Definition(s)
Accreditation
Third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks
- Note: 1 to entry: Accreditation refers to conformity assessment bodies only, and not to persons.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17000:2004, 5.6, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.].
Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global Standards
Accreditation
Official recognition by the body for accreditation of a natural person’s or legal entity’s authority to perform works in a certain sphere of compliance evaluation.
Source: Federal Law on Technical Regulation, No. 184-FZ, Russian Federation, December 2002 (amended September 2010). Regulations
Accreditation
Third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks.
Source: ISO/IEC 17011:2004, Conformity assessment – General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies. Global Standards