NF EN ISO/IEC 17025

NF EN ISO/IEC 17025

December 2017
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General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 specifies the general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of laboratories. ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is applicable to all organizations performing laboratory activities, regardless of the number of personnel. Laboratory customers, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment, accreditation bodies, and others use ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in confirming or recognizing the competence of laboratories.

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Main informations

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National standards and national normative documents

Publication date

December 2017

Number of pages

43 p.

Reference

NF EN ISO/IEC 17025

ICS Codes

03.120.20   Product and company certification. Conformity assessment
19.020   Test conditions and procedures in general

Classification index

X50-061

Print number

2 - 15/05/2018

International kinship

ISO/IEC 17025:2017

European kinship

EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Sumary
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 specifies the general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of laboratories.

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is applicable to all organizations performing laboratory activities, regardless of the number of personnel.

Laboratory customers, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment, accreditation bodies, and others use ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in confirming or recognizing the competence of laboratories.

Replaced standards (1)
NF EN ISO/IEC 17025
September 2005
Standard Cancelled
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

Le présent document définit les exigences générales permettant de reconnaître un laboratoire d'essais ou d'étalonnages comme compétent et fiable, afin de faciliter son accréditation, d'établir la confiance entre les laboratoires et de favoriser les échanges internationaux.

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  • Avant-propos
  • 1 Domaine d'application
  • 2 Références normatives
  • 3 Termes et définitions
  • 4 Exigences générales
  • 5 Exigences structurelles
  • 6 Exigences relatives aux ressources
  • 7 Exigences relatives aux processus
  • 8 Exigences relatives au système de management
  • Annexe A (informative) Traçabilité métrologique
  • Annexe B (informative) Options relatives au système de management
  • Bibliographie
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