Clients reference to certification body
A certification body shall have rules for the way certified clients refer to certification according to ISO 17021-1 clause 8.3.1. In this clause is stated amongst others: “There shall be no ambiguity, in the mark or accompanying text, as to what has been certified and which certification body has granted the certification.”
Can a certification body, for instance named Global Certification Denmark A/S, which is a part of the international organisation Global Certification, accept that their clients just refer to “Certified by Global Certification” or is this not acceptable as there are several legal entities and certification bodies around the world named Global Certification (and often with a country name etc. in the name).
September 2024
According to 8.3.1, “there shall be no ambiguity as to … and which certification body has granted the certification”. This means that the unique identity of the accredited certification body shall be used irrespective if it is for the statement or accompanying information.