ISO IEC 17067-2013 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/IEC 17067:2013 — Conformity assessment — Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes. This International Standard describes the fundamentals of product (and where applicable process and service) certification and provides guidance for understanding, developing, operating and maintaining third‑party certification schemes.

Abstract

Provides the conceptual basis and practical guidance for designing and documenting product certification schemes, explains roles and relationships (scheme owner, product certification body, accreditation and stakeholders), and aligns scheme content with relevant conformity assessment normative documents such as ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17000. It does not itself prescribe certification body requirements but guides scheme development and operation.

General information

• Status: Published (Edition 1, 2013); listed for review / to be revised.
• Publication date: August 2013 (ISO edition 1, 2013).
• Publisher: ISO (in cooperation with IEC) — issued as an ISO/IEC standard.
• ICS / categories: 03.120.20 — Product and company certification; conformity assessment.
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2013).
• Number of pages: 13 (as listed on the ISO bibliographic entry; national translations/EN versions may show different pagination).

Scope

Specifies fundamentals and guidance for product certification schemes covering products, processes and services where appropriate. The standard addresses scheme structure, scheme documentation, roles and responsibilities (including scheme owners and certification bodies), and the relationship between a certification scheme and the wider conformity assessment infrastructure (e.g., accreditation and normative references such as ISO/IEC 17000 and ISO/IEC 17065). It is intended for scheme owners, certification bodies and other stakeholders involved in product certification.

Key topics and requirements

• Principles and objectives of product certification: third‑party attestation to give confidence to regulators, purchasers and consumers.
• Definitions and terminology aligned with the CASCO conformity assessment vocabulary (references to ISO/IEC 17000).
• Structure and content of a certification scheme, including scope, normative references, specified requirements, conformity assessment methods, surveillance and sampling.
• Roles and responsibilities: scheme owner, certification body, accreditation body and other stakeholders; guidance on impartiality, transparency and documentation.
• Guidance on developing, operating and maintaining schemes (scheme documentation, scheme rules, public information and review).

Typical use and users

Used by certification scheme owners when designing or revising product certification programmes; by product certification bodies as a normative reference when implementing schemes; by accreditation bodies and assessors to understand scheme intent; and by regulators, procurement bodies and large purchasers seeking to understand scheme structure and credibility. It is also used by standards developers to align normative requirements with conformity assessment practices.

Related standards

Closely related and frequently used alongside: ISO/IEC 17000 (vocabulary and general principles), ISO/IEC 17065 (requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services), ISO/IEC 17007 (guidance for drafting normative documents for conformity assessment), and the withdrawn ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004 which ISO/IEC 17067:2013 replaced. The standard is part of the CASCO conformity assessment framework and references other CASCO toolbox documents.

Keywords

product certification, certification scheme, scheme owner, conformity assessment, CASCO, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17000, scheme documentation, accreditation, third‑party certification.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/IEC 17067:2013 is an international standard that sets out the fundamentals and guidance for product certification schemes — explaining concepts, scheme structure and how schemes should be documented and maintained (it is guidance, not a set of certification‑body requirements).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the purpose and objectives of product certification, terminology, the elements of a certification scheme (scope, normative references, specified requirements, assessment and surveillance approaches), roles of scheme owners and certification bodies, and guidance for developing, operating and reviewing schemes.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Certification scheme owners, product certification bodies, accreditation bodies and assessors, standards developers, regulators and other stakeholders involved in designing, operating or assessing product certification schemes.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/IEC 17067:2013 is the published edition (2013) and remains the authoritative edition; it superseded ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004. The standard has been placed for review and a revision process (DIS stage) has been recorded, so users should check for a possible newer edition in national or ISO updates before relying on its permanence.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the CASCO family of conformity assessment documents and is intended to be used alongside ISO/IEC 17000 (vocabulary and principles), ISO/IEC 17065 (requirements for product certification bodies) and other CASCO toolbox guidance (e.g., ISO/IEC 17007).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Product certification, certification scheme, scheme owner, third‑party conformity assessment, accreditation, scheme documentation, surveillance, ISO/CASCO.