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appeal

request by the client (3.7) to an inspection body (3.2) for reconsideration by that body of a decision it has made relating to the conformity of the item (3.8) inspected 

Note 1 to entry: An appeal is only possible if a statement of conformity has been issued. 

[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17000:2020, 8.6, modified — In the definition, "person or organization that provides, or that is, the object of conformity assessment to a conformity assessment body or an accreditation body" has been replaced by "client to an inspection body"; "that object" has been replaced by "the conformity of the item inspected"; Note 1 to entry has been added.]

Committee
Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ISO 17020:2026 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies performing inspection. International Organization for Standardization BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland, 2026. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ISO, copyright International Organization for Standardization, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ISO, https://www.iso.org/store.html
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