WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/W/72/Rev.4
28 March 2003
(03-1796)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
A LIST OF RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDES
RELATED TO CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
At the First Triennial Review of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, the
Committee agreed that for transparency purposes and to support the work of the Committee, a list ofrelevant international guides and recommendations related to conformity assessment procedures will
be consolidated, circulated and updated regularly by the Secretariat for the information of Members
(G/TBT/5, para. 29 (b)).
This paper contains revised and additional information provided by the ISO/CASCO on a list
of ISO/IEC Standards and Guides related to conform ity assessment procedures by field of application.G/TBT/W/72/Rev.4
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I. LIST OF CASCO GUIDES AND STANDARDS BY FIELD OF APPLICATION
Vocabulary ISO/IEC Guide 2 : 1996
Sections 12 – 17Standardization and related activities -
General vocabulary
Standards and
Conformity AssessmentISO/IEC Guide 7 : 1994 Guidelines for drafting of standards suitable
for use for conformity assessment
Code of Good Practice for
Conformity AssessmentISO/IEC Guide 60 : 1994 Code of good practice for conformity
assessment
Mutual Recognition
ArrangementsISO/IEC Guide 68 : 2002 Arrangements for the recognition and
acceptance of conformity assessment results
Supplier's Declaration of
Conformity (SDoC)ISO/IEC Guide 22 : 1996 General criteria for supplier's declaration of
conformity
Accreditation ISO/IEC Guide 58 : 1993 Calibration and testing laboratory
accreditation systems – General requirements
for operation and recognition
ISO/IEC Guide 61 : 1996 General requirements for assessment and
accreditation of certification/registration
bodies
ISO/IEC TR 17010 : 1998 General requirements for bodies providing
accreditation of inspection bodies
Testing/calibration ISO/IEC 17025 : 1999 General requirements for the competence of
testing and calibration laboratories
ISO/IEC Guide 43-1 : 1997
Reconfirmed in 2002Proficiency testing by interlaboratory
comparisons – Part 1: Development and
operation of proficiency testing schemes
ISO/IEC Guide 43-2 : 1997
Reconfirmed in 2002Proficiency testing by interlaboratory
comparisons – Part 2: Selection and use of
proficiency testing schemes by laboratory
accreditation bodies
Inspection ISO/IEC 17020 : 1998
Reconfirmed in 2002General criteria for the operation of various
types of bodies performing inspection
Product Certification ISO/IEC Guide 65 : 1996 General requirements for bodies operating
product certification systems
ISO/IEC Guide 23 : 1982
Under systematic reviewMethods of indicating conformity with
standards for third-party certification systems
ISO Guide 27 : 1983
Under systematic reviewGuidelines for corrective action to be taken
by a certification body in the event of misuse
of its mark of conformity
ISO/IEC Guide 28 : 1982 General rules for a model third-party
certification system for products
ISO/IEC Guide 53 : 1988 An approach to the utilization of a supplier's
quality system in third party product
certification
System Certification ISO/IEC Guide 62 : 1996 General requirements for bodies operating
assessment and certification/registration of
quality systems
ISO/IEC Guide 66 : 1999 General requirements for bodies operating
assessment and certification/registration of
environmental management systems (EMS)
Certification of Persons ISO/IEC 17024 : 2003
Publication date: 03-04-01General requirements for bodies operating
certification of personsG/TBT/W/72/Rev.4
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II. LIST OF CASCO PROJECTS UNDER WAY
Good Practice in
Conformity AssessmentISO/IEC Guide 60
[CASCO WG 22]
future CD consultationCode of Good Practice in Conformity
Assessment
Vocabulary ISO/IEC 17000
(as revision of ISO/IEC Guide 2:
1996, Sections 12 – 17)[CASCO WG 5]
future DIS enquiryConformity assessment - General
vocabulary
Peer Assessment ISO/IEC 17040
[CASCO WG 19]
under CD consultation
(2003-02-03 till 2003-05-02)General requirements for peer
assessment of conformity assessment
bodies
Marks of Conformity ISO/IEC 17030
[CASCO WG 12]
future FDIS enquiryGeneral requirements for third-party
marks of conformity
Supplier’s Declaration
of ConformityISO/IEC 17050-1 and 2
(as revision of Guide 22)
[CASCO WG 24]
future DIS enquirySupplier's declaration of conformity.
Part 1: General requirements. Part 2:
Supporting documentation
Accreditation ISO/IEC 17011
(based on ISO/IEC Guide 58:
1993, ISO/IEC Guide 61: 1996
and ISO/IEC TR 17010: 1998)
[CASCO WG 18]
future DIS enquiryGeneral requirements for bodies
providing accreditation of conformityassessment bodies
Testing/calibration Alignment of ISO/IEC 17025
with ISO 9001:2000
[CASCO WG 25]
future CD consultationGeneral requirements for the
competence of testing and calibration
laboratories
Product Certification Revision of ISO/IEC Guide 53
to update references and bring its
technical contents into line withISO 9001:2000
[CASCO WG 26]
future CD consultationAn approach to the utilization of a
supplier's quality system in third-party
product certification
Revision of ISO/IEC Guide 28
[CASCO WG 26]
future CD consultationGuidance on a third-party certification
system for products
ISO/IEC Guide 67
[CASCO WG 14]
future CD consultationFundamentals of product certification
System Certification ISO/IEC 17021
(based on Guide 62: 1996 and
ISO/IEC Guide 66: 1999)
[CASCO WG 21]
future CD2 consultationGeneral requirements for bodies
operating assessment and certification
of management systems
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