Specifies general requirements for use by accreditation bodies when assessing and accrediting conformity assessment bodies. Identical with and reproduced from ISO/IEC 17011: 2004.RECONFIRMATION NOTICETechnical Committee QR-010 has reviewed the content of this publication and inaccordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has beendetermined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.Reconfirmed documents cannot be amended, but may be formally revised and a newedition published.Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since theoriginal date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latestversions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in thisReconfirmation Notice.Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures forreconfirmation on 25 November 2015.The following are represented on Technical Committee QR-010:Association of Accredited Certification BodiesAustralasian Procurement and Construction CouncilAustralian Information Industry AssociationCertification Interests (Australia)Consumers Federation of AustraliaInternational Accreditation New ZealandJoint Accreditation System of Australia and New ZealandNational Association of Testing Authorities AustraliaNew Zealand Organisation for QualityTherapeutic Goods Administration