Documents and certificates
EN 10204 certificates, material test reports, heat and test-unit traceability, and supplier conformity evidence.
- Approved supplier lists
Authorization of supply sources by item, category, site and time: list scope, qualification evidence, system enforcement and limits of approval.
- Calibration certificates
How calibration results, corrections, uncertainty, traceability and conformity statements describe different aspects of measurement evidence.
- Certificates of analysis
Analytical evidence for identified material: lot and sample scope, methods, units, specification limits, uncertainty, conformity statements and validity boundaries.
- Certificates of conformity
What conformity statements attest, how issuer and scope affect their meaning, and why declarations, test reports and third-party certificates differ.
- Choosing an EN 10204 inspection document
Compare 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2 documents and specify the evidence needed for a material delivery.
- Country-of-origin declarations
Statements of goods origin: preferential and marking purposes, issuer scope, supplier support, agreement-specific certification and validity limits.
- EN 10204 type 2.1 documents
Manufacturer declarations of compliance with an order: their scope, absence of test results, and distinction from test reports and inspection certificates.
- EN 10204 type 2.2 documents
Manufacturer test reports based on non-specific inspection: order compliance, test-result scope, distinctions from 2.1/3.1/3.2 and producer-specific additions.
- EN 10204 type 3.1 certificates
Manufacturer-validated specific-inspection results, their product scope and the distinction between 3.1 and 3.2 documentation.
- EN 10204 type 3.2 certificates
Specific inspection, joint validation, traceability and the limits of EN 10204 type 3.2 material certificates.
- Material test reports
How reported material properties relate to product identity, test units, conditions, specifications and inspection-document validation.
- Qualified manufacturers lists
Program-specific qualification evidence: governing specifications, facilities, technology flows, product scope, listing status and limits of manufacturer-wide claims.
- Safety data sheets
Chemical hazard communication, product and jurisdiction scope, section meanings and the limits of composition or exposure information.
- Supplier acknowledgments
Order receipt, business acceptance, proposed changes and the quantity/date scope of supplier responses.
- Supplier process certificates
How batch process declarations differ from process qualification, accreditation, test results and management-system certification.
- Supplier quotations
How quotation scope, quantity, commercial exclusions and delivery assumptions define the meaning of a supplier price.
- Technical data sheets
Interpreting manufacturer properties and processing guidance through test conditions, variant scope and the distinction between typical values and specifications.