What is the interaction between clause 6.2 and 7.5?
Does status of an organisation having a relationship with the CB for performing any part of the certification activities of the CB fall in clauses 6.2.1 and 7.5.1?
Under which circumstances such an organization does not fall in the clause 7.5?
March 2017
Clause 6.2 is concerned with the certification body having operational control over its certification activities performed by its branch offices, joint ventures, agents and franchises etc.
Clause 7.5 covers the certification body’s process for outsourcing (subcontracting) of any part of the certification activities to another organisation. Organisations listed in Clause 6.2 which are part of the certification body, for example branch office, joint ventures are not subject to the requirements of Clause 7.5. Organisations listed in Clause 6.2 which are not part of the certification body, for example some particular agents and franchises are subject to the requirements of Clause 7.5.