ISO/IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 17040 First edition 2005-01-15 Conformity assessment General reguirements for peer assessment of conformity assessment bodies and accreditation bodies Evaluation de la conformite Exigences générales relatives a I'évaluation par des pairs des organismes d'évaluation de la conformité et des organismes d'accréditation Reference number ISO/IEC 17040:2005(E) IEC Copyright International Organization for Standardization @ISO2005 itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 17040:2005(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's 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 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 ?ISO2005 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's 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 [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Copyightinteratinal organization for Standardization @ ISO 2005 - All rights reserved mittedwithout license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 17040:2005(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Structural requirements . 5 Human resource requirements. 5.1 Qualifications and selection . 5.2 Languages translation .... 6 Information and documentation . Peer assessment process requirements. 7.1 7.2 Application for peer assessment or an extension of scope 7.3 Review and acceptance of the application... 7.4 Preparationforthepeerassessmentprocess. 7.5 Appointment of peer assessment team... 7.6 Documentation review.. 7.7 On-site assessment.. 7.8 Analysisoffindings... 7.9 Peerassessmentreport 7.10 Review of the peer assessment report 7.11 7.12 Notification of changes 8 Confidentiality 9 Complaints... Annex A (informative) Financial aspects .... Annex B (informative) Assessment techniques for use by peer assessment teams .. Annex C (normative) Information to be included in the peer assessment report .. 12 Bibliography . CopyrghtInternationalOrganizasadardizaoghtsreserved ili nse from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 17040:2005(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission)formthespecializedsystemforworldwidestandardization.Nationalbodiesthataremembersof 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 International Standards and Guides. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEc 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 17040 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 ational Organization for S