EN 45012:1998

General requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of quality systems (ISO/IEC Guide 62:1996) EN 45012:1998

Publication date:   May 14, 2000

Scope

This document specifies general requirements that a third party body operating quality system certification/registration shall meet, if it is to be recognized as competent and reliable in the operation of quality system certification/ registration. Note: In some countries, the bodies which verify conformity of quality systems to specified standards are called "certification bodies", in others "registration bodies", in others "assessment and registration bodies" or "certification/registration bodies", and in others still, "registrars".