1) Technical requirements for products (Certificate of Compliance)

Q.: What laws apply to Ferona with respect to the aforesaid area?

A.: The technical requirements for products are stipulated by Act 22/1997 Coll. as amended by Act 71/2000 Coll., Act 102/2001 Coll., Act 205/2002 Coll., Act 226/2003 Coll.,  Act 277/2003 Coll., Act 186/2006 Coll., Act 229/2006 Coll., Act 481/2008 Coll., Act 490/2009 Coll., Act 281/2009 Coll, Act 155/2010 Coll. and Act 34/2011 Coll. as well as by many related government regulations. More specifically, the technical requirements for Ferona’s products are set and described in Government Regulation 163/2002 Coll., which stipulates the mandatory specifications of certain selected construction products. At this time, government experts are working on an amendment to this regulation.

Government Regulation 190/2002 Coll., as amended by Regulation 251/2003 Coll. and Regulation 128/2004 Coll, stipulates the technical requirements for CE-marked construction products. The regulation re-states the requirements set by Directive 89/106/EEC and pertains to products that need to comply with harmonized technical specifications (harmonized standards or technical requirements). However, Ferona does not supply any CE-marked construction products at this time. As far as we know, some of the standards which Ferona follows with its products, such as EN 10025, are going to be declared harmonized this year.

Q.: Will I get a Certificate of Compliance with a Ferona product? How does Ferona comply with its obligations stipulated by Act 22/1997 Coll.?

A.: An amendment to Act 22/1997 Coll. cancelled the obligation to provide a Certificate of Compliance within a supplier chain. The law only places distributors under the obligation to act so as to prevent the distribution of products which patently fail to comply with legal requirements, particularly products not labelled with the prescribed marking. However, we have compiled a document titled Ferona's Assurance on Assessment of Compliance whereby we warranty and represent our compliance with Act 22/1997 Coll.

On the other hand, Ferona drafts a Certificate of Compliance whenever it purchases selected construction products outside the EU and EFTA.

For more information, please go to Certificate of Compliance.

2) Origin of merchandise

Q.: What laws apply to Ferona with respect to the aforesaid area?

A.: Customs issues are regulated mainly by Customs Act 13/1993 Coll., as amended by CNC Act 35/1993 Coll., Act 113/1997 Coll., Act 63/2000 Coll., Act 256/2000 Coll., Act 265/2001 Coll., Act 1/2002 Coll., Act 309/2002 Coll., Act 322/2003 Coll., Act 354/2003 Coll., Act 362/2003 Coll., Resolution of the Chamber of Deputies 323/2003 Coll., Ministry of Interior Memorandum RS07/2003 Coll., Act 187/2004 Coll., 430/2004 Coll. and Council Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 of 11 June 2001 on procedures to facilitate the issue of movement certificates EUR.1..., whose annexes stipulate the wording of various supplier’s statements (one-off and long-term, with a preferential origin status or without a preferential origin status).

Q.: How will Ferona confirm the origin of the merchandise, and using which documents? May I get long-term proof of origin?

A.: When you request proof of origin along with your order, we will include a one-off declaration of origin in your invoice, compliant with Council Regulation 1207/2001. We can also confirm the requirement in the Purchase Contract.

We provide long-term statements of origin only to customers who purchase a limited amount of the same merchandise over a short period of time, the merchandise not being subject to change with respect to the country of origin in a long-term perspective. For most customers, we cannot guarantee the identical origin of products for a long time in advance. We hope that you will understand the complications involved and hope that this fact will not affect your business decisions.

Q.: Will Ferona provide me with a certificate of origin retroactively?

A.: This service is not automatically supported by our software and is more laborious and difficult to provide. This is why there will be some time delay before we manage to provide the certificate.

Q.: Why is the supplier’s certificate of compliance in the invoice not duly signed?

A.: Pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) 1207/2001: “where the invoice and supplier's declaration are executed by a computer, the declaration need not be signed in the manuscript provided that the supplier gives the client a written undertaking accepting complete responsibility for every supplier's declaration which identifies the supplier as if it had been signed in manuscript by the supplier.” Ferona does not sign one-off declarations in the invoice and confirms its obligations in the purchase contract instead.

For more details, please go to origin of goods. 

3) Packaging

Q.: What laws apply to Ferona with respect to the aforesaid area?

A.: The packaging issues are regulated by Act 477/2001 Coll. on packaging and the amendment of certain acts, as amended by Act 94/2004 Coll.

Q.: How does Ferona comply with the legal requirements concerning the collection and disposal of packaging?

A.: Ferona has concluded Contract No. EK-F06021639 on combined fulfilment with the authorized packaging company EKO-KOM – Certificate.

We provide a statement of compliance with the Packaging Disposal Act in each invoice.

Q.: Is the packaging pre-paid for me as a customer?

A.: Yes, and this information is printed in each invoice.

Q.: Does Ferona comply with the legal provisions pertaining to the content of hazardous substances in packaging materials?

A.: The packaging materials used by Ferona comply with Section 4 of the Act, concerning the maximum permitted amount of listed hazardous chemical substances. The combined amount of lead, cadmium, mercury and oxidation number VI chromium does not exceed the value stipulated by the related regulation.

Q.: How does Ferona dispose of the packaging waste?

In order to comply with the provisions of the Waste Act and with other related legal obligations (Act 106/2005 Coll., representing the complete wording of Act 185/2001, on waste, as amended), particularly with Section 10, Subsection 3 thereof, we recommend sorting the packaging waste in compliance with Ministry of Environment Regulation 381/2001, the Waste Catalogue, and transferring it to authorized processors for further use:

4) Heavy metals and certain hazardous substances

Q.: What laws apply to Ferona with respect to the aforesaid area?

A.: Recent amendments to the Waste Act, Acts 188/2004 Coll. and 7/2005 Coll., amending Act 185/2001 Coll. on waste and on the amendment to certain other acts, as amended (for full wording of the law, see Act 106/2005 Coll.) have considerably minimized the permitted content of heavy metals and other hazardous substances in automotive junkyards and electrical facilities.

The aforesaid amendments have been derived from the following EU Directives:

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2002/95/EC covering the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment – ROHS (and the related Directive of the EP and of the Council 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment - WEEE)

Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2000/53/EC on end-life vehicles – ELV (with Annex II thereto being amended by Decision of the Commission 2002/525/EC)

The Waste Act also refers to several implementary regulations, which, however, have not yet been issued. This is why it is often necessary to use some provisions of the aforesaid Directive of EP and of the Council.

Q.: How is Ferona going to comply with a future customer’s requirements with respect to the content of heavy metals and certain other hazardous substances?

A.: To meet the future requirements of our customers concerning the provision of evidence of our compliance with the aforesaid regulations following the passing of Act 7/2005 Coll., Ferona has asked its suppliers to provide declarations that their products comply with the maximum permitted content of heavy metals and certain other hazardous substances.