According to 7.4.4 in ISO/IEC 17065:2012, a certification body shall carry out the evaluation activities that it undertakes with its internal resources (see 6.2.1) and shall manage outsourced resources (see 6.2.2) in accordance with the evaluation plan (see 7.4.1).
The certification body is accredited (according to ISO/IEC 17065:2012) for notification purposes (eg. 1+ CPR system). The CB is hereinafter referred to as the “Notified Body”.
The notified body uses testing as an evaluation method during conformity assessment procedure.
Shall the notified body always include measurement uncertainty during its conformity assessment procedure based on testing?
March 2019
This question is not specific to CPR or notified body; it applies to any ISO/IEC 17065 CB.
ISO/IEC 17065 requires that (6.2.1), for testing, it shall meet the applicable requirements of ISO/IEC 17025; therefore, if testing is a requirement of the Harmonised standard and attestation system, measurement uncertainty is a requirement.