ISO-IEC_17050-1ed1.0en.pdf

Reference numberISO/IEC 17050-1:2004(E)ISO 2004 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC17050-1First edition2004-10-01Conformity assessment Suppliers declaration of conformity Part 1:General requirements valuation de la conformit Dclaration de conformit du fournisseur Partie 1:Exigences gnrales ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004(E)PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces.In accordance with Adobes licensing policy,this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing.In downloading this file,parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobes licensing policy.The ISO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area.Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file;the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing.Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies.In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found,please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below.ISO 2004 All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISOs member body in the country of the requester.ISO copyright office Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyrightiso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii ISO 2004 All rights reserved ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004(E)ISO 2004 All rights reserved iii Foreword ISO(the International Organization for Standardization)and IEC(the International Electrotechnical Commission)form the specialized system for worldwide standardization.National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity.ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest.Other international organizations,governmental and non-governmental,in liaison with ISO and IEC,also take part in the work.In the field of conformity assessment,the ISO Committee on conformity assessment(CASCO)is responsible for the development of International Standards and Guides.International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives,Part 2.Draft International Standards are circulated to the national bodies for voting.Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75%of the national bodies casting a vote.Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights.ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.ISO/IEC 17050-1 was prepared by the ISO Committee on conformity assessment(CASCO).It was circulated for voting to the national bodies of both ISO and IEC,and was approved by both organizations.This first edition of ISO/IEC 17050-1,together with ISO/IEC 17050-2,cancels and replaces the second edition of ISO/IEC Guide 22:1996,General criteria for suppliers declaration of conformity.ISO/IEC 17050 consists of the following parts,under the general title Conformity assessment Suppliers declaration of conformity:Part 1:General requirements Part 2:Supporting documentation ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004(E)iv ISO 2004 All rights reserved Introduction This part of ISO/IEC 17050 has been developed with the objective of providing general requirements for a suppliers declaration of conformity.It addresses one of the three types of attestation of conformity,namely attestation undertaken by the first party(e.g.the supplier of a product).Other types are second-party attestation(e.g.where a user issues an attestation for the product the user is using)or third-party attestation.Each of these three types is used in the market in order to increase confidence in the conformity of an object.This part of ISO/IEC 17050 specifies requirements applicable when the individual or organization responsible for fulfilment of specified requirements(supplier)provides a declaration that a product(including service),process,management system,person or body is in conformity with specified requirements,which can include normative documents such as standards,guides,technical specifications,laws and regulations.Such a declaration of conformity can also make reference to the results of assessments by one or more first,second or third parties.Such references are not to be interpreted as reducing the responsibility of the supplier in any way.These general requirements are applicable to all sectors.However,these requirements might need to be supplemented for specific purposes,for example for use in c