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Laws and regulations (Statutory provisions)

On February, 1st 2010 the regulation for the CE markings on doors, windows and shutters became compulsory, following the reference standard EN 14351-1.

The regulation foresees the obligation to provide the Customer with a final CE tag bearing all the performance values for the door, window or shutter sold together with the instruction manual for its use and maintenance.

The values on the tag must be the ones coming from the Initial Typing Test (ITT) of a specimen made at certified labs.

The duty of the window fitter is to draw up a FPC – Factory product control - to ensure that the production of windows, doors and shutters is made with the same procedures with which the tested specimen was
made.

Based on the ITT certificates and recordings, foreseen in the PCP, the manufacturer draws up and retains a declaration of conformity allowing him to apply the CE marking.

In the reference standard is clearly stated that the CE marking must be applied by the manufacturer of doors, windows and shutters.

Contribution by Secco Sistemi

ITT

The regulation foresees that the tests on the specimen – ITT – may be carried out by the company supplying the system and “leased” to the part building the door, window or shutter (window fitter).

The “lease” of these certificates must be formalised by a so called Cascading Contract regulating this transfer.

Secco Sistemi, with a view to make the application of this procedure as easy as possible, has prepared, according to the current regulation, a complete support documentation in addition to the Cascading Contract.

This document, related to the Cascading Contract, will help and simplify for the recipient (window fitter) the correct use of the values of the ITT certificates, their various fields of application, the procedure to guarantee the correct constructions of the doors, windows and shutters in line with the production of the ITT specimen.

FPC
If a FPC plan has not been drawn up (for example companies certified ISO 9001 can integrate the existing manual with the specific requests), Secco Sistemi offers a handbook for the PCP containing all relevant documents to be completed for the control and registration of the foreseen activities.

Cascading Contract
A copy of the GENERAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT OF SECCO SISTEMI SPA ITT CERTIFICATES will be sent to those requesting it (info@seccosistemi.it) to be completed and signed by the window fitter. The contract, duly completed and signed, must be sent back to Secco Sistemi to be countersigned. The countersigned Contract will be then sent with the documents listed below:

• ITT certificates (including performance passports by product family, performance prospects, performance features of the systems)
• Facsimile documents for the drafting of the CE markings and of the declaration of conformity
• General construction guidelines (including processing details, technical catalogues, and production control chart)
• A document with all the use and maintenance requirements (to be given to the Client)
• Instructions on how to draft the PCP

The Secco Sistemi Sales Office remains available for further information regarding the application of the CE marking.