Checklist ISO/IEC 17021: 2006. Conformity assessment ... - Sanas

ISO/IEC 17021 Requirement CB’s References COMMENT BY ASSESSOReffectiveness of the management system?• the certified customer does not allow surveillance orre-certification audits to be conducted at the requiredfrequencies? or• the certified customer has voluntarily requested asuspensionF 155-029.6.3 Under suspension the customer’s managementsystem certification is temporarily invalid.• Does the CB have enforceable arrangementswith its customers to ensure that in case ofsuspension the customer refrains from furtherpromotion of its certification?• Does the CB make the suspended status of thecertification publicly available (see 8.1.3) andtake any other measures it deems appropriate?9.6.4 Does failure to resolve the issues that have resultedin the suspension in a time established by CB resultin withdrawal or reduction of the scope ofcertification? See Note9.6.5 Does the CB reduce the customer’s scope ofcertification to exclude the parts not meeting therequirements, when the customer has persistently orseriously failed to meet the certification requirementsfor those parts of the scope of certification?Are such reductions in line with the requirements ofthe standard used for certification?9.6.6 Does the CB have enforceable arrangements withthe certified customer concerning conditions ofwithdrawal (see 8.4.3 d) ensuring upon notice ofwithdrawal of certification that the customerdiscontinues its use of all advertising matter thatcontains any reference to a certified status?9.6.7 Upon request by any party, does the CB correctlystate the status of certification of a customer’smanagement system as being suspended,withdrawn or reduced?2008-07-25 ©SANAS Page 25 of 34