Membership Type Selection
Please select the option that best describes your relationship with ColourSafe Consortium:
Associate Member – For individuals or businesses wishing to purchase certification documentation without consortium membership
CSC Member Benefits & Participation
CSC Members receive additional benefits through ColourSafe Consortium, including:
● Lower-cost certification.
● Lower-cost After Test certificate purchases.
● A say in which products and materials the consortium considers for future testing.
● The opportunity to participate in group testing, helping to significantly reduce the individual cost of certification.
● Earn CSC Credits: 1 CSC Credit for contributing towards an eligible test, and 1 CSC Credit for an eligible After Test certificate purchase. ● Free certificate claims: 4 CSC Credits can be exchanged for one eligible free certificate claim.
● Access to CSC Member-only testing opportunities, services and benefits.
Member Participation ColourSafe Consortium works by members collectively contributing towards testing. This allows us to spread testing costs across the membership and provide certification at significantly lower prices than arranging individual testing.
Because CSC Members receive these additional benefits, members are expected to take part in a sensible amount of consortium testing where the tests are relevant to their business or products. There is no requirement to participate in every test, and we understand that not every test will be relevant to every member. However, membership is intended for businesses and individuals who actively participate in the consortium.
If a member consistently makes little or no contribution towards consortium testing over an extended period, ColourSafe Consortium Ltd may review their membership and change their account to Associate Member status.
Associate Members can continue to purchase available certification documentation but do not receive the full benefits available to participating CSC Members.
Associate CSC Member Account
Certificate Use & Restrictions
All certificates and associated documentation supplied by ColourSafe Consortium Limited are provided under a limited licence to the registered account holder.
Documentation is supplied strictly for inclusion within the purchaser’s own business compliance records and technical file documentation.
Licence Conditions
Certificates and associated documentation:
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Are issued solely to the purchasing account holder
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Are non-transferable
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May not be resold
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May not be redistributed or shared
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May not be copied, edited, or modified
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May not be supplied to third parties for commercial gain
The purchase of certification documentation does not constitute ownership of the underlying laboratory data, report structure, formatting, or intellectual property.
No right is granted to reproduce, sublicense, commercially exploit, or republish any certificate or associated materials.
Responsibility for Testing & Compliance
ColourSafe Consortium Limited supplies EN 71-3 filament certification documentation only.
CSC does not conduct product testing on behalf of purchasers and does not assume responsibility for a purchaser’s finished products.
Purchasers remain solely responsible for:
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Determining what testing their products require
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Conducting any additional testing necessary
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Ensuring full compliance with applicable legislation
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Applying UKCA (or other required) marking correctly
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Maintaining complete and accurate technical documentation
The certificate supplied forms part of a compliance record only and does not replace the purchaser’s own legal obligations as a manufacturer or distributor.
Intellectual Property
All certificate documentation, layout, formatting, supporting materials, and associated compliance resources remain the intellectual property of ColourSafe Consortium Limited.
Access is granted solely for lawful compliance record purposes.
Misuse & Enforcement
Unauthorised distribution, resale, reproduction, alteration, or misuse of any certificate or associated documentation constitutes a breach of these Terms.
ColourSafe Consortium Limited reserves the right to:
Acceptance
By registering an account and purchasing certification documentation, you confirm that:
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You have read and understood these Terms
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You accept the limited licence nature of certification documentation
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You understand that responsibility for testing and legal compliance remains with your business
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