JIS Certification Bodies Association

Interpretations related to JIS Mark scheme
This translation has been made based on the original collections of the interpretation by JISCBA

January 26, 2007
Revised on February 20, 2020

[Common 1] Guidelines for general certification JIS Q 1001
No.

Guide item number

Description of guidance on certification

1

5 paragraphApplication for certification

Question

Applicable Interpretation

Is it possible for the applicant toapply for a factory of a subsidiaryhaving a different quality control
system as a manufacturing factoryin bulk?

In order to apply and certify plural factories together,
it is required that the quality system is integrated, i.e.,"the target product is centrally controlled andproduced."
Based on this, accredited certification body will
determine whether certification is possible for thebatch application.
However, in case batch certification is obtained, itmeans that “when a serious nonconformity of quality
control system arises in one factory and thesuspension or revocation of certification is applied to
the factory, it shall affect to all the relevant factories.”

26.1
4thparagraph
Production record[Accredited certification body shallinvestigate the production record for atleast six months (in the case ofreassessment of a licensee whosecertification has been cancelled byclause 15, ordinary not less than oneyear after the quality control system wasreconstructed) and shall confirm that thequality of industrial and mineralproducts,etc
isstablebeforedetermining certification ]In case of reassessment of thelicense whose certification has beencancelled, is production record for
one year or more required although
the expression of “ordinarily” isused? In other words, is it
impossibletoacquireJIS
certification for one year or more?

In this case, the production record of a year or more
has to be confirmed before certification. However,exceptional measures may be taken if accredited
certification body determines that it is accountable.

No.

Guide item number

Description of guidance on certification

3

6.2.2 paragraph

Others[In case that an applicant applies forcertification in accordance with thecriteria (B) of the quality control
system, ... the applicant may attach thecopy of registered certification and theaudit registration report obtained fromthe registration body to the application]

4Question

Applicable Interpretation

If the applicant attaches the copy ofregistered certification, etc., is it
possible to utilize the result of theregistration (ISO 9001) as before?

In the case of a criteria (B) application, accredited
certification body determines how to survey whether
the applicant's quality control system complies with
Article2, paragraph (2) of the "Ministerial OrdinanceConcerning Certification of Conformity with JapaneseIndustrial Standard".

It only describes sampling ofsamples, but is it possible to start
product test prior to on-site audit of
the factory in case of long-lasting
test, etc.?

It’s possible, but the result of the product test
becomes invalid if the quality control system ischanged after sampling which affect the assessmentof the conformity to JIS for the sample concerned.

6.3.1

Sampling samples prior to on-site audit

3rd paragraph[Sampling can be performed prior to onsite audit of initial factory audit.]

5

Clause 10

Issuance of Certificate

Is it acceptable to post a color copyof the Certificate in the vicinity of
the reception counter at theentrance or in the president’s office,etc.?

It’s acceptable, but the licensee is required to havethe established system for controlling the original andcopies of the Certificate.

6Annex B[The quality control manager shall be
the person who is recognized as aperson who has expertise instandardization and quality control bystudying and graduating the course of…the subject on quality control in thecourse …the school equivalent

Guideline is required for the"Courses of the lecture class
Related to Standardize and Quality
Control Equivalent to theStandardization and Quality
Control" listed in the left column.

It is required to complete the 60-hours training course
which is based on the “criteria of training sessions forthe purpose of training quality control managers” aspublicized on the Website of the JIS Certification
Bodies Association.

…or by finishing the course of thelecture class of the subject onstandardization and quality control
corresponding to this.]

However, in case a person has completed acorresponding subject at the training session etc. andattestable evidence can be confirmed, this may becounted as a part of the required 60 hours dependingon the determination by an accredited certification
body.