Article | REF: SL1610 V1

Assessing the competence of laboratories - Accreditation and alternatives

Author: Patrick REPOSEUR

Publication date: June 10, 2011 | Lire en français

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    Terms relating to conformity assessment in general (ISO/CEI 17000 standard).

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    when the definition number is omitted, this is due to the author's intention to simplify the article so as not to overload it with no added value.

    • 2.1 Conformity assessment: demonstration that specified requirements (3.1) relating to a product (3.3), process, system, person or organization are met.

      Note 1:

      the field of conformity assessment includes activities defined elsewhere in this document.

      International standards such as testing (4.2), inspection (4.3) and certification (5.5), as well as accreditation (5.6) of conformity assessment bodies (2.5).

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