Rights and Duties of Certificate Holders

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Rules to issue Solar KEYMARK certificates and sub-licenses for other brands, product names, and sellers

This document contains rules for issuing certificates and sub-licenses within in the Solar
KEYMARK certification for solar thermal products according tor EN 12975, EN 12976 and EN 12977. The knowledge and following of these rules by the involved parties (manufacturer, testing laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies) ensures a harmonized procedure and a fair competition between the third parties.

Rights and duties of certificate holders

The certificate holder is responsible for the fulfilment of all requirements standards and certification relevant documents mentioned on the certificate. These are especially:

─the product specific European standard(s)

─the European Solar KEYMARK certification scheme including its respective annexes and obligatory documents (e.g. the decision list), decided by SKN (Solar KEYMARK Network) and confirmed by CCB (CEN Certification Board)

─other respective rules and requirements fixed in a contract between certification body and certificate holder which may arise by accreditation requirements

Only the company (legal entity), brands, and products mentioned on the certificateare allowed to use/bear the Solar KEYMARK e.g. for marketing purposes.

According to Part 3 and 4 of the CEN and/or CENELEC Internal Regulations, 300 EUR per product type and 60 EUR per sub-type are charged to the certificate holder for each production facility.

Kind of certificates and sub-licences

Normally, it is the manufacturer of a product who applies for certification and is granted the right to use the Solar KEYMARK after positive assessment of all certification relevant documents.

Furthermore, the customer of the manufacturer (certificate holder) can apply for a certificate on his own to get the right to use the Solar KEYMARK. The main benefitsare that they can place the products on the market under another product name and do not have to pay for testing and inspection once again but only for certification and license fee.

The different possible options are shown on the flow chart shown on the following page.

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