ISO/IEC 17067:2013(E) Conformity assessment — Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes

ISO/IEC 17067:2013(E) Conformity assessment — Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes 1 scope This International Standard describes the fundamentals of product certification and provides guidelinesfor understanding,developing, operating or maintaining certification schemes for products, processesand services. lt is intended for use by all with an interest in product certification, and especially by certificationscheme owners. NOTE1 ln this International Standard the term "product" can also be read as "process" or "service", except inthose instances where separate provisions are stated for "processes" or "services". Definitions of product, processand service are given in ISO/IEC 17065. NOTE2The certification of products, processes and services is a third-party conformity assessment activity(see ISO/IEC17000) carried out by product certification bodies.The requirements for product certification bodiesare specified in 1sO/IEC 17065. 2Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For datedreferences, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenceddocument ([including any amendments) applies. ISO/IEC 17000:2004, Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles ISO/IEC 17065:2012,Conformity assessment —Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes andservices 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 17000,ISO/IEC 17065 andthe following apply.