LUXIB was designated as Technical Assessment Body (TAB) by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 2019 and is therefore authorized to carry out European Technical Assessments and issue ETAs.
See the process below. You are also very welcome to contact us directly. We are happy to advise you.
Application for an ETA |
To apply for your ETA, please fill in the following form and send it back to us.
You can send it to us by mail or digitally to
Evaluation process |
In the following the procedure of the ETA process is outlined.
For a detailed overview of the individual steps, we would be happy to advise you personally!
1. | You have a product, you want an ETA for. | |
2. | Fill in the ETA Application form and send it to us. | |
3. | We assess your application and reply a detailed feedback. | |
Three different situations may occure: | ||
- | An ETA is possible and an EAD (European Assessment Document) is available | |
- | An ETA is possible but no EAD is available | |
- | An ETA is not possible (application will be rejected) | |
4. | You will receive our cost estimation. | |
5. | You accept the costs in writing. | |
6. | If an new EAD is required, the EAD will be prepared. | |
7. | We prepare a detailed project-plan. This includes: | |
- | A list of the required documents | |
- | A list of the required tests | |
- | A list of the required test specimens | |
- | A estimated timeline | |
8. | The tests will be performed. | |
9. | An evaluation report will be prepared. | |
10. | A draft of your ETA will be prepared. | |
11. | After a 30 days EU-circulation your finalised ETA is released. |
The following figure shows the organization of LUXIB:
Billing and fee rates |
The ETA fee is determined depending on the effort and complexity of the product for assessment.
Rights & duties |
Of the applicant:
Of LUXIB:
Miscellaneous:
If no solution acceptable to you can be found, according to the European Charter of Fundamental Rights (Article 43), anyone can also contact the European Ombudsman http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu. LUXIB reserves the right to involve ILNAS in the process for technical issues.