BS EN 45012:1998

General requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of quality systems

Requirements for third-party bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of quality systems.

This European Standard specifies the general requirements that a third-party body operating quality system certification/registration needs to meet if it is to be recognized as competent and reliable in the operation of quality system certification/registration.

While this standard is intended for use by bodies concerned with recognizing the competence of certification/registration bodies many of its provisions may be useful in second-party assessment procedures.

Requirements are given on certification and registration, organization, subcontracting, conditions for granting, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending and withdrawing certification/registration, internal audits and management review, documentation, records and confidentiality.

This European Standard is a revision of BS 7512:1989, which is withdrawn.

This standard includes the following cross-references:

ISO/IEC Guide 2:1996, ISO 8402:1994, ISO 9000-1:1994, ISO 9000-2:1993,

ISO 9000-3:1991, ISO 9000-4:1993, ISO 9001:1994, ISO 9002:1994,

ISO 9003:1994, ISO 9004-1:1994, ISO 9004-2:1991, ISO 9004-3:1993,

ISO 9004-4:1993, ISO 10005:1995, ISO 10007:1995, ISO 10011-1:1990,

ISO 10011-2:1991, ISO 10011-3:1991, ISO 10012-1:1992 and ISO 10013:1995.