TSE ISO/IEC Guide 67

TSE ISO/IEC Guide 67 is a guidance document for product certification systems. Based on current practices, it identifies the main elements of product certification and helps readers understand how such systems are structured as a whole.

How product certification is organised

In general technical terms, product certification links a product to specified requirements through an organised third-party assessment process. Such systems commonly involve application review, evaluation, decision making, surveillance and, where relevant, renewal or re-assessment. Guide 67 is not a product test method standard; it provides a conceptual framework for the elements that make up a product certification system.

Position within conformity assessment

Within conformity assessment, product certification is distinct from management system certification or personnel certification because the focus is the product itself. That distinction matters because certification schemes must define the scope of certification, the criteria used for assessment, and the way certification is maintained over time. The guide reflects this broader scheme-based view by identifying the different components that commonly appear in product certification practice.

• The document provides guidance on product certification systems.
• It identifies their various elements using current practice as a basis.
• It addresses product certification within the conformity assessment framework.
• It is guidance, not a prescriptive test or inspection standard.