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CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODY [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Standardization
  • Quality Control (Management)
DEF

A body that performs conformity assessment services.

OBS

An accreditation body is not a conformity assessment body.

OBS

Changes in terminology: ... The term "accreditation" is now [note that the quoted standard was published in 2004] applicable only to attestation regarding a conformity assessment body. The definition in ISO/IEC Guide 2 [ISO: International Organization for Standardization; IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission], by contrast, would have been equally applicable to the certification of persons, as specified in ISO/IEC 17024. Following this change, the terms "conformity assessment body" and "accreditation body" are defined separately ...

OBS

conformity assessment body: term related to conformity assessment, a subject field that includes activities such as testing, inspection and certification, as well as the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies.

OBS

conformity assessment body: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normalisation industrielle
  • Contrôle de la qualité (Gestion)
DEF

Organisme qui fournit des services d'évaluation de la conformité.

OBS

Un organisme d'accréditation n'est pas un organisme d'évaluation de la conformité.

OBS

Changements de terminologie : [...] Le terme «accréditation» est désormais [il est à noter que la norme citée a été publiée en 2004] applicable uniquement à l'attestation concernant un organisme d'évaluation de la conformité. La définition figurant dans le Guide ISO/CEI 2 [ISO : Organisation internationale de normalisation; CEI : Commission électrotechnique internationale], par contraste, aurait été également applicable à la certification de personnes, telle qu'elle est spécifiée dans l'ISO/CEI 17024. Suite à ce changement, les termes «organisme d'évaluation de la conformité» et «organisme d'accréditation» sont définis séparément [...]

OBS

organisme d'évaluation de la conformité : terme relatif à l'évaluation de la conformité, un domaine qui comprend des activités telles que les essais, l'inspection et la certification, de même que l'accréditation des organismes d'évaluation de la conformité.

OBS

organisme d'évaluation de la conformité : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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