emi c conformity assessment procedure purpose of emi c conformity assessment procedure the coc certificate of compliance programme entails the assessment of test reports by the sabs which have been issued by authorised laboratories within a program that provides for assurance of lab capability and traceability of tested samples and reports. sabs authorised laboratory a-lab program the sabs a-lab program seeks to close the ga for full-testing of products for emc and subsequent assurance of traceability of tested samples. the sabs a-lab program is open to all accredited 3rd party laboratories and is based on the verification of the labs requisite skills equipment technical competence in the identified scope of accreditation and testing abilities. sabs electro technical department undertakes the verification assessment by conducting the requisite laboratory verification in consultation with the 3rd party laboratory. the 3rd party laboratory must request an application form to be verified and enrolled into the sabs a-lab program by sending an email to emcsabs.co.za with the subject sabs lab authorisation. the complete application forms must be submitted to emcsabs.co.za. the sabs shall validate the documentation accompanying the application form and issues a quotation to the applicant. upon acceptance of the quotation sabs will submit an invoice to the applicant. upon receipt of payment proof thereof sabs will schedule a date for the 3rd party laboratory to be verified. the 3rd party laboratory assessment takes a period of 2 working days onsite during working days. once the 3rd party laboratory is verified its details are uploaded to the sabs emc a-lab directory enabling manufacturers to choose to test at any sabs a-lab listed in the official directory. manufacturers have the discretion to introduce their preferred labs to be verified and added on the a-lab directory upon compliance with the set requirements. testing of manufacturer samples at sabs authorised lab a-lab see annexure c for process flow diagram manufacturer sends submits test sample s to sabs authorised lab. sabs authorised lab receive the samples for testing. sabs authorised lab will receive the unique number from sabs which is to be inserted on the test report s. sabs authorised lab emails tests schedule for sabs emc testing to emcsabs.co.za. sabs authorised lab tests samples according to sans standard and schedule. sabs authorised lab issues test report to manufacturer for confirmation and validation of results. manufacturer validates and accepts test report from sabs authorised lab. the sabs emc certificate of compliance coc application process see annexure d for process flow diagram applicant downloads sabs emc certificate of compliance application form from sabs website. applicant completes application form downloaded from sabs website. applicant submits application form to sabs at emcsabs.co.za. sabs reviews the application once received. sabs links a unique tracking number to the application. sabs prepares quotation for applicant. sabs quotation is emailed to applicant for acceptance. sabs submits application linked unique number to sabs authorised lab. lab conduct tests according to the relevant sans and sabs lab testing process. applicant submits validated test report to the sabs. sabs submits invoice to the manufacturer for payment. applicant effects payment of invoice. sabs conducts first level review on test report submitted by applicant. sabs conducts a second level review. sabs compiles a test report summary for internal approval. sabs emi c gm approves report reviewed and issues the certificate of compliance. scanned copy of certificate is emailed to the manufacturer. the original certificate of compliance is delivered as per the applicants request either by email to applicant. collection at sabs offices.