ISo 17034 General requirements for the competence of reference materialproducers

ISo 17034 General requirements for the competence of reference materialproducers ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standardsbodies (ISo member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried outthrough IlS0 technical committees.Each member body interested in a subject for which a technicalcommittee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. Internationalorganizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.lSo collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters ofelectrotechnical standardization. The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance aredescribed in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1.In particular the different approval criteria needed for thedifferent types of lSO documents should be noted.This document was drafted in accordance with theeditorial rules of the lSO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives). Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject ofpatent rights. IS0 shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.Details ofany patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and /oron the ISO list of patent declarations received(see www.iso.org/patents). Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does notconstitute an endorsement. For an explanation on the meaning ofISo specific terms and expressions related to conformity assessment,as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade Organization (WT0) principles in theTechnical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html. ISO 17034 was prepared by the ISo Committee on Conformity Assessment(CASCO), in collaboration withthe ISo Commitiee on Reference Materials (REMCOJ. This first edition of lSO 17034 cancels and replaces ISO Guide 34:2009, which has been technicallyrevised.