GB/T 27030-2025Conformity assessment - General requirements for third-party marks of conformity (English PDF)

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 27030-2006 "General requirements for third-party conformity marking for conformity assessment", GB/T 27023-2008 "Methods of indicating conformity to standards in third-party certification systems" and GB/T 27027-2008 "Certification bodies' actions against misuse of their conformity marks" this document is based on GB/T 27030-2006 and integrates GB/T 27023-2008 and Compared with GB/T 27030-2006, the content of GB/T 27027-2008 has the following major technical changes, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes.

as follows.

a) The scope of application of the document has been changed to emphasize that it is applicable to third-party conformity marks issued and used in different forms and various media.

(See Chapter 1, Chapter 1 of the 2006 edition);

b) Changed the requirements for third-party conformity marks and their use (see Chapter 5, Chapter 5 of the 2006 edition);

c) Changed the requirements for issuing third-party conformity marks (see 6.1, 6.1 of the 2006 edition);

d) The requirements for monitoring the use of third-party conformity marks have been changed (see 7.3, 7.3 of the 2006 edition).

This document is equivalent to ISO/IEC 17030:2021 "General requirements for third party conformity marking for conformity assessment".

Introduction

The main purpose of this document is to establish a unified approach to the use of third-party conformity marks, filling the gaps in existing national standards.

To address potential issues arising from different uses of third-party conformity marks and provide a clear and reasonable basis for the use of the marks this document is for third-party conformity markings, but can also be used for conformity markings not covered by this document.

guide.

The conformity mark has different uses and may take different forms in various media, such as quick response matrix (QR), Public ledger technology, distributed ledger technology (e.g. blockchain) or other electronic means. Conformity marks appear on products, certificates and publications the conformity mark on a product indicates that the product, management system, service, process, person or organization meets the specified requirements.

The product meets the requirements of safety, quality, origin, performance, reliability or environmental impact. The main features of all conformity marks are.

The purpose is to gain market (including consumer) confidence in products and other conformity assessment objects using these marks.

The purpose is to enhance the trust of the market, make it internationally recognized and enhance consumers' acceptance of third-party conformity marks.

To achieve this goal, the following issues should be considered and addressed.

--- What is the object of conformity assessment?

--- Which conformity assessment body provides the third-party conformity mark;

---Who needs third-party conformity assessment activities;

--- Why do we need a third party conformity mark?

--- How to best communicate compliance information to interested parties, such as customers, users, and government agencies.

General requirements for third-party conformity marking for conformity assessment

1 Scope

This document specifies the general requirements for third-party conformity markings, including their issuance and use.

This document applies to third-party conformity marks issued and used in different forms and on various media, including those stored and displayed electronically.

A digital representation of the sign, a machine-readable code, distributed ledger technology (blockchain) or other electronic means.

NOTE 1 This document may also serve as a guide for the use of the conformity mark in activities other than third-party conformity assessment.

Note 2.According to this document, third-party conformity marks also include authorized marks, such as accreditation marks. To maintain consistency in terminology, they are referred to as accreditation marks.

NOTE 3 For the purposes of this document, third-party conformity marks may include logos (such as the mark or trademark of a conformity assessment body), logos (such as the authorized logo in an accreditation agreement), or description of applicable schemes) or a combination thereof.

Note 4.According to this document, the third-party conformity mark as a graphical representation of conformity can be a combination of multiple marks (such as markings that comply with multiple sets of specifications, code that satisfies a single specification).

NOTE 5 This document does not apply to markings indicating only names, codes or classifications. In addition, this document does not apply to graphical representations (such as conformity assessment systems or procedures).

a graphical representation of the scheme) or a logo (such as the logo of an association of accreditation bodies or an association of conformity assessment bodies).

Note 6.Third-party conformity marking is based on a conformity assessment scheme that includes a surveillance function.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents constitute essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document.

For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.

ISO/IEC 17000 Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles Note. GB/T 27000-2023 Conformity assessment vocabulary and general principles (ISO/IEC 17000:2020, IDT)

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions defined in ISO/IEC 17000 and listed below apply.

Third-party mark of conformity A protected mark issued by a body that carries out third-party conformity assessment, indicating that the subject of the conformity assessment meets the applicable regulatory requirements.

Note 1.A protected mark is a mark that is protected by law and cannot be used without authorization.

Note 2 to entry. Specified requirements may be set out in normative documents such as regulations, standards and technical specifications. Specified requirements may be detailed or general.

owner of a third-party mark of conformity A person or organization that has legal rights to a third party mark of conformity (3.1) 3.3 issuer of a third-party mark of conformity an organization that grants third parties the right to use the conformity mark (3.1).

Note. The issuer is not necessarily the owner of the third-party conformity mark (3.2). With authorization, it can allow other organizations to issue third-party conformity marks.