ISO/IEC 17065:2012

iso.org - 2 Nopember 2021

ISO/IEC 17065:2012 Conformity assessment Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services

Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of conformity assessment, the ISO Committee on conformity assessment (CASCO) is responsible for the development of International Standards and Guides.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
Draft International Standards are circulated to the national bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO/IEC 17065 was prepared by the ISO Committee on conformity assessment (CASCO).
It was circulated for voting to the national bodies of both ISO and IEC, and was approved by both organizations.
This first edition of ISO/IEC 17065 cancels and replaces ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996, which has been technically revised.
The following major changes have been made compared with ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996:

    — restructuring of this International Standard based on the common structure adopted by ISO/CASCO;
    — modifications based on ISO/PAS 17001, ISO/PAS 17002, ISO/PAS 17003, ISO/PAS 17004 and ISO/PAS 17005;
    — introduction of the ISO/IEC 17000 functional approach in the process requirements of Clause 7;
    — information on the application of this International Standard for processes and services in Annex B;
    — revision of the terms and definitions in Clause 3;
    — improvement of the impartiality requirements (mechanism);
    — consolidation of the management system requirements in Clause 8;
    — inclusion of principles for product certification bodies and their activities in Annex A;
    — improvement by taking into account IAF GD 5;
    — inclusion of a reference to certification schemes, for which further information is provided in ISO/IEC 17067.