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CHECKLIST ON ISO/IEC 17021:2011 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR BODIES PROVIDING AUDIT & CERTIFICATION OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

SAC CT 02 SAC CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (OSHMS) SAC CT 04 SAC CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (GOOD DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES) - for QMS (GDPMDS) only SAC HACCP DOCUMENT NO 1 (REQUIREMENTS FOR HACCP AUDITING METHODLOGY AND CRITERIA FOR AUDITORS) SAC CT 08 SAC CRITERIA FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES (BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT)

Legend: C Complies, O Observation, T To Address at Audit, N Nonconformity, N/A Not Applicable, F Further information required

Clause Requirement Comments Manual and/or Procedures reference

Finding

5 General Requirements

5.1 Legal and contractual matters

5.1.1 Legal responsibility

Is the certification body a legal entity, or a defined part of a legal entity, such that it can be held legally responsible for all its certification activities?

A governmental certification body is deemed to be a legal entity on the basis of its governmental status.

5.1.2 Certification agreement

Does the certification body have a legally enforceable agreement for the provision of certification activities to its client?

Where there are multiple offices of a certification body or multiple sites of a client, does the certification body ensure that there is a legally enforceable agreement between the certification body granting certification and issuing a certificate, and all the sites covered by the scope of the certification?

5.1.3 Responsibility for certification decisions