ISO/IEC TECHNICAL REPORT TR 17026 Firstedition 2015-02-01 Conformity assessment Example of a certification scheme for tangible products Evaluation de la conformite - Exemple d'un schema de certification pourdesproduitstangibles Reference number IS0/IECTR17026:2015(E) IEC . Intermational Organization for Standardization andardization5956617 @IS0/IEC2015 ted without license from IHS IS0/IECTR17026:2015(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0/IEC2015 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISOcopyrightoffice Case postale 56.CH-1211Geneva20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax+41227490947 E-mail [email protected] Webwww.iso.org Published in Switzerland Ucenee-zhejang nsteof sandarSEC 2015-Allrights reserved Not for Resale, 2015/6/2 06:10:13 No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS IS0/IECTR17026:2015(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions .1 4 Generaldescriptionoftheexamplescheme. 4.1 Development and operation of a product certification scheme .1 4.2 Outlineoftheexampleproductcertificationscheme .2 4.3 Scope of the scheme. .3 4.4 Parties involved inthescheme .3 4.5 Selection elements in the scheme 3 4.6 Samplingprocesses inthe scheme .4 4.7 Determination procedures of the scheme .4 5 Sequence of a certification cycle and involved activities .4 5.1 Applicationforcertificationandcertificationagreement .4 5.2 Determination .4 5.3 Assessmentoftheproductionprocessandauditofthemanagementsystem .6 5.4 Nonconformities .8 5.5 Evaluation report 5.6 Review .8 5.7 Decision .8 5.8 Attestation 5.9 Licensing use ofcertificates andmarks of conformity 9 5.10 Surveillance .11 6 Publicityby clients .12 1 Changes affecting certification ..12 7.1 Changes to product requirements ..12 7.2 Changesto otherschemerequirements .13 7.3 Changes by client ..13 8 Confidentiality .13 9 Product liability ..14 10 Complaintsandappeals ..14 AnnexA (informative)Exampleof informationprovided with anapplicationfor product certification. .15 AnnexB (informative)Exampleofinformationonproductionprocessandmanagementsystem.17 AnnexC(informative)Exampleofinformationtobeincluded inacertificateofconformity .20 Annex D (informative) Example of contents of a licensing agreementfor the use ofa certificate andmarkofconformity .21 Annex E (informative) Example of information to be included in a licencefor the use of a certificateormarkofconformity .24 AnnexF (informative)Exampleofcontentsofa certificationagreement .25 Bibliography .27 ii g Institute of Standardization 5956617 thout license from IHS