ISO/IEC 17065:2012

Objective Identification of new/changed requirements in ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and the implications of these changes for certification bodies Transition rules Belac documents

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What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012? General: ?

What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012? General: – maintain proven requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 65 but improve where necessary – aligned with new structural requirements decided by ISO CASCO (i.e. now 8 ‘sections’ not 15) – requirements of ISO/PAS included (i.e ) re impartiality, confidentiality, complaints etc etc – no detailed requirements for ‘certification schemes’ (& replacing ‘certification system’) – principles (Annex A)

Terms & definitions (3): ? What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

Terms & definitions (3): – client – consultancy – evaluation – product, process, service – certification requirement, product requirement – certification scheme, certification scheme owner – scope of certification – certification body – impartiality What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

General requirements (4): ? What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

General requirements (4): – Legal responsibility/Certification agreement/Use of license, certificates & marks of conformity – Management of impartiality – Liability & financing – Non-discriminatory conditions – Confidentiality – Publicly available information What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

– Management of impartiality (4.2): Identification of the risks to impartiality Impartiality in relation to other parts of the same legal entity and entities under organizational control Impartiality in relation to separate legal entities Firewalls for organizations or personnel providing consultancy What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

Structural requirements (5): ? What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

Structural requirements (5): – Organizational structure & top management – Mechanism for safeguarding impartiality What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

Resource requirements (6): ?

Resource requirements (6): – Certification body personnel – Resources for evaluation internal resources external resources What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

Process requirements (7): ?

Process requirements (7): – general – application – application review – evaluation – review – certification decision What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

Process requirements (7) (ctd): – certification documentation – directory of certified products – surveillance – changes affecting certification – Termination, reduction, suspension or withdrawal… – records – complaints & appeals What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

Management system requirements (8): ?

Management system requirements: – options (A or B) – general management system documentation – control of documents – control of records – management review – internal audits – corrective actions – preventive actions What is new/revised in ISO/IEC 17065:2012?

ISO/IEC 17065:2012 ‘transition’ ISO/IEC published on 15 September year-transition from date of publication (IAF resolution ) all certification bodies accredited to ISO/IEC by 15 September 2015 ‘Gap- analysis’ approach