BS EN ISO/IEC 17021:2011

BS EN ISO/IEC 17021:2011 contains principles and requirements for the competence, consistency andimpartiality of the audit and certification of management systems of all types (e.g. quality managementsystems or environmental management systems) and for bodies providing these activities. Certification bodiesoperating to this International Standard need not offer all types of management system certification.

Certification of management systems (named in this International Standard certification) is a third-partyconformity assessment activity (see ISO/IEC 17000:2004, 5.5). Bodies performing this activity are thereforethird-party conformity assessment bodies (named in this International Standard certification body/bodies).

NOTE 1 Certification of a management system is sometimes also called registration, and certification bodies aresometimes called registrars.

NOTE 2 A certification body can be non-governmental or governmental (with or without regulatory authority).

NOTE 3 This International Standard can be used as a criteria document for accreditation or peer assessment or otheraudit processes.

Cross References:
ISO 9000:2005
ISO/IEC 17000:2004
ISO 9001
ISO 10002
ISO 14001
ISO 19011
ISO/IEC 17030
ISO/IEC Guide 28:2004
ISO/TS 22003
ISO/IEC 27006


Replaces BS EN ISO/IEC 17021:2006 which remains current.

All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.



Keywords: Certification (approval); Organizations; Approval organizations; Certification bodies; Quality auditing; Management; Quality management ; Environmental management; Quality assurance systems; Documents; Assessed quality; Records (documents); Personnel

Product Code(s): 30232168,30232168

This product references:ISO 9000:2005 - Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO/IEC Guide 28:2004 - Conformity assessment - Guidance on a third-party certification system for products
ISO/IEC 17000:2004 - Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles
This product referenced by:BS EN 9104-001:2013 - Conformity assessment. Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems
This product replaces:BS EN ISO/IEC 17021:2006 - Conformity assessment. Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems
This product same asISO/IEC 17021:2011 - Conformity assessment. Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems