ISO IEC 17007 pdf download – Conformity assessment — Guidance for drafting normative documents suitable for use for conformity assessment

ISO IEC 17007 pdf download – Conformity assessment — Guidance for drafting normative documents suitable for use for conformity assessment
This International Standard provides principles and guidance for developing normative documents thatcontain:
specified requirements for objects of conformity assessment to fulfil;
specified requirements for conformity assessment systems that can be employed when demonstratingwhether an object of conformity assessment fulfils specified requirements.
This International Standard is intended for use by standards developers not applying the lSOIEC Directives,industry associations and consortia，purchasers，regulators，consumers and non-government groups,accreditation bodies，conformity assessment bodies,conformity assessment scheme owners, and otherinterested parties,such as insurance organizations.
2Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For datedreferences,only the edition cited applies.For undated references,the latest edition of the referenceddocument (including any amendmentsy applies.
ISO/IEC 17000:2004,Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles
3Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISOIEC 17000:2004 and the followingapply. For convenience of use, the following definitions are repeated.
3.1
conformity assessment system
rules, procedures and management for carrying out conformity assessment
NOTE Conformity assessment systems may be operated at international, regional, national or sub-national level.
[ISOnIEC 17000:2004,2.7]
3.2
conformity assessment scheme
conformity assessment programme
conformity assessment system related to specified objects of conformity assessment, to which the samespecified requirements,specific rules and procedures apply
NOTE Conformity assessment schemes may be operated at international, regional, national or sub-national level.
[ISOnIEC 17000;2004.2.8]
3.3
object of conformity assessment
particular material，product (including services)，installation，process，system，person or body to whichconformity assessment is applied
NOTE Adapted from ISOIEC 17000:2004,2.1,Note 2.3.4
specified requirement
need or expectation that is stated
NOTE Specified requirements may be stated in normative documents such as regulations，standards and technicalspecifications.
[ISO/IEC 17000:2004,3.1]
3.5
surveillance
systematic iteration of conformity assessment activities as a basis for maintaining the valdity of the statementof conformity
[ISOIEC 17000:2004,6.1]
4Principles
4.1General
The principles listed below are the basis for the subsequent guidance in this International Standard.ThisInternational Standard does not give specific guidance for all situations that can occur.Therefore,thefollowing principles may provide guidance for such situations:
principle 1: separation of specified requirements for the object of conformity assessment from specifiedrequirements related to conformity assessment activities (see 4.2);
– principle 2: neutrality towards parties performing conformity assessment activities (see 4.3);
principle 3: functional approach to conformity assessment (see 4.4);
principle 4: comparability of conformity assessment results (see 4.5);-principle 5: good practice in conformity assessment (see 4.6).
Principles 1 and 2 are primarily directed towards the preparation of normative documents that containspecifications for objects of conformity assessment (Clause 5 provides further information). Principle 3 isdirected towards the preparation of separate normative documents that contain specifications for howconformity assessment systems are structured and carried out. However, the functional approach can assistthe developer of normative documents for characteristics of the object of confomity assessment to anticipateand formulate requirements that can be used in the subsequent conformity assessment activities.
4.2 Principle 1: separation of specified requirements for the object of conformityassessment from specified requirements related to conformity assessment activities
Normative documents that contain specified requirements for objects of conformity assessment,i.e.characteristics for an object of conformity assessment, should not contain provisions related to conformityassessment activities, except sampling and testing methods related to the specified characteristics. Normativedocuments that specify requirements for conformity assessment activities should be established separately.