标准编号:ISO/IEC 17040:2005
中文名称:合格评定 合格评定团体和授权团体等同评定的一般要求
英文名称:Conformity assessment — General requirements for peer assessment of conformity assessment bodies and accreditation bodies
发布日期:2005-01
标准范围
1This International Standard specifies the general requirements for the peer assessment process to be carried out by agreement groups of accreditation bodies or conformity assessment bodies. It addresses the structure and operation of the agreement group only insofar as they relate to the peer assessment process.2This International Standard is not concerned with the wider issues of the arrangements for the formation, organization and management of the agreement group, and does not cover how the group will use peer assessment in deciding membership of the group. Such matters, which could for example include a procedure for applicants to appeal against decisions of the agreement group, are outside the scope of this International Standard.NOTE 1Further information on the wider issues is contained in ISO/IEC Guide 68.3This International Standard is applicable to peer assessment of conformity assessment bodies performing activities such asa)testing,b) product certification,c) inspection,d) management system certification (sometimes also called registration), ande)personnel certification.More than one type of activity can be included in a peer assessment process. This can be considered particularly appropriate when the body under assessment conducts combined assessments of multiple conformity assessment activities.This International Standard is also applicable to peer assessment amongst accreditation bodies, which is also known as peer evaluation.NOTE 2Bodies that are members of an agreement group might wish to rely on the soundness of the peer assessment process for evaluating the competence of a peer body as a potential subcontractor.