Korea KC Certification Introduction Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) on August 25, 2008 announced that the National Standards Committee will implement a new national unity certification mark in July 2009 to December 2010, entitled "KC Mark" logo . The new logo is called the KC Mark, on behalf of Korea Certification. The current 13 kinds of force flag will eventually be unified under the new logo. One result of this move brought reduce supplier spend in certification costs, and the Korean KC Mark gradually become a world brand certification. But there is a drawback, KCC mark recently enacted, will only be implemented just a few years, it will eventually be unified into the new KC under the sign. KC Certification future implementation plan in December 2008: update the national legislation with the existing Act in July 2009: MKE begin implementation of the national unified identity in January 2009 - December 2010: to improve the relevant laws and regulations and certification standards in 2011 January: the completion of national unity to all the compulsory certification mark KC Mark certified products catalog KC Mark Certification Products List (KC certified products catalog) According to "Korea Electric Appliances Safety Control Act" stipulates that electrical appliances safety certification since January 1, 2009 into compulsory certification and self-discipline (voluntary) certification of two sex. Compulsory Certification means: are mandatory for all products in the electronic products must be KC Mark certification before they can be sold in the Korean market per year factory inspection and product sampling test. Self-discipline (voluntary) certification means: a voluntary product testing for all electronic products only obtain the certificate, no factory inspection. The certificate is valid for five years. KC factory inspection certification requirements KC first trial plant factory inspection certification requirements: Korean security law after receiving the application, the need for an initial inspection of the factory factory authorized. In accordance with the security requirements of the law project, the plant's quality control system preliminary assessment aspects involved are the following: the factory should implement gaging and factory quality assurance capability requirements and the certification body samples tested in accordance with product certification agreement certified products. According to South Korean security authentication-related laws and Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) the relevant provisions of your plant should have the following documented procedures or regulations, the content should be with the factory quality management and product quality control to adapt to: 1) change the product control program (example: certified product change notification after the approval of certification bodies, departments should be strictly in accordance with the approved change to develop the content of the corresponding technical documents distributed to the relevant departments to properly implement changes to the certified products unapproved change, can not. certification mark applied to product changes.) 2) documents and materials control program 3) Quality control procedures {record retention period of records should include at least 3 years (only purchase, routine and operational inspection records)} 4) routine test and verification test procedures 5) nonconforming product control procedure 6) critical components and materials inspection or verification procedures 7) The internal quality audit program 8) process test work instructions, equipment operating procedures, management systems and other procedures shall be Save at least the following quality records, to confirm the plant was indeed all production inspection and production test, quality records should be real and effective 9) Products routine test and verification test record; incoming inspection of critical components and materials / verification records and qualified suppliers provide proof of inspection and test equipment ① regular calibration or verification records; ② routine tests and verification (run) inspection records; ③ daily point safety equipment production line (workshop) on the subject record; ④ failure ⑤ internal audit records;; goods (purchase, routine and run) the disposal of records ⑥ customer complaint to take corrective action; ⑦ run tests failed to correct the record; annual factory inspection requirements: After the certificate authority, certificate authority will plant an annual follow-up review once a year, the main purpose is to look at the plant's quality control system of consistency, whether we can meet standard safety laws. Annual factory inspection items divided into two parts 1) quality files and records, the manufacturing site of relevant content viewing, content requirements, and substantially the same as the initial review. 2) the need to confirm the factory for consistency KC Mark all licensed products. Depending on the product's authorization certificate attached page (list of critical components), key components of certified products, materials, circuits, structures, etc. to confirm to see if the same. Sampling requirements: KC Mark mandatory product included within the scope of certification up to now there are 216 kinds, Korea Security Act provides for an annual sampling of all kinds of products, so once a year for each product sample. Sampling way; carried out by the plant inspector at the annual review, the scene when production or stock, the inspector sealed samples, plant samples were sent to the specified address within the three months. The factory does not produce or reviewing inventory, factory shall specify the sample sent to the specified address within six months.