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object of conformity assessment/object

entity to which specified requirements (5.1) apply
EXAMPLE:
Product, process, service, system, installation, project, data, design, material, claim, person, body or organization, or any combination thereof.
Note 1 to entry: The term “body” is used in this document to refer to conformity assessment bodies (4.6) and accreditation bodies (4.7). The term “organization” is used in its general meaning and may include bodies according to the context. The more specific ISO/IEC Guide 2 definition of an organization as a body based on membership is not applicable to the field of conformity assessment (4.1).
 

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ISO 17000:2020 Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles. International Organization for Standardization BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland, 2020. 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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