ISO IEC 17067:2013 pdf download.Conformity assessment一Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes
1 Scope
This International Standard describes the fundamentals of product certification and provides guidelines for understanding, developing, operating or maintaining certification schemes for products, processes and services.
It is intended for use by all with an interest in product certification, and especially by certification scheme owners.
NOTE 1 In this International Standard the term "product" can also be read as "process" or "service", except in those instances where separate provisions are stated for“processes" or "services". Definitions of product, process and service are given in ISO/IEC 17065.
NOTE 2 The certification of products, processes and services is a third-party conformity assessment activity (see ISO/IEC 17000) carried out by product certification bodies. The requirements for product certification bodies are specified in ISO/IEC 17065.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/IEC 17000:2004, Conformity assessment一. Vocabulary and general principles
ISO/IEC 17065:2012, Conformity asssment一Requirements for bodies certifyving products, processes and services
4.1 Concept of product certification
4.1.1 Product certification is the provision of assessment and impartial third-party attestation that fulfilment of specified requirements has been demonstrated. Product certification is carried out by product certification bodies which should conform to ISO/IEC 17065. Specified requirements for products are generally contained in standards or other normative documents.
4.1.2 Product certification is an established conformity assessment activity that provides confidence to consumers, regulators, industry and other interested parties that products conform to specified requirements, including for example product performance, safety, interoperability and sustainability.
4.1.3 Product certification can facilitate trade, market access, fair competition and consumer acceptance of products on a national, regional and international level.
4.2 Objectives of product certification
4.2.1 The fundamental objectives of product certification are:
a) to address the needs of consumers, users and, more generally, all interested parties by giving confidence regarding fulfilment of specified requirements;
b) to allow suppliers to demonstrate to the market that their product has been attested to fulfil specified requirements by an impartial third party body.
4.2.2 Product certification should provide the following:
一confidence for those with an interest in fulfilment of requirements, and
一sufficient value so that suppliers can effectively market products.
5.2 Functions and activities in product certification schemes
5.2.1 Product certification schemes are developed by defining specific activities for each of the applicable functions described in 5.1.1. Table 1 shows how to build a product certification scheme by using these functions, and outlines some of the combinations of activities in use in the wide range of fields where product certification is employed. The types of product certification schemes in Table 1 are further described in 5.3.
5.2.2 Clause 6 describes the process for deciding which activities to use for a given situation and the factors to be taken into account in making the decision.ISO IEC 17067 pdf download.