The Licensed Electrical Installer: law, categories and liability
Installing a socket is a trade; signing that an installation complies with the law is a responsibility answered for in your own name, before ERSeP, before the civil courts and, if there is an accident, before the criminal courts. This page explains Córdoba's electrical safety law, who may be a Licensed Electrical Installer, how far Category III reaches and what is at stake when you sign.
The hierarchy of law, decree, resolution and standard, and how AEA 90364 is organized, are in regulations for electrical installations; electrification grades and circuits, in electrical design of a dwelling; protections, in electrical protection; the stages of calculation, in installation project; materials, in electrical materials; drawings, in technical drawing and CAD, and safe-work rules, in health and safety. They are not repeated here: they are used. What the certificate contains and the technical file are in the Certificate of Suitable Electrical Installation.
01The law and its body of rules
Provincial Law 10.281 on Electrical Safety requires every user electrical installation, public or private, inside a building or on the public road, to hold a Certificate of Suitable Electrical Installation in order to obtain service. It applies to new installations and also to those that predate the law when service is resumed. It is issued by a Licensed Electrical Installer and submitted to the distribution utility, which may not provide service without it. The law has been in force since 1 December 2017, the date set by ERSeP General Resolution (RG) 46/2017.
- Defines the rules that apply to the installations covered.
- Creates and keeps the Register of Licensed Electrical Installers.
- Defines the conditions of the licences.
- Sets the offences and penalties regime.
- Sets the requirements of the Certificate of Suitable Electrical Installation.
- Administers the certificates that are issued.
The law imposes the obligation; Regulatory Decree 1022/2015 implements it (categories, scope, form of the certificate); ERSeP resolutions specify how to comply; and the AEA 90364 regulation and IRAM standards say how it is built and what each material must meet. For a single-family dwelling the reference is AEA 90364-7-770 (up to 63 A, classifications BA2 and BD1). The hierarchy is detailed in regulations for electrical installations.
The regulations have changed several times. Before 2023 the resolutions most used are RG 26/2015 (register, modified by RG 17/2021), RG 5/2016 (offences regime, modified by RG 97/2018), RG 46/2017 (date of entry into force), RG 50/2017 (scope of competence) and RG 17/2021, which also sets how to calculate the power of an existing installation. The recent changes are:
| Resolution | Date | What it provides |
|---|---|---|
| ERSeP RG 04/2023 | February 2023 | Modifies the technical regulation for building and verifying electrical installations and adds chapter VII: precarious dwellings of people in economic and social vulnerability. |
| ERSeP RG 109/2023 | September 2023 | Lighting installations may only be certified by Category I professionals. |
| ERSeP RG 42/2025 | April 2025 | Modifies the offences and penalties regime: lowers the minimum fines for installers and requires having no pending penalties to renew the registration. |
| ERSeP RG 96/2025 | August 2025 | Extension of the validity period of licensed installers (the exact period is checked in the resolution). |
A certified installation always uses standardized products. A material qualifies when it bears the IRAM mark and, in addition: if made before 1 October 2025, the Electrical Safety mark or the QR code; if made after, a printed QR code. It applies to domestic and imported products. Selection criteria are in electrical materials.
02Categories and the register
The decree distinguishes three categories of Licensed Electrical Installer according to training. Category I and II installers are registered with ERSeP by their professional Boards; Category III installers, by ERSeP itself.
| Category | Who | How they register | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Professionals with a university degree | Enrolled with their Board; the Board registers them. ERSeP updates the list every month. | By default, the types of installation within their competence in the electrical specialty. |
| II | Technicians with a qualifying title | Enrolled with their Board; the Board registers them. | Same as Category I. |
| III | Skilled persons in electrical work, with accredited related training | Directly with ERSeP (second part of the Register), after passing the assessment. | Home installations and small commercial or industrial installations, in low voltage and up to 10 kW. |
RG 50/2017 (art. 4) clarifies that Categories I and II correspond exclusively to the level of the qualification: they do not indicate authorization or rank for designing or building works of a given voltage or power, nor do they alter the competences the Ministry of Education set for each title. A Category I installer does not "do more" for being I: they may do what their title allows.
For Category III, RG 17/2021 (Annex I, second part) sets the path to registration:
| Topic | What it establishes |
|---|---|
| Who may not register (art. 2) | Minors, persons disqualified, incapacitated or with court-declared restricted capacity, and those excluded from the Register as a disciplinary sanction. |
| What it certifies (art. 3) | Technical competence only. It grants no rights beyond those of the law and its regulations. |
| Notices (art. 4) | Sent to the mailbox declared on the Ciudadano Digital (CIDI) platform. They count as notified from the date they are sent: checking the mailbox regularly is the installer's duty. |
| Admission (arts. 9 and 10) | Once the administrative steps are completed and the assessment passed, ERSeP orders the registration. A specific unit admits or rejects; a rejection must be grounded in concrete causes and records. Inquiries about the applicant are confidential. |
| New application (art. 11) | A rejected applicant may apply again, proving the causes have disappeared, within 2 months of receiving the refusal. If rejected again, they cannot apply until 1 year has passed. |
| Card (art. 12) | It is virtual, on CIDI (physical only exceptionally, at ERSeP's discretion). It shows identity, category, address and registration number: the ID number followed by a sequential number. It carries a notice that it only certifies technical competence through the exam passed. To practise one must be registered on CIDI level 2, and ERSeP publishes the registrations on its website. |
| Keeping data up to date (art. 13) | Any change is entered on CIDI and reported to ERSeP reliably and immediately, within no more than 2 months; otherwise a penalty applies. |
| Validity (art. 14) | 3 years from entry in the Register; renewed on expiry. Since RG 42/2025, renewal requires no pending penalties. |
Qualified to provide services on fixed low-voltage electrical installations in finished buildings or buildings under construction, used as single-family homes, commercial activities and industrial activities of up to 10 kW of maximum simultaneous power. They build raceways, wire, prepare, mount and connect switchboards, earthing systems and other components, and verify or repair fixed installations, always following the standards and regulations of the trade and those of health and safety.
03What a Category III installer may certify
To certify, an installation must pass three checks at the same time: be low voltage, not exceed 10 kW and be of a permitted type, with no special conditions. If one fails, it cannot be certified, even if the other two are fine.
Power. RG 50/2017 (art. 5) limits certification to single-family dwellings and small commercial or industrial installations at low voltage with a maximum power of 10 kW, in line with the “AEA Guide – Electrical Installations in Buildings up to 10 kW” and excepting its annex on buildings that are not dwellings (premises of other characteristics). To calculate that power, the design power factor may not be lower than 0.85. Since project calculations give apparent power S in VA, it must be converted to active power P in kW; conversely, the largest apparent power that fits in 10 kW is:
Type of premises and conditions. Installations with special treatment may not be worked on or certified by a Category III installer, even if within low voltage and 10 kW: those in explosive atmospheres, medical locations, places of public assembly (AEA 90364-7-718), and those with special conditions of use: capacity of persons BA3, evacuation conditions BD2, BD3 or BD4, nature of materials BE2, BE3 or BE4. Nor may those subject to extreme external influences (ambient temperature, atmospheric humidity, vibration, solar radiation).
ERSeP's competence guide lists what is permitted and what is prohibited. What is permitted:
- Dwellings (houses and apartments).
- Temporary site supply only to build a single-family dwelling.
- Dwellings with electric-vehicle charging points, up to 10 kW installed.
- Extending or modifying dwellings with distributed photovoltaic generation up to 10 kW.
- Temporary site supply for small installations (up to 10 kW).
- Grocery stores, kiosks, delicatessens.
- Clothing shops, shops selling assorted non-flammable materials (spare parts, bookshops, bolt and fastener shops, bicycle shops, pet accessories) and non-flammable movable or consumable goods.
- Payment offices for goods and services, lottery shops.
- Covered car parks in masonry buildings.
- Vehicle dealerships, builders' yards for non-flammable materials, tyre shops, plant nurseries.
- Supply to food trucks and food-selling carts.
- Law and accounting offices (not public assembly), hair salons.
- Temporary site supply for small installations (up to 10 kW).
- Craft breweries, ice-cream or food factories.
- Sewing workshops and factories of fabric, leather or plastic goods.
- Cattle, sheep and pig farms.
- Clay flowerpot factories, bakeries, print shops.
- Lathe shops, metal-frame factories, sheet-bending shops.
What is prohibited is listed in the guide from a to x; here it is grouped by reason (the letter refers to the guide):
| Reason | Prohibited installations |
|---|---|
| Public road and outdoor equipment | Public lighting of any kind (a). Supply of outdoor electronic equipment: CCTV cameras on the public road, TV amplifiers on poles, public-address systems for fairs or events, LED screens, wifi antennas in public spaces, even out of the public's reach (b). Street stalls and fairs not supplied individually (i). |
| Public assembly and entertainment | Pubs, restaurant-bars and dance venues (c). Gyms, clubs, stadiums and sports fields (j). Game rooms (l). Libraries, schools, teaching centres and churches (q). Basement premises open to the public (u). Swimming pools (v). |
| Health | Clinics, health centres and outpatient units (r). Medical and dental offices (s). Veterinary clinics (t). |
| Flammables, explosives and paint | Premises selling or storing flammables or explosives, including those with flammable or combustible dust: service stations, paint shops, hardware stores, fireworks (d). Paint shops (w). Vehicle or boat paint shops (n). |
| Harsh environment | Wet premises and car washes (e). Corrosion risk, such as high salinity (f). Premises with storage batteries (g). Temperature below −5 °C or above +40 °C (h). |
| Workshops, farming and personal services | Vehicle repair garages (m). Dairies and silos (o). Spas and beauty salons (k). |
| Buildings and works | Common areas and general services of condominium (horizontal property) buildings (p). Temporary site supply for apartment or condominium buildings, for businesses or industries over 10 kW, for installations of special characteristics or of any type not listed as permitted (x). |
The guide states that any case not listed is classified by the most similar trade or installation. A hot-dog stand serving the street is treated as a kiosk; a ceramics factory, as a clay flowerpot factory. And being “permitted” is not enough: you must always verify the power (up to 10 kW), the low voltage and that the premises are not a public-assembly venue.
A hair salon is permitted; a beauty salon or spa, prohibited. A fastener shop or a bookshop is permitted (non-flammable materials); a hardware store or a paint shop is not (flammables). A tyre shop is allowed; a car wash is not (wet premises). Before accepting a job, read the whole list, not just the line that looks similar.
Case 1: clothing shop. Permitted trade, low voltage. The survey gives a maximum apparent power of 9,400 VA. With pf = 0.85:
7.99 kW ≤ 10 kW: within. Since 9,400 VA is below the 11,765 VA ceiling, it is consistent.
Case 2: bakery. Permitted trade (industrial). But with the electric oven and the mixer, the maximum apparent power is 13,500 VA:
11.475 kW > 10 kW: outside, even though the trade is on the list. It is certified by someone with competence for that power (not necessarily a “higher” category: see RG 50/2017).
Case 3: vehicle repair garage. The apparent power is 8,000 VA:
6.8 kW: within 10 kW but prohibited by trade (m). Low power does not allow what the guide forbids.
Declaring less power, or a more benign trade, to fall within Category III is certifying something that is not true: it is the offence of art. 5 item a.3 of the penalty regime and may amount to a crime (section 05). If it does not fit, it is not certified.
Local controls (building codes, ordinances) still apply: the installer's registration and certificates do not exempt from them (RG 50/2017, art. 5). How to calculate the power of an existing installation is in the certificate and the technical file.
04Administrative liability
Art. 5 of the law says that, through the certificate, the installer becomes responsible for compliance with the law, without prejudice to other responsibilities that may apply; ERSeP's responsibility is limited to setting the rules and their scope. Since the installer is considered a skilled person, prepared to build an optimal installation, a higher diligence is required than of an unskilled person: working without the care their technique demands brings greater responsibility.
Offences and penalties are in RG 5/2016 with its amendments RG 97/2018 and RG 42/2025, in force throughout the Province. ERSeP applies them through its Misdemeanour Court. Penalties may be imposed alone or together, graded by seriousness:
- Warning: any offence without a more serious treatment. It is recorded in the file.
- Fine, in Fine Units (UM). Paid into the account ERSeP specifies within 5 working days of notification.
- Suspension from the Register for up to 6 months per offence: nothing covered by the law may be practised.
- Disqualification: permanent removal from the Register.
The Fine Unit is worth 100 times the unit price of the kWh of the highest residential tariff in the tariff schedule of the utility where the offence was committed (if that cannot be determined, EPEC's). That is why fines update themselves with the tariff.
| Item | Installer offence (art. 5) | Before (RG 97/2018) | In force (RG 42/2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| a.1 | Repeating an offence already penalized with a warning. | 40 to 60 UM | 10 to 60 UM |
| a.2 | Not keeping up to date their data, documents, tax status or other information required by the Register. | 60 to 80 UM | 15 to 80 UM |
| a.3 | Issuing a certificate that fails the formal or substantive requirements, including one issued outside their competence. | 100 to 180 UM | 20 to 180 UM |
| a.4 | Signing certificates they did not prepare or that do not correspond to their own verifications or inspections. | 100 to 150 UM | 15 to 150 UM |
| a.5 | Disobeying requests, resolutions or orders of ERSeP. | 60 to 200 UM | 20 to 200 UM |
RG 42/2025 lowered the minimums so that minor, formal offences or those without direct electrical risk are not punished with disproportionate amounts; the maximums did not change, so serious offences stay as they were. Besides the fine, art. 5 provides for suspension (alone or with the fine, depending on seriousness and record) and disqualification (if the installer repeats an offence already penalized with suspension, or by the seriousness of the case). If the same offence is repeated within 2 years, the minimums and maximums are doubled. And without pending penalties served, the registration is not renewed.
Suppose, for the example only, that the highest residential tariff has a price of $150 per kWh. It is not a value from a real tariff schedule: the current one is checked with the utility. Then:
A certificate that fails the requirements (a.3) can cost between 20 and 180 UM:
If it is a repeat within 2 years, the scale becomes 40 to 360 UM, that is, $600,000 to $5,400,000. Under the previous scale (100 to 180 UM) the minimum fine was $1,500,000: the reform does not make the maximum lighter, only the floor.
The procedure
The procedure does not replace others: ERSeP penalties are independent of any other penalty. If the conduct may be a crime, the courts are informed; if the installer is Category I or II, their Board is notified.
- Distribution utilities (art. 4): connecting without requiring the certificate, or connecting a connection and metering point that does not meet the technical specification even with a certificate, 200 to 300 UM; disobeying ERSeP, 150 to 250 UM; repeating an offence already penalized with a warning, 300 to 400 UM.
- Users (art. 6): hiring installation work from someone not registered, or taking part in or knowing of a defective certificate, 60 to 80 UM; repeating an offence, 80 to 120 UM; disobeying ERSeP, 20 to 80 UM.
- Municipalities, communes and owners of public lighting or of premises open to the public (art. 7): not bringing existing installations into compliance within the law's period, 200 to 300 UM; disobeying, 150 to 250 UM; repeating, 300 to 400 UM.
05Civil and criminal liability
The administrative layer is only one of three. The same conduct may lead to an ERSeP penalty, an obligation to pay damages and criminal proceedings, each independent of the others. The civil and criminal ones are determined by the ordinary courts according to the case.
Civil
Art. 1757 of the Civil and Commercial Code establishes that whoever causes damage through the risk or defect of things, or through activities that are risky or dangerous by their nature, by the means used or by the circumstances, is liable, and that the liability is strict. Neither administrative authorization to carry out the activity nor compliance with prevention techniques exempts. Applied to the trade: being licensed by ERSeP and following the standard does not free you from answering for the damage; only proving the user's fault, that of a third party for whom one is not responsible, an unforeseeable event or force majeure cuts off the liability.
Arts. 1724 and 1725 add the professional's yardstick: the skill and diligence corresponding to their title or licence are required. Hence the importance of acting with care, knowing Law 10.281 and its framework, and documenting everything.
Criminal
The Criminal Code has no “electrician's crimes”, but several offences can reach badly done work:
| Offence | Article | When it applies | Example from the trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negligent injury | 94 | Harm to body or health through recklessness, negligence, lack of skill or breach of regulations. Imprisonment of 1 month to 3 years (or a fine) and special disqualification of 1 to 4 years. | Electrocution, or burns from a fire caused by overheating. |
| Negligent homicide | 84 | Death caused by the same lack of care. | Electrocution from an unearthed casing. |
| Negligent ravage | 189 | Fire or other ravage through recklessness, negligence, lack of skill or breach of regulations. Imprisonment of 1 month to 1 year; up to 5 years if there is danger of death or death. | Fire from an undersized conductor or a loose connection. |
| Arson (intentional) | 186 | Causing a fire, explosion or flood: 3 to 10 years if there is common danger to property (para. 1); 3 to 15, if there is real danger of death (para. 4); 8 to 20, if death is the immediate result (para. 5). | An offence of intentional conduct: for a trade error the negligent one applies (art. 189). |
| Ideological forgery | 293 | Inserting false statements in a public document. 1 to 6 years. | Certifying there is earthing when there is none. |
The course material cites art. 80 para. 5 (killing by a means suited to create a common danger, with a life sentence). It is an aggravated intentional homicide: it requires intent to kill. An installation error without that intent is, at worst, negligent homicide (art. 84), together with negligent injury or ravage. This is not a drafting detail: confusing them exaggerates the risk in one case and misses the real one in the other.
The Certificate of Suitable Electrical Installation is not a work receipt: the State has given whoever issues it the power to attest compliance. By signing, one declares, under one's own responsibility (the value of a sworn statement), that the installation complies with the technical rules and Law 10.281. What it says is presumed true unless proven otherwise, and it certifies the state of the installation at the time of the inspection. So lying in it has three consequences at once: administrative (fine, suspension, disqualification), criminal (art. 293, and the negligent offences if there is damage) and civil (one answers with one's assets). What the certificate contains is on its own page.
06The trade as a profession
Before the law, the electrician was a person with an unregulated trade, working by the rules of good practice. Since 1 December 2017 the skilled-person trade has become a regulated profession. The law raises its standing and also exposes it: the best defence is to comply with legislation and the technical rules in force and to document every intervention.
AEA 90364 is the national reference standard for installations in buildings and is updated (for example, with a 2025 edition of part 6, on verification). It gives a common language —symbols and terminology— so that ERSeP, an insurer or an expert witness speak the same language as the installer, and it represents the state of the art: if it is followed, maximum diligence is presumed, which is the best defence against a malpractice claim.
Consumer Protection Law (24.240)
The installer is a professional supplier and the user a consumer. Hence:
- Obligation of result: finishing the work with diligence and probity.
- Duty to inform: clearly informing about the installation's risks and the improvements needed to comply with the standard, and checking that the service presents no danger (arts. 4, 5 and 6). It is also the installer's shield.
- Burden of proof: the supplier must produce the evidence it holds —the certificate—; if it does not, the judge may take the consumer's version as true.
- Certified materials, mandatory, protect the consumer from dangerous products.
- Defects and deficiencies: for execution faults, the user may demand free repair, compensation, a price reduction or rescission with a refund; according to the ERSeP course, a claim for deficiencies is made within 30 days of the end of the service, at no charge.
- Joint liability for damage to third parties, and the possibility of a complaint for abusive practices before ERSeP and the National Consumer Protection Directorate.
Impact on the community
- Insurance: some companies are starting to require the certificate to give fire cover.
- Property value: a certified installation tends to appreciate and is not a risk to occupants or neighbours.
- Materials market: sales of non-standardized goods tend to disappear; the installer must not accept materials that do not meet the product standard.
- Periodic inspections: it is the user's responsibility to have the installation inspected by an installer with specific competence, at the intervals in the table (they may differ if the authority regulating the use of the premises so sets).
| Use of the property | Inspection |
|---|---|
| Single-family dwellings and dwelling units in condominium buildings | every 5 years |
| Offices, commercial or industrial activity, and common installations of condominium buildings | every 3 years |
| Places and premises of public assembly, public lighting, signs and signalling | every 2 years |
| Properties or premises with risk of fire or explosion | every year |
Professional ethics
People's safety is the supreme value: work done “lightly” costs the installer and third parties dearly, and is not excused even by taking the risk oneself. To this is added environmental responsibility, within Law 10.281, the Civil and Commercial Code and the General Environmental Law 25.675:
- Energy efficiency: recommending LED lighting, sensors and photocells reduces demand and emissions; and an undersized conductor heats up through Joule effect and wastes energy the user pays for, so the calculation of cross-sections and voltage drop is also an ethical obligation.
- Waste: copper is recyclable and does not go to a dump; discharge lamps (mercury, fluorescent) contain toxic gases and are taken to collection centres; batteries of emergency lights or alarms are disposed of following protocol, so that lead or acid do not contaminate the soil.
- Safety is sustainability: fewer fires, standardized materials that last longer and equipment protected from overvoltages and insulation faults.
07In the professional practice
Material: the guide of permitted and prohibited installations (section 03) and the note on assimilation. Steps: classify each case as permitted or prohibited, noting the guide letter or the trade it is assimilated to. (1) Hot-dog stand on the pavement. (2) Ceramics factory. (3) Pub with live music. (4) Hardware store with paint. (5) Bakery with electric oven. (6) Neighbourhood primary school. (7) Hair salon. (8) Spa. (9) Print shop. (10) Dental office. (11) Temporary site supply for a house. (12) Temporary site supply for an apartment building. Acceptance: twelve answers with their justification; for 5, also the remark that the power remains to be verified.
See the key
(1) Permitted, assimilated to a kiosk. (2) Permitted, assimilated to a clay flowerpot factory. (3) Prohibited (c, entertainment). (4) Prohibited (d, flammables). (5) Permitted by trade (industrial), verify the 10 kW. (6) Prohibited (q). (7) Permitted (commercial). (8) Prohibited (k). (9) Permitted (industrial). (10) Prohibited (s). (11) Permitted (residential). (12) Prohibited (x).
Steps: with pf = 0.85, convert the apparent power of four premises to kW and decide, for each, whether a Category III installer may certify it: hair salon of 5,800 VA; print shop of 12,600 VA; grocery store of 11,700 VA; spa of 6,000 VA. Acceptance: four calculations with units, the 11,765 VA ceiling taken into account and the decision justified with the three checks.
See the key
Hair salon: , permitted: yes.
Print shop: , over 10 kW: no.
Grocery store: , just under: yes (if it is not a public-assembly venue and has no special conditions).
Spa: , but prohibited by trade: no.
Case: ERSeP finds that a Category III installer certified the installation of a gym. Steps (groups of four, one role each): (1) ERSeP writes the statement of findings (what it saw, where, when); (2) the installer has 7 days for the defence: sets a legal address, argues and offers evidence; (3) whoever plays ERSeP rules with reasons, choosing the offence (a.3) and a penalty within the current scale, expressed in UM and in pesos with a kWh price declared as assumed; (4) discuss whether there is an appeal and whether the courts should be informed. Acceptance: the ruling cites the article, is within the scale and justifies the grading.
Steps: build a sheet with what the installer must keep up to date: name, category, address, registration number (ID plus sequential number), CIDI level 2 mailbox, date of entry, expiry date (3 years later), tax status and pending penalties. Calculate two dates with a case: entered on 15/03/2026, expires on 15/03/2029; if they change address on 10/05/2026, the deadline to report it is 10/07/2026. Acceptance: correct dates and a reminder noted for each deadline.
You observe and ask; you touch nothing. An open switchboard, an exposed cable or premises without protections are reported to the person in charge of the place and to the teacher. An installation is worked on only when de-energized, locked out and with absence of voltage verified, as explained in health and safety.
08Common mistakes
| Mistake | Consequence |
|---|---|
| Believing Category I “can do higher voltage” than II | Categories reflect the title, not a hierarchy of voltage or power (RG 50/2017, art. 4). |
| Checking only whether the trade is on the permitted list | The low voltage, the 10 kW and the absence of public assembly or special conditions are still to be checked. |
| Calculating kW with a power factor below 0.85, or confusing VA with W | The power is underestimated and the certificate is issued outside competence. |
| Declaring less power or a more benign trade to fit | False certificate: offence a.3 and possible ideological forgery (art. 293). |
| Signing a certificate someone else made, or without verifying | Offence a.4: 15 to 150 UM, suspension or disqualification, and civil and criminal liability. |
| Believing the licence and following the standard remove civil liability | Liability for risky activity is strict and those are not exemptions (art. 1757). |
| Not checking the CIDI mailbox or not reporting a data change within 2 months | You are notified from the moment the notice is sent, and not updating data is an offence (a.2). |
| Accepting materials without the IRAM mark or QR code | The installation is not standardized and the good-practice defence is lost. |
| Letting the licence lapse or renewing with pending penalties | After 3 years you may not practise; with pending penalties it is not renewed. |
09Self-assessment
What does Law 10.281 require and who issues the certificate?
It requires a Certificate of Suitable Electrical Installation to provide service, for new installations and for earlier ones when service is resumed. It is issued by a Licensed Electrical Installer and submitted to the utility. ERSeP is the enforcement authority.
What do categories I and II indicate, and what does III?
I and II correspond to the level of the title (degree and technician), registered by their Boards; they do not indicate a hierarchy of voltage or power (RG 50/2017, art. 4). III is for skilled persons with accredited training, registered by ERSeP, and covers single-family dwellings and small commercial or industrial installations at low voltage, up to 10 kW.
A premises of a permitted trade has 11,000 VA. May a Category III installer certify it?
With pf = 0.85:
9.35 kW ≤ 10 kW: yes on power (the ceiling is 11,765 VA). It remains to verify low voltage and that it is not a public-assembly venue and has no special conditions.
A tyre shop and a car wash have the same power. Why can they not be treated alike?
The tyre shop is permitted; the car wash is a wet premises (prohibited e). The trade and the conditions of the premises rule, not only the kW.
With an assumed price of $120 per kWh, what is the UM worth and what is the minimum of offence a.3 if it is a repeat?
The minimum of a.3 is 20 UM; with a repeat within 2 years it doubles to 40 UM, that is $480,000.
A fire caused by a badly made connection: which criminal offence is it, and why not art. 80 para. 5?
It is negligent ravage (art. 189), and if there are injuries or deaths, also negligent injury (94) or negligent homicide (84). Art. 80 para. 5 is an intentional homicide by a means creating common danger: it requires intent to kill. And if something false was declared in the certificate, ideological forgery (art. 293) is added.
Which deadlines are used on this page?
7 days for the defence; 3 years of validity of the licence and of limitation of offences; 2 months to report data changes and for a new application after a rejection (and 1 year if rejected again); 2 years for repeat offences; a maximum of 6 months of suspension per offence; and inspections of the installation every 5, 3, 2 or 1 years depending on use.