Targeted Jurisdiction | European Union, obligatory | Eurasian Economic Union (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan), obligatory | Global (any country that recognizes IECEx), voluntary |
Legal source | Directive 2014/34/EU | Technical Regulation TR CU 012/2011 | IECEx standards |
Application area | Electrical and non-electrical equipment | Electrical and non-electrical equipment | Electrical and non-electrical equipment, Service Facility Scheme, Certification of Personnel Competencies |
Conformity assessment procedure | Manufacturer declaration for Category 3, Notified Bodies (ExNB) for others. | Certificate only via accredited certification body | Certificate only via IECEx Certification Bodies (ExCB) and IECEx Test Labs (ExTL) |
Name of the certificate | EU - Type Examination Certificate | Certificate of conformity | IECEx Certificates of Conformity |
Schemes / Modules | Modules A, B, D, F, C1, E, G depending on equipment category | Schemes 1c, 3c and 4c depending on delivery type – series, single, batch | Single standardized process (product testing and factory audit) |
Marking | CE + Ex 
| EAC Ex 
| No special logo. The marking is technical, following the Ex code format from the IEC 60079 standards: "IECEx XXX xx.xxxx" |
Zones / Categories | Zone: Gas: 0, 1, 2; Dust: 20, 21, 22; Group: I, II; Category: 1, 2, 3 | Zone: Gas: 0, 1, 2; Dust: 20, 21, 22; Group: I, II, III;
Group I: PO, PB, ПП;
Group II: 0, 1, 2 | Zone: Gas: 0, 1, 2; Dust: 20, 21, 22; explosion protection a, b, c |
Quality system audit | QAN/QAR required for category 1 and 2 | Quality system audit required under scheme 1c | Quality system audit required |
Language of documentation | Local EU languages | Russian and local EAEU language | English |
Applicant | Manufacturer or EU authorized representative | Only legal entity within EAEU, manufacturer’s representative | Manufacturer |
Testing body | Notified Bodies | Accredited EAC certification bodies | Accredited IECEx certification bodies |
