independence
freedom of a person or organization from the control or authority of another person or organization
EXAMPLE:
A conformity assessment body (4.6) can be independent from the person who is the object of conformity assessment (4.2) or from the organization providing the object of conformity assessment (4.2).
Committee
Interdisciplinary
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.
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