Eurovent Certita Certification (ECC), is the division of Eurovent which, as an independent company, is responsible for certifying the performance of air conditioning equipment.

ECC holds the EN ISO / IEC 17065: 2012 accreditation certificate, which meets the highest standards of independence, reliability and integrity.

For each product there is a Certification Program, whose objective is to guarantee to the market that the performance of the certified products corresponds to what is reflected in their catalogues.

The Certification Programs currently in operation are as follows:

• Air conditioners up to 12 kW
• Air conditioners from 12 kW to 45 kW
• Air conditioners from 45 kW to 100 kW
• Conditioners for computer rooms up to 100 kW
• Batteries for cooling and heating
• Heat Pumps
• Ventilation ducts
• Water chillers
• Residential air filters
• Air filters M5- F9
• Heat exchangers with an intermediate transfer medium
• Heat exchangers for refrigeration
• Air to Air Plate Exchangers
• Air to air rotary heat exchangers
• Droplet separators
• Air Purifiers
• Variable refrigerant flow systems
• Cooling towers
• Air handling units
• Hygienic air handling units
• Residential air handling units
• Fan-Coil Units
• Fan-coil units for ducts
• Roof-top units
• Fans
• Cold beams
• Refrigerated showcases

The body responsible for supervising these programmes is the CPPC (Certification Programmes and Policy Committee), whose work it is:

• Approve the certification programs.
• To review the procedures.
• Suggest changes and improvements that maintain the integrity and value of Eurovent certification.

For each certification programme they are established:

• Two committees formed by any company participating in the certification programme:
  • Launching Committee. It establishes the procedures to open a new program, being necessary that, at least, three companies of three different countries are interested in participating in the same one.
  • Compliance Committee. It supervises the development of the certification program administered by ECC, being in charge of:
    • The evaluation of the laboratories, the procedures they use, the percentage of failures and their treatment.
    • Defining the standards for technical documentation.
    • The modifications and promotion of the programs.
    • The claims and complaints of the participants.
• Two specific documents, prepared by the Launching Committee and approved by the CPPC. These documents, which are modified annually if necessary, are:
  • Operations Manual (OM). It describes the procedures of the program, such as, among others:
    • Number of units to be tested
    • Selection of the units
    • Handling of failures
    • Factory audits
  • Standard Data (RS). Describes the tests and nominal values of certified products.

The main characteristics of the Certification Programs are:

• Each certification program is designed for each type of product.
• Eurovent certification is open to all European and non-European manufacturers of products, regardless of membership in Eurovent national associations, size or sales volume of the company.
• Products are only certified to be sold in Europe.
• The programs are based on ISO or CEN standards, if these do not exist, a relevant Eurovent document is used.
• The entire product range is certified, not individual models.
• Only a limited number of parameters are certified in order to facilitate comparisons.
• An independent laboratory is selected for each program. In case more than one laboratory certifies the same product, the verification that the results obtained are comparable is carried out regularly.
• When the product is certified, the participant can incorporate the certification logo in all its documentation. The certificate is valid until a certain date defined in each program.

More information at: Eurovent Certification