EN ISO/IEC 17030:2021
(Main)Conformity assessment - General requirements for third-party marks of conformity (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Conformity assessment - General requirements for third-party marks of conformity (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
This document provides general requirements for third-party marks of conformity, including their
issue and use.
This document is applicable to third-party marks of conformity issued and used in different forms and
various media, including digital representation employing electronically stored and displayed marks,
machine readable code, blockchain (distributed ledger) or other electronic means.
NOTE 1 This document can also be used as guidance in using marks of conformity in activities other than
third-party conformity assessment.
NOTE 2 Third-party marks of conformity in accordance with this document also include symbols of
recognition, such as accreditation symbols. For consistency of terminology, they are referred to as accreditation
marks.
NOTE 3 Third-party marks of conformity in accordance with this document can include logos (e.g. the sign of
a conformity assessment body or trademarks), symbols (e.g. the representation of recognition in an accreditation
agreement or the depiction of the applicable programme) or a combination thereof.
NOTE 4 Third-party marks of conformity as a graphic representation of demonstrated conformity in
accordance with this document can be a combination of multiple marks (e.g. indications of compliance with
several sets of specifications, codes for individually fulfilled specifications).
NOTE 5 This document does not apply to markings that provide indication of a designation, a code, or a
classification only. Furthermore, it does not apply to graphic representations (e.g. of conformity assessment
systems or schemes/programmes) or logos (e.g. of an association of accreditation bodies or an association of
conformity assessment bodies).
NOTE 6 Third-party marks of conformity are based on a conformity assessment scheme that includes the
function of surveillance.
Konformitätsbewertung - Allgemeine Anforderungen an Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Dieses Dokument legt allgemeine Anforderungen an Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite fest, einschließlich deren Ausstellung und Verwendung.
Dieses Dokument gilt für die Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite, die in unterschiedlichen Formen und verschiedenen Medien ausgestellt und verwendet werden, einschließlich digitaler Darstellung mittels elektronisch gespeicherten und abgebildeten Kennzeichnungen, maschinenlesbaren Codes, Blockchain (Distributed-Ledger-Technologie) oder anderer elektronischer Mittel.
ANMERKUNG 1 Dieses Dokument kann auch als Leitlinie für die Verwendung von Konformitätszeichen in anderen Konformitätsbewertungstätigkeiten als denen durch eine dritte Seite verwendet werden.
ANMERKUNG 2 Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite nach diesem Dokument beinhalten auch Anerkennungszeichen, wie Akkreditierungssymbole. Für eine einheitliche Terminologie werden sie als Akkreditierungszeichen bezeichnet.
ANMERKUNG 3 Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite nach diesem Dokument können Logos (z. B. das Zeichen einer Konformitätsbewertungsstelle oder Markenzeichen), Symbole (z. B. die Darstellung der Anerkennung in einer Akkreditierungsvereinbarung oder der Abbildung eines anzuwendenden Programms) oder eine Kombination davon enthalten.
ANMERKUNG 4 Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite als graphische Darstellung der dargelegten Konformität nach diesem Dokument können eine Kombination aus verschiedenen Zeichen sein (z. B. Angabe der Übereinstimmung mit mehreren Reihen von Spezifikationen, Codes für individuell erfüllte Spezifikationen).
ANMERKUNG 5 Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Zeichen, die nur einen Hinweis auf eine Bezeichnung, einen Code oder eine Klassifizierung bieten. Darüber hinaus gilt es nicht für graphische Darstellungen (z. B. Konformitäts-bewertungssysteme oder -programme) oder Logos (z. B. von einem Zusammenschluss von Akkreditierungsstellen oder einem Zusammenschluss von Konformitätsbewertungsstellen).
ANMERKUNG 6 Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite basieren auf einem Konformitätsbewertungsprogramm, das die Überwachungsfunktion beinhaltet.
Évaluation de la conformité - Exigences générales pour les marques de conformité par tierce partie (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Ugotavljanje skladnosti - Splošne zahteve za znake skladnosti tretje stranke (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO/IEC 17030:2009
Ugotavljanje skladnosti - Splošne zahteve za znake skladnosti tretje stranke
(ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Conformity assessment - General requirements for third-party marks of conformity
(ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Konformitätsbewertung - Allgemeine Anforderungen an Konformitätszeichen einer dritten
Seite (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Évaluation de la conformité - Exigences générales pour les marques de conformité par
tierce partie (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO/IEC 17030:2021
ICS:
03.120.20 Certificiranje proizvodov in Product and company
podjetij. Ugotavljanje certification. Conformity
skladnosti assessment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO/IEC 17030
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2021
ICS 03.120.20
Supersedes EN ISO/IEC 17030:2009
English version
Conformity assessment - General requirements for third-
party marks of conformity (ISO/IEC 17030:2021)
Évaluation de la conformité - Exigences générales pour Konformitätsbewertung - Allgemeine Anforderungen
les marques de conformité par tierce partie (ISO/IEC an Konformitätszeichen einer dritten Seite (ISO/IEC
17030:2021) 17030:2021)
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European foreword . 3
European foreword
This document (EN ISO/IEC 17030:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/CASCO
"Committee on conformity assessment" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN-CENELEC/ JTC
1 “Criteria for conformity assessment bodies” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
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be withdrawn at the latest by March 2022.
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This document supersedes EN ISO/IEC 17030:2009.
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Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO/IEC 17030:2021 has been approved by CEN-CENELEC as EN ISO/IEC 17030:2021
without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 17030
Second edition
2021-09
Conformity assessment — General
requirements for third-party marks of
conformity
Évaluation de la conformité — Exigences générales pour les marques
de conformité par tierce partie
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ISO/IEC 17030:2021(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General requirements . 2
5 Third-party marks of conformity and their use . 2
6 Issuing third-party marks of conformity . 3
7 Ownership and control . 4
7.1 Information . 4
7.2 Licence . 4
7.3 Monitoring the use of third-party marks of conformity . 4
Annex A (informative) Use of third-party marks of conformity . 5
Bibliography . 7
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ISO/IEC 17030:2021(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are
members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical
committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical
activity. ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the
work.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for
the different types of document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/ directives or www .iec .ch/ members
_experts/ refdocs).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject
of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the
Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/ patents) or the IEC
list of patent declarations received (see patents.iec.ch).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see www .iso .org/
iso/ foreword .html. In the IEC, see www .iec .ch/ understanding -standards.
This document was prepared by the ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 17030:2003), ISO/IEC Guide 23:1982
and ISO Guide 27:1983, which have been technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— inclusion of Annex A as guidance for the use of third-party marks of conformity issued based on a
defined object of conformity assessment through conformity assessment standards;
— clarification of the requirement of surveillance;
— clarification of logo/symbol/mark;
— restructuring;
— alignment of language with the CASCO toolbox;
— the content related to examples of possible misuse of third-party marks of conformity is considered
in a brochure available on www .iso .org.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/ members .html and www .iec .ch/ national
-committees.
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Introduction
The prime purpose of this document is to enable a uniform approach to the use of third-party marks of
conformity, to fill relevant gaps in existing International Standards and Guides developed by ISO and
IEC, to address potential problems arising from different uses of third-party marks of conformity, to
provide a clear and rational basis for their use, and to set out general requirements. This document
concentrates on third-party marks of conformity but can also be used as guidance for applications of
marks of conformity not covered by this document.
Marks of conformity have different uses and can take different forms in various media, such as
employing quick response (QR) codes, public ledger technology, distributed ledger technology (e.g.
blockchain) or other electronic means. They are found on products, certificates and publications
denoting the conformity to specified requirements of a product, management system, service, process,
person or an organization. Marks of conformity used on a product convey to the user that the product
fulfils the requirements for characteristics such as its safety, quality, origin, performance, reliability or
impact on the environment. The principle purpose of all marks of conformity is to gain the confidence
of the market, including consumers, in products and other objects of conformity assessment to which
these marks have been applied. The aim of this document is to lead to improved market confidence,
international recognition and consumer acceptance of third-party marks of conformity.
In order to achieve this, the following questions should be considered and addressed.
— What is the object of conformity assessment?
— Which conformity assessment body is providing the third-party mark of conformity?
— Who requires the third-party conformity assessment activity?
— Why is this third-party mark of conformity required?
— How is the information of conformity best transmitted to the interested parties, e.g. customers,
users, government authorities?
In this document, the following verbal forms are used:
— “shall” indicates a requirement;
— “should” indicates a recommendation;
— “may” indicates a permission;
— “can” indicates a possibility or a capability.
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