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<term>
  <id>08120</id>
  <title>reference material producer</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - reference material producer</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.08120</doi>
  <code>08120</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <synonym><em>synonym</em>: RM producer</synonym>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Technically competent body that produces a reference material compliant with the appropriate guidance documents and issues the reference material documentation.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>"Body" refers to an organization.</item>
        <item>The relevant guidance documents are the ISO Guides 31 and 35.</item>
        <item>ISO 17034 provides the general requirements for the competence of reference material producers.</item>
      </notes>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>competence</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08065</url>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>organization</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08091</url>
        </item>
        <item>
          <term>requirements</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08122</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1039 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
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  <citation>Citation: 'reference material producer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08120</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-07-23T09:20:09+00:00</accessed>
</term>
