ISO IEC 17030:2021 pdf download – Conformity assessment — General requirements for third-party marks of conformity
5.2 A third-party mark of conformity may be accompanied by additional information to better understand the purpose or functionality of the mark. Such information shall not be misleading for the interested parties. 5.3 A third-party mark of conformity, including accompanying information or publicly available information, shall identify the issuer and the aspects covered by the mark (e.g. quality, safety, environmental, performance, ethics) so as to avoid any potential misunderstanding. 5.4 A third-party mark of conformity shall be traceable to the specified requirements applied to the object of conformity assessment. 5.5 A third-party mark of conformity shall be used only when it relates to all the specified requirements applied to the object of conformity assessment. 5.6 Only a third-party mark of conformity issued in accordance with a product conformity assessment scheme may be displayed on the product or product packaging. All other third-party marks of conformity, such as those relating to management systems and services, shall not be displayed on a product, product packaging, or in a way that can be interpreted as denoting product conformity. 5.7 When a third-party mark of conformity relates to a tangible product, the mark shall be directly applied to each product. However, only where the physical size of the product does not permit this or when the application is not appropriate for the type of product, it may be applied on the package or other accompanying information. If a third-party mark of conformity only relates to certain parts of a product, the rules governing its use shall include requirements to minimize any misunderstanding that the mark applies to the entire product. NOTE Digital representation of a product’s mark of conformity and other relevant information can be used as an alternative method to communicate product conformance to specified requirements on the product’s nameplate or product label. Electronically stored and displayed third party marks, statements and other product information can use an internet web address, a Machine-Readable Code and/or e-Label. 5.8 A reference to third-party marks of conformity may also be used on other media such as letter heads, business cards, company vehicles, promotional materials, Internet websites, social media. NOTE Annex A provides guidance for the use of third-party marks of conformity issued for an object of conformity assessment. 6 Issuing third-party marks of conformity 6.1 Issuing third-party marks of conformity shall be based on a conformity assessment scheme that contains at least the elements of the functional approach in accordance with ISO/IEC 17000. The conformity assessment scheme shall also contain surveillance, a systematic iteration of conformity assessment activities as a basis for maintaining the validity of the statement of conformity, in order to ensure continued confidence in the third-party mark of conformity unless covered by 6.2.
ISO IEC 17030:2021 pdf download – Conformity assessment — General requirements for third-party marks of conformity
