Certification library

Welcome to the STA Library, your go-to resource for all documents related to the STA Certification Program. 

The STA certification program consists of a Group of Certification Bodies bringing together Certification Bodies authorised to certify compliance of transportation and acceptance media with the CEN technical specification TS 16794 about contactless communication.

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The STA Group of Certification Bodies works as a platform to ease mutual recognition between the member certification bodies (and the testing laboratories for product testing) and to limit the costs of those agreements. The main principles of the STA certification programme are the following:

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• A Group of Certification Bodies (GCB) gathers Certification Bodies (CB) authorised to certify compliance with CEN/TS 16794

• Membership of GCB is open to CBs accredited according to ISO/IEC 17065 against CEN/TS 16794

• Certificates delivered by an ISO/IEC 17065 accredited CB are recognised throughout the EU

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The STA certification program has been revised and is now based on the ISO/IEC TS 24192 international standard, published in 2021, which replaces the previous CEN/TS 16794 standard. The ISO/IEC TS 24192 standard is the continuation of the CEN/TS 16794 standard. The ISO technical content is based on the CEN content which has been updated and improved.

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We are still in the transition period between Edition 2 and Edition 3 of the certification program. An Edition 2 certification can be requested until January 31st, 2025 for PICC and PCD. From this date, only Edition 3 certification requests will be accepted.