A relevant core result must show a demonstrable margin against an applicable European requirement under the published comparison method. All other required baseline checks must be satisfied. A claim without complete evidence, or compliance without a qualifying margin, does not qualify.
IESQ administers and issues the Award in its own capacity. Its Swiss UID is CHE-467.092.061. Institutional registration is separate from product approval, accreditation and EU designation. See the institutional particulars and programme rules.
Brand owners, manufacturers, importers and authorised representatives worldwide. The application identifies the legal applicant, its authority and the exact model and configuration.
No. IESQ does not appoint an exclusive laboratory or agent. The actual report issuer, testing scope and competence are checked under the evidence rules; any legally required notified-body task is verified separately.
The complete report, all numbered pages and appendices, sample identity, methods, conditions, results, limitations, deviations, revisions and relevant subcontracting. The model and configuration must correspond to the application.
Yes, where it remains applicable to the submitted product, methods and required baseline. Product or standard changes, issuer restrictions and adverse information are examined. There is no automatic acceptance based on the report date alone.
Programme documents, decisions, public records and certificates are in English. Supply originals and an English translation where needed for examination. Notarisation or other certification is requested only where justified by a specific authenticity or legal requirement.
Product identity, technical specification and photographs, authority, legal documents where applicable, complete reports and scopes, model correspondence, core comparisons and the declarations listed in the evidence checklist.
No. All IESQ Award services, electronic certificates, mark licences, renewal, changes, complaints and appeals are free. Applicants arrange and pay for external testing, translation and certification services where necessary.
Receipt is immediate. The initial completeness target is five working days. Technical examination and a decision are targeted within 20 working days after the file is complete. Further verification or clarification can extend that period, with a case notice.
Use the private case workspace, respond to each question, identify new versions and preserve the relationship to the originals. The normal response period is 30 calendar days; request a justified extension before the deadline.
An unmet baseline requirement, unsupported margin, incomplete or false evidence, lack of authority, unresolved relevant safety concerns or an attempt to purchase a favourable result. The decision identifies the actual reason.
Yes. Submit a free appeal within 30 calendar days after receipt, with the decision reference, grounds and evidence. A person not involved in the challenged review or decision handles the appeal.
Yes. Country, scale, membership, reputation and sales are not substitutes for evidence and do not create different Award conditions.
No. The same scope, evidence, baseline and margin requirements apply to every applicant.
The result must establish a margin under the applicable method, including uncertainty and reporting limits. A nominal difference alone may not establish a supported advantage. Read the worked example in the assessment method.
Yes, with documented authority. You select and pay for any external adviser. IESQ does not appoint an exclusive agent or receive referral commission, and a representative cannot promise recognition.
A public Award record, an electronic certificate and a scoped mark licence. All are free. The record states the model, evidence basis, recognised characteristics, validity and current status.
One year from the issue date, subject to the current record and continuing conditions. Renewal is free and may be requested from 60 calendar days before expiry.
Report material changes before claiming coverage for the changed product. Use the case workspace to submit the change and evidence. IESQ records a decision on the affected scope; the request is free.
Identify the exact model, record and recognised scope. Follow the mark rules. Do not claim EU approval, statutory certification, first place, a recommendation or recognition of the entire brand.
For grounds such as false or concealed evidence, unresolved relevant safety information, unreported material changes or persistent mark misuse. A notice identifies reasons, scope, effective date and appeal rights.
No. Only models and configurations explicitly listed in the record are covered. A series needs a justified variant matrix and accepted evidence for its coverage.
Yes. Expert or public nomination and IESQ research leads use the same conditions as direct applications. Authority and complete evidence must be established before issue.
Open the public record and compare the model, configuration, recognised characteristics, standards, evidence summary, dates and current status. IESQ institutional particulars and the programme rules are linked from the Award pages.
No. There is one Award level, without ranking or comparative claims against products that were not examined.
The record identifies the assessed model and specific core characteristics with verified margins beyond the relevant European requirements, alongside satisfaction of the required baseline. Its limits remain part of the conclusion.
Use its permanent verification URL or QR code, or search the complete reference in the Award Register or the IESQ verification page. Match the model and configuration and read the current status.
Participation and evidence differ. The absence of a record is not an assessment of every product sold by that brand. Recognition requires a completed favourable decision for the specific model.
No. IESQ Award services are free. Financial support, advertising, membership, external testing expenditure or a commercial relationship creates no entitlement to an Award.
No. It is an IESQ product Award with a stated evidence scope. It does not replace any legally required product conformity procedure, CE marking where applicable, registration or a management-system certificate.
No. Read the intended use, instructions and scope. The Award is not a personal recommendation or an unrestricted guarantee of use.
No. The public record shows current validity and status. A historic document does not preserve an expired, suspended or withdrawn mark licence.
The applicant supplies reports from appropriately competent external testing organisations. IESQ examines the evidence and makes the Award decision; it does not represent itself as the laboratory that performed those tests.
No. Missing evidence, unmet baseline requirements or absence of a supported margin prevents a favourable decision. Participation figures or success rates are published only from verified programme records.
Use the mark-misuse or complaint route, identify the exact claim and its location, and include the record reference where available. A correction request can also be raised through the record enquiry route; all are free.