Virtual regional workshop on product certification based on ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17067

Many ISO’s developing country members provide conformity assessment services (such as certification, testing, inspection …etc.) on a commercial basis or they may be operated or mandated by the government. These services represent one of the major sources of funding and financial sustainability of such organizations. The conformity assessment activities themselves should follow the requirements contained in the appropriate international standards, developed by the ISO’s Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO), to ensure consistency worldwide and facilitate cross-border acceptance of results, making regional and international trade easier. The WTO TBT agreement asks the WTO members to use international standards or guides issued by international standardizing bodies as a basis for national procedures for conformity assessment. Hence, it is important that ISO provides technical support to these NSBs to implement effectively the ISO CASCO standards in their countries.