BS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012

Conformity assessment. Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection

Published:

31 Mar 2012

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Withdrawn:

22 Apr 2026

1 Scope

This International Standard contains requirements for the competence of bodies performing inspection and for the impartiality and consistency of their inspection activities.

It applies to inspection bodies of type A, B or C, as defined in this International Standard, and it applies to any stage of inspection.

NOTE The stages of inspection include design stage, type examination, initial inspection, in-serviceinspection or surveillance.

BSI recommends this version of standard for organisations operating in or with the UK. The ISO edition is available here if required.

Product Details

Descriptors

Organizations

Personnel

Certification (approval)

Reports

Inspection

Examination (quality assurance)

Inspection specification

Management

Approval organizations

Quality assurance systems

ICS Codes

03.120.20 Product and company certification. Conformity assessment

Committee

CAS/1

International relationships

Identical to:

EN ISO/IEC 17020 (ISO/IEC 17020:2012) AS

ISO/IEC 17020:2012

ISBN

978 0 580 78454 5

Publisher

BSI