In what situation can a product certification (ISO/IEC 17067:2013 type 5) be issued, only based on product test report but without assessment of the production process or/and audit of the management system provided
- not known earlier
- known earlier
- known earlier and similar product
March 2020
According to Table 1 and clause 5.3.7 of ISO/IEC 17067, for a scheme type 5, a combination of determination activities is required for initial certification and surveillance, as applicable.
In particular, as defined in clause 5.3.7, ‘‘The surveillance part of this scheme allows for the choice between periodically taking samples of the product either from the point of production, or from the market, or from both, and subjecting them to determination activities to check that items produced subsequent to the initial attestation fulfil the specified requirements. The surveillance includes periodic assessment of the production process, or audit of the management system, or both.’’
Product testing is partially covering the required determination activities even if the product is known earlier or is similar. Certain elements of the production process and/or the management system should be at least evaluated as part of the initial certification process.
Therefore, granting product certification based only on product testing is not sufficient in any case when this specific type 5 scheme is applied.