1. Reasons for outsourcing

Extract from NF EN ISO/CEI 17025, § 4.5.1 :

"...When a laboratory subcontracts work, either due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g. volume of work, need for additional technical knowledge or momentary incapacity), or on an ongoing basis (e.g. under permanent subcontracting, agency or franchise agreements), the work in question must be entrusted to a competent subcontractor.

A subcontractor is deemed competent when, for example, it complies with this International Standard for the work in question..."