TS EN ISO/IEC 17067

TS EN ISO/IEC 17067 is a conformity assessment standard that explains the fundamentals of product certification and gives guidance on how certification schemes for products, processes and services can be understood, developed, operated, and maintained. It focuses on what product certification means in principle, why scheme design matters, and how different certification arrangements can be organised under common principles.

How product certification schemes are organised

The standard is centred on the logic of a certification scheme rather than on the technical requirements of any single product group. It helps a scheme owner address elements such as application handling, evaluation, decision-making, surveillance, and continuity in a coherent framework. In conformity assessment terms, this is about strengthening the consistency, credibility, and comparability of the certification arrangement itself, not about defining product-specific test criteria.

What it covers in practice

• Fundamental concepts of product certification
• Certification schemes for products, processes and services
• Understanding, developing, operating and maintaining schemes
• Use by certification scheme owners and other interested parties

In general technical context, product certification is the independent demonstration that a product or related output meets specified requirements. Scheme design provides a common structure for defining how applicants are handled, how evaluation criteria are set, and how certification activities remain consistent over time. TS EN ISO/IEC 17067 is therefore a reference for structuring and understanding certification programmes at a conceptual level, rather than a product standard that prescribes detailed product requirements or a single test method.