INCERT

Introduction

The framework
On 29 June 2002, a Royal Decree fixing the conditions of installation, maintenance and use of alarm systems in Belgium has been published.

The decree is based upon the Belgian law of 10 April 1990 on the enterprises of surveillance, of security, and on the internal services of surveillance. According to this decree, alarm systems may be installed either by a "security enterprise" or by the end user. However, it must be verified by a "security enterprise" before being put into service.

Among other provisions, the decree states that the user must maintain a "user book", contract a "security enterprise" for an annual maintenance service, and keep the police aware of his installation.

Click here to read the full text of the decree (Dutch and French only).

On 30 July 2003, the Belgian Official Journal published a note of the Minister of Interior explaining the new system.

Click here to read the full text of the note (Dutch and French only).

The immediate consequence of that Decree was to terminate the activities of the Anti-intrusion Commission of the Ministry of Interior. In the mean time, the industry and in particular CEBEC prepared, under the auspices of the Belgian Electrotechnical Committee - BEC, INCERT, a dedicated certification system of equipment and installers.

On 6 December 2002, the Mark Committee of INCERT has approved the General Regulation of the INCERT Mark and the Regulation of Product Certification.

The Regulation of the certification of Security Companies and of Installers was approved on 19 February 2003.

The texts of these regulations can be obtained from the INCERT website. Click here to access it.

The Certification of alarm systems
The Technical Note T014 (General requirements for the testing of alarm systems) has been prepared with the full support of the Ministry of Interior, and is now available from the BEC (Cost: 51,- € + VAT).

CEBEC, which is the only certification body accredited by BELCERT to certify electrotechnical products, has been approved to evaluate and certify the alarm equipment according to the INCERT rules. Applications should be addressed to:

CEBEC - Anti-intrusion Service

together with the offer request form available here and the corresponding technical data.

The Certification of  Security Companies and of Installers
The Technical Note T015/2 (General requirements for the certification of security companies and of installers of alarm systems) has been prepared with the full support of the Ministry of Interior, and is now available from the BEC (Cost: 51,- € + VAT).

Considering its activities of products and management systems certification, CEBEC has been approved to evaluate and certify the Security Companies and the Installers of alarm systems according to the INCERT rules.

Access the presentation of our certification services in that area in:
 French
 Dutch

The list of companies having received the INCERT certification from CEBEC is available from our Data Base Pages.

The technical documentation
To obtain the technical notes (T014 and T015/2) contact the BEC at:
Phone:
+32-2-706.85.85
Fax:
+32-2-706.85.80
E-mail