sept Sanitary appliances - Aspect checking of enamelled surfaces - Test method Feb Sanitary appliances - Resistance to acids at ambient temperature of enamelled surfaces - Conventional test method Feb Sanitary appliances - Resistance to hot alkaline products of enamelled surfaces - Conventional test method Feb Sanitary appliances - Resistance to domestic chemical agents and resistance to stains of the enamelled surfaces - Test method Sept. Sanitary - Dimensional checking - Test method 2009 Sept Complementary technical specifications Sanitary appliances - Control of watertightness and water weight absorbed by sanitary ceramic ware - Test methods Document 01 Document 02 Document 03 Document 04 Document 05 Document 06 Document 08 Document 10 Document 11 Document 12 Document 13 Document 14 Document 15 Document 16 Document 17 Document 18 Waivers to standards General complementary specifications Connection dimension check gauges Preferred ranges of use for enamelled sanitary appliances Complementary specifications applicable to stainless steel sinks Complementary specifications applicable to sinks made of synthetic materials Complementary specifications applicable to baths Complementary specifications applicable to baths and shower trays made of synthetic materials Complementary specifications applicable to whirlpool baths Complementary specifications applicable to WC pans Operation of WC pans for children and babies Complementary specifications applicable to equipped flushing cisterns Definition of the WC pack Resistance of urinals to static loads Complementary specifications applicable to support frames Complementary specifications applicable to shower enclosures 2.4 Quality management provisions 8 See Part 2-Document 1: Waivers to standards

18 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 18 / 194 The applicants/holders and their distributors are each responsible with relation to the right to use the NF mark for the product concerned. The applicant/holder shall implement all the necessary ways and means to permanently guarantee the product s conformity with these Certification Rules. This paragraph defines the minimum provisions that the applicant/holder shall implement in terms of quality management in order to ensure that the products which bear the NF mark are constantly manufactured in compliance with the present rules. This section comprises the terms of reference for audits. The system selected for this application of the NF mark is based on a systematic check by the applicant/holder of the conformity of delivered products with standards and complementary specifications if applicable. This system is described in sections to It requires: the applicant/holder to set up a system conforming with this article, methods of checking this system by third parties (described in parts 3 and 4 of these certification rules) Quality plan The applicant/holder must demonstrate that all measures necessary for fabrication and delivery of products conforming to standards and complementary specifications are taken and applied. All of these measures combined form the quality plan. The quality plan must contain at least the following documented procedures: a procedure describing the fabrication process and inspections made from reception of raw materials to the final product; a procedure describing the treatment of nonconforming products. The applicant/holder must keep a record of all complaints related to the products concerned by NF certification and their treatment for at least 18 months. All inspection, measuring and test equipment used by the applicant/holder for final inspections and tests shall be calibrated or checked and set against equipment validly certified to nationally recognized standards. The applicant/holder shall always keep full records of the calibration or check of inspection, measuring and test equipment. The calibration frequency is produced as a function of the type of the appliance and its usage frequency. It is left to the initiative of the manufacturer. However, a minimum frequency may be imposed on him if the frequency is not suitable. Traceability: The applicant/holder shall have an organisation capable of: identifying product constituents and suppliers and subcontractors, identifying the product and its traceability.

19 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 19 / Conformity check Conformity with standards and complementary specifications if applicable, defined in these certifications rules, must be verified by making the tests and inspections described in tables 1 to 9. The applicant/holder shall have versions of certification rules and standards in force Check methods General A distinction shall be made particularly between the following, for checking fabrication: self-checking, that is done at all stages of production by the persons responsible for production themselves, internal checking, that is done at all stages of production under the responsibility of the Plant Management. These checks are compulsory and must be recorded (see article 2.4.4). They are regular and may comprise operations at time intervals. They are done by the applicant/holder himself, during and/or at the end of the fabrication, partly in a laboratory integrated into the plant. If some checks require expensive or high technicity equipment, it is acceptable if they are carried out by an external laboratory, with the agreement of the mandated organisation. Methods and instruments other than those described in the standards may be used provided that results are equivalent and provided that the mandated organisation agrees. The spirit of these checks is to assure that each applicant/holder retains full responsibility for his products. He is in the best position to evaluate the need for an inspection at a particular point that might be deficient or if a particular magnitude is more difficult to keep within specified limits, considering his fabrication tool Checks of raw materials The applicant/holder shall: make a check of raw materials used in the fabrication of products concerned by this application of the NF mark. This check may be simplified if raw material suppliers provide analysis sheets with each package or if the products supplied are themselves NF marked. justify that purchased raw materials are conforming to the applicant/holder s specification. The nature and frequency of these checks are left to the judgement of the applicant/holder.

20 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 20 / Checks during fabrication The applicant/holder organises checks at the different fabrication stages as he sees fit Checks of finished products General The applicant/holder is responsible for organising these checks which can be carried out through random checks except for the appearance check where each product is checked individually. Products which do not comply with the standards and additional requirements shall be eliminated if necessary Definitions of checks and frequencies depending on the product Checks to be made and the frequency of each are defined in the different tables: Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 for enamelled sanitary ceramic appliances. for enamelled steel or enamelled cast iron appliances. for stainless steel sinks. for sinks made of synthetic materials. for flushing cisterns made of synthetic materials. for baths, shower trays, bowls and vanity tops made of synthetic materials. for whirlpool baths. for support frames. for shower enclosures. Items to be tested shall be taken from the store from among products accepted after the sorting operation, or among items that have not been accepted for a reason that does not affect the characteristics to be checked. Test pieces for determination of surface characteristics shall be made using the same process as the appliances. Sampling shall be adapted to the production at the time Rule of gradual decrease for the test frequency This gradual decrease rule is applicable independently for each family. The applied frequency changes are indicated with the decisions sent and must be applied when these decisions are received. The frequencies remain valid unless otherwise specified. Definition of the test frequencies: There are 2 frequency levels for checks on finished products: normal frequency and reduced frequency; they are defined by product type in tables 1 to 9 given below. The normal frequency is applicable for a period of 5 years when a new plant is admitted. All nonconformities detected by the auditor during this period shall be resolved by the applicant/holder s target date. In this case, and if the Committee gives a favourable opinion, the applicant/holder will be authorised to change to reduced frequency at the end of this period. Otherwise, the normal frequency will be continued for another year.

21 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 21 / 194 The Committee can propose a return to the normal frequency if the auditor detects a nonconformity for which the applicant/holder has not set up a corrective action within one year after notification Recording of checks The results of the checks performed by the applicant/holder are recorded. These records may come in any media such as hard-copy, digital. It is requested that a clear distinction be made between records regarding the results of checks made on raw materials and other supplies, and those performed during or at the end of manufacture. The certificates of conformity or analysis sheets provided by the suppliers shall be collected and made available to the auditor, accompanied by the corresponding specifications. The records of checks on the final product must include at least the dates on which the tests were performed, the results and the reference to inspection texts or methods and validation. All records must be kept for at least 18 months and must be available for the auditor at any time.

22 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 22 / 194 TABLE 1: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR APPLIANCES MADE OF SANITARY CERAMIC (1/3) TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS: Resistance to abrasion (NF D14-501) Resistance to chemicals and stains (NF D14-506; NF D14-507; NF D14-508) MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS: Determination of water absorption (NF EN 997 for WC pans and NF D for other appliances) When the manufacturer produces several types of sanitary appliances in the same furnace, the water absorption determination test must be done on a pan. If a furnace is only used for baking a different type of appliance (for example a washbasin), the absorption test must be made on this type of appliance. Once every six months during the year after admission of the colour to the NF mark and each time that the enamel is modified Once every month, for each type of material and for each baking furnace Once every quarter during the year after admission of the colour to the NF mark and each time that the enamel is modified Twice a month, for each type of material and for each baking furnace RESISTANCE TO LOADS: Resistance to static loads (NF EN 997 for WC pans; document 16 for urinals; NF EN for communal washing troughs; NF EN for bidets; NF EN for washbasins; NF EN for shower trays) Static loads are only applicable to wall-hung appliances and shower trays (bottom of vessel). RESISTANCE TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS: Resistance to thermal shocks (NF D14-503) Thermal shocks are only applicable to shower trays, sinks and washbasins longer than 1 meter. Once every six months and for each model, taking 3 items of each model each time Once every year and for each model Once every quarter and for each model, taking 3 items of each model each time Once every six months and for each model

23 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 23 / 194 TABLE 1: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR APPLIANCES MADE OF SANITARY CERAMIC (2/3) TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY DIMENSIONAL AND APPEARANCE CHARACTERISTICS: Presentation (NF D14-601) No water retention on rims and/or bottoms (product standards) Standard and specific dimensions for connection of some components (product standards and connection dimensions) Planeness (NF D and product standards) Other points specified in product standards Once every six months and for each model Once every quarter and for each model Overflow flow (product standards) Once, when the product is designed OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF WC PANS OR WC SUITES: Draining efficiency (NF EN 997) Wall rinsing quality (NF EN 997) Splashes outside the pan (NF EN 997) Post-rinsing volume (NF EN 997 and document 12, 1.5) Renewal of water in the trap (document 12, 2) Pan capacity (NF D12-101, 6) Check stability and horizontality (NF D12-101, 7.1 and 7.2) EQUIPPED CISTERN TIGHTENING TEST: Resistance to tightening (NF D12-203, 4.4.1) Once every six months and for each model, taking 3 items for each model Once every six months and for each model, taking 3 items for each model Once, when the product is designed Once every six months and for each model, taking 3 items for each model Once every year and for each model Once every quarter and for each model, taking 3 items for each model Once every quarter and for each model, taking 3 items for each model Once, when the product is designed Once every six months and for each model, taking 3 items for each model Once every six months and for each model

24 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 24 / 194 TABLE 1: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR APPLIANCES MADE OF SANITARY CERAMIC (3/3) TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY EQUIPPED FLUSHING CISTERN OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS: Check hydraulic characteristics (NF D12-203) Refilling of the cistern with water (NF D12-203) SANITARY SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS(PROTECTION OF THE DRINKING WATER NETWORK) FOR FLUSHING CISTERNS: Air trap (NF D12-203, 4.3.3) URINAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS: Rinsing (NF EN 13407) Evacuation of balls (NF EN 13407) Splashes (NF EN 13407) Evacuation (NF EN 13407) Once every six months taking 3 cisterns each time Once every year and for each model Once every six months and for each model, taking 3 items for each model Once every quarter using 3 cisterns each time Once every six months and for each model Once every quarter and for each model, taking 3 items for each model

25 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 25 / 194 TABLE 2: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR APPLIANCES MADE OF ENAMELLED STEEL OR ENAMELLED CAST IRON TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS: Resistance to abrasion (NF D14-501) Resistance to chemicals and stains (NF D14-506; NF D14-507; NF D14-508) Once every quarter and for each colour range (number of ranges limited to 3) Once every month and for each colour range (number of ranges limited to 3) RESISTANCE TO LOADS: Resistance to static loads (NF EN and NF EN 14527) Static loads are not applicable to cast iron baths and shower trays. RESISTANCE TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS: Resistance to thermal shocks (NF D14-503) Thermal shocks are not applicable to cast iron baths and shower trays. DIMENSIONAL AND APPEARANCE CHARACTERISTICS: Presentation (NF D14-602, 4.1) No water retention on rims and/or bottoms (product standards) Standard and specific dimensions for connection of some components (product standards and connection dimensions) Other points specified in product standards Once every six months and for each model, and every time that a model is changed Once every year and for each model Once every six months and for each model Once every three months and for each model, and every time that a model is changed Once every six months and for each model Once every quarter and for each model TESTS ON BATH HANDLES: Tension tests on handles (NF EN 198, 4.8) Resistance of handles to corrosion (NF EN ISO 9227) The manufacturer is free to choose either the 200h neutral salt spray (NSS) test, or the 24h acetic acid salt spray (AASS) test. Resistance of handles to chemicals and stains (NF EN 263, 3.7) Once every year for each bath model fitted with handles Once every year or for each batch (if the batch is used over more than a year) and for each type of material from which handles are made, even if the handles are optional

26 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 26 / 194 TABLE 3: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR STAINLESS STEEL SINKS TEST SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS: Resistance to chemicals and stains (NF EN 13310, 4.6) Test pieces used to determine surface characteristics shall be taken from appliances (the bottom part should usually be used). RESISTANCE TO LOADS: Resistance of the drain board (document 05, 4.2) FREQUENCY Once every six months, for each steel grade and for each supplier Once every six months, for each model and each time that the model is changed DIMENSIONAL AND APPEARANCE CHARACTERISTICS: Material properties (document 05, 3.1) Design (document 05, 3.2) Manufacturing (document 05, 3.3) Connection dimensions (NF EN 695) Dimensions (document 05, 4.1.1) Dimensional deviations (document 05, 4.1.2) Water evacuation (NF EN 13310) Flow through overflow (NF EN 13310) Once every year and for each model Once, when the product is designed

27 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 27 / 194 TABLE 4: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR SINKS MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS (1/2) SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS: TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY Resistance to chemicals and stains (NF EN 13310) Resistance to abrasion (NF EN 13310) Resistance to scratching (NF EN 13310) Once every six months for each type of material and for each colour range, and every time that the manufacturing process changes Once every year for each type of material and every time that the manufacturing process changes MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS: Determination of water absorption (NF EN ISO 62, method 1) Determination of colour fastness under hot water (document 06) Determination of colour fastness under light (document 06) RESISTANCE TO LOADS: Resistance of the drain board (document 06) RESISTANCE TO MECHANICAL SHOCKS: Resistance to mechanical shocks (document 06) Once every six months for each colour range and for each type of material Once every year for each colour range and for each type of material Once every six months for each model and each time that the model is modified Once every six months When the production rate is low, the test needs only be carried on one of every 200 items brought into the stores. RESISTANCE TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS: Resistance to thermal shocks (NF EN 13310) Once every year and each time that the model is modified When the production rate is low, the test needs only be carried on one of every 200 items brought into the stores. Once every six months and each time that the model is modified When the production rate is low, the test needs only be carried on one of every 200 items brought into the stores.

28 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 28 / 194 TABLE 4: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR SINKS MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS (2/2) TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY RESISTANCE TO DRY HEAT (NF EN 13310) Once every six months for each model DIMENSIONAL AND APPEARANCE CHARACTERISTICS: Lack of water retention (NF EN and document 06) Dimensional characteristics (document 06) Connection dimensions (NF EN 695) Flow through overflow Once every year and for each model Once, when the product is designed

29 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 29 / 194 TABLE 5: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR FLUSHING CISTERNS MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS: Resistance to chemicals and stains (including visible parts of built-in cisterns) (NF EN 263) MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS: Compatibility with network disinfection products. (NF D12-203, 4.1) Colour fastness under light (including visible parts of built-in cisterns) (NF EN ISO , method B) ATTACHMENT DESIGN: Resistance to tightening (document 14, 2.2) Once every year, for each material type and for each colour range Once every year and for each material type Once every year and for each colour range Once every year and for each model Once every six months, for each material type and for each colour range Once every six months and for each material type Once every six months and for each colour range Once every six months and for each model OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUIPPED FLUSHING CISTERNS: Refilling of water in the cistern (NF D12-203, 4.4) Check hydraulic characteristics (NF EN 14055, 5.3.3) HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS (PROTECTION OF THE DRINKING WATER NETWORK): Air trap (NF D12-203, 4.3.3) Once every six months taking 3 cisterns per model each time Once every year for each model Once every quarter taking 3 cisterns per model each time Once every six months for each model

30 Certification rules NF Sanitary appliances (NF 017) - Revision 26 Page 30 / 194 TABLE 6: TESTS AND FREQUENCIES FOR BATHS, SHOWER TRAYS, BOWLS AND VANITY TOPS MADE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS (1/3) SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS: TEST REDUCED FREQUENCY NORMAL FREQUENCY Resistance to chemicals and stains (NF EN 263) These tests are not done on baths, shower trays, bowls and vanity tops made of NF certified acrylic sheets. Once every six months, for each material type and for each colour range and every time that the manufacturing process is changed Once every quarter, for each material type and for each colour range and every time that the manufacturing process is changed MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS: Determination of water absorption (NF EN ISO 62, method 1) This test is applicable to baths and shower trays. Determination of colour fastness under hot water (NF EN 263) Determination of colour fastness under light (NF EN ISO , method B) These tests are applicable to baths, shower trays, bowls and vanity tops. These tests are not done on baths, shower trays, bowls and vanity tops made of NF certified acrylic sheets (these sheets having this certified characteristic). Once every six months for each material Once every year, for each colour range and for each material type Once every quarter for each material Once every six months, for each colour range and for each material type