M/580 - Accreditation & Conform Assess

This document specifies the requirements for a measurement management system when an organization:
needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently ensure confidence in validity and reliability of measurement results and thereby to provide a consistent level of measurement quality for an organization’s products and services;
aims to rely on reliable and valid measurement results useful to enhance customer satisfaction and effectively apply its measurement management system processes;
implements processes for a measurement management system that enhance conformity with customer, statutory and regulatory requirements.
All the requirements of this document are generic. This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides. This includes organizations manufacturing products and providing engineering services (except for calibration and test services included within the scope of ISO/IEC 17025).
This document is not intended to substitute requirements for, or to add requirements to, the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories specified in ISO/IEC 17025.
NOTE            For organizations that operate internal testing and calibration laboratories, the competence of those functions can be evaluated in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025.

This document specifies the requirements for a measurement management system when an organization:
needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently ensure confidence in validity and reliability of measurement results and thereby to provide a consistent level of measurement quality for an organization’s products and services;
aims to rely on reliable and valid measurement results useful to enhance customer satisfaction and effectively apply its measurement management system processes;
implements processes for a measurement management system that enhance conformity with customer, statutory and regulatory requirements.
All the requirements of this document are generic. This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides. This includes organizations manufacturing products and providing engineering services (except for calibration and test services included within the scope of ISO/IEC 17025).
This document is not intended to substitute requirements for, or to add requirements to, the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories specified in ISO/IEC 17025.
NOTE            For organizations that operate internal testing and calibration laboratories, the competence of those functions can be evaluated in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025.

This document establishes principles and specifies general requirements that are applicable to all types of product-related environmental statements and environmental statement programmes. Environmental statements result from environmental statement programmes and include self-declared environmental claims, ecolabels, environmental product declarations (EPDs) and footprint communications.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with other standards in the ISO 14020 family.
NOTE      Those other standards contain additional terms and definitions, principles and requirements that are relevant to their specific scopes.

This document specifies general requirements for the competence and impartiality of proficiency
testing (PT) providers and consistent operation of all proficiency testing schemes. This document can
be used as a basis for specific technical requirements for particular fields of application.
Users of proficiency testing schemes, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-
assessment, accreditation bodies and others can use these requirements in confirming or recognizing
the competence of proficiency testing providers.

This document specifies general requirements for the competence and impartiality of proficiency
testing (PT) providers and consistent operation of all proficiency testing schemes. This document can
be used as a basis for specific technical requirements for particular fields of application.
Users of proficiency testing schemes, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-
assessment, accreditation bodies and others can use these requirements in confirming or recognizing
the competence of proficiency testing providers.

This document specifies requirements for quality and competence in medical laboratories.
This document is applicable to medical laboratories in developing their management systems and assessing their competence. It is also applicable for confirming or recognizing the competence of medical laboratories by laboratory users, regulatory authorities and accreditation bodies.
This document is also applicable to point-of-care testing (POCT).
NOTE            International, national, or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document establishes principles and specifies general requirements that are applicable to all types of product-related environmental statements and environmental statement programmes. Environmental statements result from environmental statement programmes and include self-declared environmental claims, ecolabels, environmental product declarations (EPDs) and footprint communications.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with other standards in the ISO 14020 family.
NOTE      Those other standards contain additional terms and definitions, principles and requirements that are relevant to their specific scopes.

This document gives guidance on how to conduct an environmental due diligence (EDD) assessment through a systematic process of identifying environmental aspects, issues and conditions as well as determining, if appropriate, their business consequences.
This document does not provide guidance on how to conduct other types of environmental assessment, such as:
a) environmental audits;
b) environmental impact assessments;
c) environmental performance, efficiency, or reliability assessment;
d) intrusive environmental investigations and remediation.

This document specifies requirements for quality and competence in medical laboratories.
This document is applicable to medical laboratories in developing their management systems and assessing their competence. It is also applicable for confirming or recognizing the competence of medical laboratories by laboratory users, regulatory authorities and accreditation bodies.
This document is also applicable to point-of-care testing (POCT).
NOTE            International, national, or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.

This document gives guidance on how to conduct an environmental due diligence (EDD) assessment through a systematic process of identifying environmental aspects, issues and conditions as well as determining, if appropriate, their business consequences.
This document does not provide guidance on how to conduct other types of environmental assessment, such as:
a) environmental audits;
b) environmental impact assessments;
c) environmental performance, efficiency, or reliability assessment;
d) intrusive environmental investigations and remediation.

This document specifies general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of biobanks including quality control requirements to ensure biological material and data collections of appropriate quality.
This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking, including biobanking of biological material from multicellular organisms (e.g. human, animal, fungus and plant) and microorganisms for research and development.
Biobank users, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment, accreditation bodies, and others can also use this document in confirming or recognizing the competence of biobanks.
This document does not apply to biological material intended for food/feed production, laboratories undertaking analysis for food/feed production, and/or therapeutic use.
NOTE 1    International, national or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.
NOTE 2    For entities handling human materials procured and used for diagnostic and treatment purposes ISO 15189 and other clinical standards are intended to apply first and foremost.

This document specifies general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of biobanks including quality control requirements to ensure biological material and data collections of appropriate quality.
This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking, including biobanking of biological material from multicellular organisms (e.g. human, animal, fungus and plant) and microorganisms for research and development.
Biobank users, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment, accreditation bodies, and others can also use this document in confirming or recognizing the competence of biobanks.
This document does not apply to biological material intended for food/feed production, laboratories undertaking analysis for food/feed production, and/or therapeutic use.
NOTE 1    International, national or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.
NOTE 2    For entities handling human materials procured and used for diagnostic and treatment purposes ISO 15189 and other clinical standards are intended to apply first and foremost.

1.1 This International Standard contains principles and requirements for the competence, consistency and impartiality of the certification of products (including services; see clause 3.3 of ISO/IEC 17000) and processes and for the bodies providing those activities. Certification bodies operating to this International Standard need not offer all types of product, service or process certification.
1.2 Certification of products, services and processes is a third party conformity assessment activity (see clause 5.5 of ISO/IEC 17000:2004). Bodies performing this activity are therefore third party conformity assessment bodies, (named in this standard "certification body/bodies").
Note 1 A certification body can be non-governmental or governmental (with or without regulatory authority).
Note 2 This International Standard can be used as a criteria document for accreditation or peer assessment or other assessment processes.

1.1 This International Standard contains principles and requirements for the competence, consistency and impartiality of the certification of products (including services; see clause 3.3 of ISO/IEC 17000) and processes and for the bodies providing those activities. Certification bodies operating to this International Standard need not offer all types of product, service or process certification.
1.2 Certification of products, services and processes is a third party conformity assessment activity (see clause 5.5 of ISO/IEC 17000:2004). Bodies performing this activity are therefore third party conformity assessment bodies, (named in this standard "certification body/bodies").
Note 1 A certification body can be non-governmental or governmental (with or without regulatory authority).
Note 2 This International Standard can be used as a criteria document for accreditation or peer assessment or other assessment processes.

This document specifies general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of biobanks including quality control requirements to ensure biological material and data collections of appropriate quality.
This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking, including biobanking of biological material from multicellular organisms (e.g. human, animal, fungus and plant) and microorganisms for research and development.
Biobank users, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment, accreditation bodies, and others can also use this document in confirming or recognizing the competence of biobanks.
This document does not apply to biological material intended for therapeutic use.
NOTE 1 International, national or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.
NOTE 2 For entities handling human materials procured and used for diagnostic and treatment purposes ISO 15189 and other clinical standards are intended to apply first and foremost.

This document specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization:
a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and
b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
All the requirements of this document are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.

ISO/IEC 17067 describes the fundamentals of product certification and provides guidelines for understanding, developing, operating or maintaining certification schemes for products, processes and services.
ISO/IEC 17067 is intended for use by all with an interest in product certification, and especially by certification scheme owners.

ISO 14024:2018 establishes the principles and procedures for developing Type I environmental labelling programmes, including the selection of product categories, product environmental criteria and product function characteristics, and for assessing and demonstrating compliance. ISO 14024:2018 also establishes the certification procedures for awarding the label.

ISO 14021:2016 specifies requirements for self-declared environmental claims, including statements, symbols and graphics, regarding products. It further describes selected terms commonly used in environmental claims and gives qualifications for their use. This International Standard also describes a general evaluation and verification methodology for self-declared environmental claims and specific evaluation and verification methods for the selected claims in this International Standard.
ISO 14021:2016 does not preclude, override, or in any way change, legally required environmental information, claims or labelling, or any other applicable legal requirements.

ISO 9000:2015 describes the fundamental concepts and principles of quality management which are universally applicable to the following:
organizations seeking sustained success through the implementation of a quality management system;
customers seeking confidence in an organization's ability to consistently provide products and services conforming to their requirements;
organizations seeking confidence in their supply chain that their product and service requirements will be met;
organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in quality management;
organizations performing conformity assessments against the requirements of ISO 9001;
providers of training, assessment or advice in quality management;
developers of related standards.
ISO 9000:2015 specifies the terms and definitions that apply to all quality management and quality management system standards developed by ISO/TC 176.

This document specifies principles and requirements for a body operating certification of persons and includes the development and maintenance of a scheme for certification of persons.
NOTE 1        For the purposes of this document, the term "certification body" is used in place of the full term " body operating certification of persons", and the term "certification scheme" is used in place of the full term “scheme for certification of persons”.
NOTE 2        Annex A contains principles for certification of persons.

This document contains requirements for the competence and impartiality of bodies performing inspection, and for the consistent operation of their inspection activities.

This document specifies general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of biobanks including quality control requirements to ensure biological material and data collections of appropriate quality.
This document is applicable to all organizations performing biobanking, including biobanking of biological material from multicellular organisms (e.g. human, animal, fungus and plant) and microorganisms for research and development.
Biobank users, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment, accreditation bodies, and others can also use this document in confirming or recognizing the competence of biobanks.
This document does not apply to biological material intended for therapeutic use.
NOTE 1 International, national or regional regulations or requirements can also apply to specific topics covered in this document.
NOTE 2 For entities handling human materials procured and used for diagnostic and treatment purposes ISO 15189 and other clinical standards are intended to apply first and foremost.

This document specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization:
a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and
b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
All the requirements of this document are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.

ISO/IEC 17067 describes the fundamentals of product certification and provides guidelines for understanding, developing, operating or maintaining certification schemes for products, processes and services.
ISO/IEC 17067 is intended for use by all with an interest in product certification, and especially by certification scheme owners.

ISO 14024:2018 establishes the principles and procedures for developing Type I environmental labelling programmes, including the selection of product categories, product environmental criteria and product function characteristics, and for assessing and demonstrating compliance. ISO 14024:2018 also establishes the certification procedures for awarding the label.

ISO 14021:2016 specifies requirements for self-declared environmental claims, including statements, symbols and graphics, regarding products. It further describes selected terms commonly used in environmental claims and gives qualifications for their use. This International Standard also describes a general evaluation and verification methodology for self-declared environmental claims and specific evaluation and verification methods for the selected claims in this International Standard.
ISO 14021:2016 does not preclude, override, or in any way change, legally required environmental information, claims or labelling, or any other applicable legal requirements.

ISO 9000:2015 describes the fundamental concepts and principles of quality management which are universally applicable to the following:
organizations seeking sustained success through the implementation of a quality management system;
customers seeking confidence in an organization's ability to consistently provide products and services conforming to their requirements;
organizations seeking confidence in their supply chain that their product and service requirements will be met;
organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in quality management;
organizations performing conformity assessments against the requirements of ISO 9001;
providers of training, assessment or advice in quality management;
developers of related standards.
ISO 9000:2015 specifies the terms and definitions that apply to all quality management and quality management system standards developed by ISO/TC 176.

This document specifies principles and requirements for a body operating certification of persons and includes the development and maintenance of a scheme for certification of persons.
NOTE 1        For the purposes of this document, the term "certification body" is used in place of the full term " body operating certification of persons", and the term "certification scheme" is used in place of the full term “scheme for certification of persons”.
NOTE 2        Annex A contains principles for certification of persons.

This document contains requirements for the competence and impartiality of bodies performing inspection, and for the consistent operation of their inspection activities.

This document defines terms used in documents in the fields of environmental management systems and tools in support of sustainable development. These include management systems, auditing and other types of assessment, communications, footprinting studies, greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation to climate change.

This document defines terms used in documents in the fields of environmental management systems and tools in support of sustainable development. These include management systems, auditing and other types of assessment, communications, footprinting studies, greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation to climate change.