GUIDE 68 Arrangements for the recognition and acceptance of conformity assessment results First edition 2002 HcJSO/EGs2002iandardzation 5617 International Organization for Standardization Not for Resale, 2015/5/21 09:24:27 mitted without license from IHS ISO/IEC GUIDE 68:2002(E) PDFdisclaimer 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 downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's 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 the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ? ISO/IEC2002 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 memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56:CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Licensee=Zhejiang lnstute of Standardiza/ S86lE C 2002 - All rights reserved Not for Resale, 2015/5/21 09:24:27 ted without license from IHS ISO/IEC GUIDE68:2002(E) Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission)formthespecializedsystemforworldwidestandardization.Nationalbodiesthataremembersof 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. Guides are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. Draft Guides adopted by the responsible Committee or Group are circulated to the national bodies for voting. Publication as a Guide 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 and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO/IEC Guide 68 was prepared by the ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) ii dardization 5956617 ISO/IEC GUIDE 68:2002(E) Introduction TheI primary objective of conformity assessment is to provide confidence for users that requirements applicable to products, services and systems have been met. Such confidence, in turn, directly contributes to One of the reasons why internationally traded goods and services are subject to repetitive conformity competence of bodies carrying out conformity assessment activities in other countries. Confidence in the work of conformity assessment bodies and accreditation bodies is therefore essential to private and public purchasers, regulators and other users. Such user confidence can be achieved through cooperation among conformity assessment bodies and/or accreditation bodies, resulting in mutual recognition and promotion across borders of each participant's work. cooperations are described in this Guide. from IHS ISO/IEC GUIDE 68:2002(E) Arrangements for the recognition and acceptance of conformity assessment results 1 Scope This Guide provides an introduction to the development, issuance and operation of arrangements for the recognition and acceptance of results produced by bodies undertaking similar conformity assessment and related activities. The activities to which this guidance is intended to apply are those related to the conduct of unregulated marketplace transactions extending across borders from one country to another. While account the agreements addressed