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Types of procedures

The designation is carried out in accordance with a procedure developed by the KBA on the basis of the relevant legal acts and standards. The Administrative Procedures Act (VwVfG) and the Federal Fees Act (BGebG) apply.

An accreditation certificate drawn up under Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 may also be used to demonstrate compliance with the general requirements for the quality management system and the carrying out of technical tests.

Image: Procedure of designation with and without consideration of a certificate of accreditation (Picture has long description) — Source:KBA

There is no accreditation certificate
The assessment is completely carried out by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA).
In case of initial and re-designation, a joint assessment team (JAT) in accordance with Article 73(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 is established.

The designation may be based on the existing accreditation certificate. Management system and test scope can be partially accredited.
The non-accredited components are evaluated by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) and a joint assessment team.
In addition, the KBA evaluates compliance with the approval relevant requirements (see designation rules).

The designation may be based on an existing accreditation certificate.
The basis for this is that the existing accreditation under Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 has been granted by an accreditation body registered in the European Economic Area.
In this case, the assessment by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) extends exclusively to the consideration of the approval-relevant requirements.

On request, a combined procedure can be carried out for designation according to EN ISO/IEC 17020 and EN ISO/IEC 17025.

The quality management system is in general evaluated according to EN ISO/IEC 17025. Special features of EN ISO/IEC 17020 are additionally included in the evaluation.

In case of findings, complaints etc. that primarily lead to suspension, limitation or withdrawal of designation, the effects (loss of confidence level) on the respectively other designation will be evaluated.

It is possible to have existing designations extended by means of an extension.

The procedure for extension is analogous to the designation procedure. The designation body may decide on possible other approaches or simplifications.

The expertise of manufacturers of vehicles produced in small series for test procedures according to Regulation (EU) 2018/858, appendix to annex II part I (footnotes B and C) is confirmed using a special procedure. In this procedure, it will be evaluated to which extent quality assuring measures following the relevant principles of EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017, chapters 6 and 7, are installed and effective, regulations of the respective directives or regulations are adhered to and the testing body is competent for the test procedures that are to be evaluated. Issuing this confirmation, the KBA agrees that the tests provided for in the respective regulatory act can be carried out by the manufacturer himself.

In some specific scopes, like for example in case of cybersecurity and software-updates, technical services must meet special requirements. Details are given in the Technology Portal in section Designation – Sanctioned interpretations for technical services categories A/B/D.

Can an accreditation be taken into consideration in a designation procedure?
Accreditation may be taken into account in the KBA designation process if:

The accreditation body is registered in the European Union;
Accreditation has been granted in accordance with Regulation (EC) 765/2008
At least one standard relevant to the designation has been accredited.

Based on such accreditation, the KBA examines:

Compliance with the approval-relevant requirements
Standards and test methods not covered by accreditation.

If necessary, the designation may also extend to other revisions of the relevant regulatory acts after appropriate assessment of the delta.

- Laboratories and certification bodies must have its commercial registration in the European Union. Subsidiaries in other countries may be included in the designation if certain preconditions are fulfilled.

The designation by another EU Member State may be taken into account in the designation procedure by analogy with accreditation.

A manufacturer’s laboratory can only be designated as a technical service if this is explicitly allowed in the relevant regulatory acts. If this condition is not met, the manufacturer’s laboratory should check the option that a technical service designated by the KBA supervises the test in the manufacturer’s laboratory and creates the corresponding test report.

Detailed information can be found in this section. Designation rules and application forms can be found on the page of Designation of Technical services. You are also welcome to contact the staff of the responsible department ( benennungsstelle@kba.de , telephopne: +49 461 316-260).

By a designation, the approval authority confirms that the technical service complies with the standard to be applied in accordance with the relevant regulations (EN ISO/IEC 17020/17021-1/17025) and with the specific requirements of the KBA type-approval procedure, and is competent to carry out the tests specified in the scope of the designation.

The KBA designation procedure is based on the provisions of the EC Vehicle Approval Ordinance and the corresponding provisions of the UN-ECE. The procedure is also applied to the national legal framework. The term ‘designation’ is synonymous with the term ‘recognition’ as used in the EC Vehicle Approval Ordinance.