Third-party attestation related to products, processes, systems, or persons.
Notes: - Certification of a management system is sometimes also termed registration.
- Certification is applicable to all objects of conformity assessment except for conformity assessment bodies themselves, to which accreditation is applicable.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1022 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)