Conformity Assessment
▶️The process of demonstrating the essential features about a product or services which meet the requirement of standards, regulations and other specification is called conformity assessment.
▶️ A variety of PROCESSES involved in verifying that goods/services meet acceptable voluntary or mandatory standards such as Testing , Surveillance, Inspection, Assessment, Auditing, Certification and Registration.
▶️Objectives of Conformity Assessment are to:
- Ensure the conformance of products/services with relevant standards (ISO, IEC/BIS etc);
- Encourage international trade (tries to check trade malpractices);
- Encourage international trade (tries to check trade malpractices);
- Prevent importation of substandard products;
- Prevent importation of substandard products;
- Prevent pollution of air and water;
- Conserve hard-earned foreign exchange.
🏅International Organization for Standardization (ISO) states that “ISO itself has no authority to control conformity assessment activities, whether these are business activities by its members or by other organizations”.
🏅Further, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) states that private sector organizations may perform conformity assessment services as a commercial activity or regulatory bodies under a mandate may perform these services.
🏅When ISO standards have been incorporated into public legislation, the aim of which is to create confidence among suppliers and their clients.
