9. Glossary
Accreditation; accreditation
Attestation issued by a third party, in relation to a conformity assessment body, constituting formal recognition of the latter's competence to carry out specific conformity assessment activities.
Compétence; skill
Ability to apply knowledge and know-how to achieve desired results. Demonstrated competence is sometimes referred to as a qualification.
Impartiality; impartiality
Existence of objectivity. Objectivity implies either the absence of conflicts of interest, or finding a solution to these conflicts in such a way as not to prejudice the laboratory's future activities.
Laboratoire; laboratory
An organization that carries out one or more of the following activities: calibration; testing;...
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AFNOR https://www.afnor.org/
International Bureau of Weights and Measures https://www.bipm.org
Cofrac https://www.cofrac.fr/
European Accreditation...
Standards and norms
- Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and general principles - NF EN ISO/IEC 17000 - 2005
- Exigences générales concernant la compétence des laboratoires d'étalonnage et d'essais - NF EN ISO/IEC 17025 - 2017
- Quality management systems – Basic principles and vocabulary - NF EN ISO 9000 - 2015
- Quality management systems – Requirements - NF EN ISO 9001 - 2015
- Exigences pour l'accréditation des...
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