{"id":2977,"date":"2020-04-16T18:01:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/?page_id=2977"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:32:40","slug":"europe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/fr\/europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"leftalign\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you manufacture products intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and marketed in the European Union (EU), you are required by law to demonstrate that your equipment complies with the ATEX Directive and the applicable Essential Health and Safety Requirements. QPS Europe B.V. is a fully independent accredited notified body providing conformity assessment services for Directive 2014\/34\/EU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>QPS Europe B.V.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/QPS-Europe-Location-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/QPS-Europe-Location-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/QPS-Europe-Location.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Based in The Netherlands since 2020, we facilitate manufacturers based in Europe in reaching QPS testing and certification services with the same time zone and currency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Anthonie Fokkerstraat 10<br \/>\n3772 MR Barneveld,<br \/>\nThe Netherlands<br \/>\nPhone: +31 850 81 31 28<\/span><\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:info.qpseurope@applus.com\">info.qpseurope@applus.com<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>ATEX Certification<\/h3>\n<p>QPS Europe B.V. ATEX Notified Body under Number 2876.<\/p>\n<p>QPS Europe B.V. is accredited by the Dutch Counsel of Accreditation (RvA): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rva.nl\/en\/organisaties\/qps-europe-bv\/\">Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In many instances, EU-Type Examination certification by an ATEX Notified Body (NB) is required to demonstrate compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, the certification process consists of the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"common-check\">\n<li>Testing a sample of the product to the applicable EN standard<\/li>\n<li>Conducting an assessment of the manufacturer\u2019s quality system<\/li>\n<li>Issuing a Type Test Report and Certificate<\/li>\n<li>Issuing a Quality Assessment Notification (QAN) related to the quality assurance system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Unit Verification<\/h3>\n<p>You may use Unit Verification if you are shipping only one or a limited number of units to the EU. This service option involves examining the construction of the individual unit of equipment to verify it complies with ATEX specifications and the applicable EN harmonized standard, without being concerned about meeting quality assurance requirements.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>ATEX program information<\/p>\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:info.qpseurope@applus.com\">info.qpseurope@applus.com<\/a> or call: +31 85 00 30 144 for the following items:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"common-check\">\n<li>Evaluation Procedures and Rules<\/li>\n<li>Financial support and Fees<\/li>\n<li>Rights and Duties of applicants and clients<\/li>\n<li>Complaints and appeals<\/li>\n<li>Product Directory<\/li>\n<li>Request for Quotation form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overview If you manufacture products intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and marketed in the European Union (EU), you are required by law to demonstrate that your equipment complies with the ATEX Directive and the applicable Essential Health and Safety Requirements. QPS Europe B.V. is a fully independent accredited notified body providing conformity &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/fr\/europe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u00ab\u00a0Europe\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-wdith.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2977","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Europe - Applus+ QPS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/europe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[:en]Europe[:fr]Europe[:] - Applus+ QPS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overview If you manufacture products intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres and marketed in the European Union (EU), you are required by law to demonstrate that your equipment complies with the ATEX Directive and the applicable Essential Health and Safety Requirements. 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