PD ISO/IEC GUIDE 28:2004

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Application for certification
5 Initial assessment
   5.1 General
   5.2 Assessment of production process and quality system
   5.3 Initial testing
6 Evaluation (review)
7 Decision
8 Licensing
9 Extension of the scope of certification
10 Surveillance
11 Use of a certificate or mark of conformity
   11.1 Certificate or mark of conformity
   11.2 Marking
12 Publicity by licensees
13 Confidentiality
14 Misuse of a certificate or mark of conformity
15 Suspension of a licence for a product
16 Withdrawal
17 Implementation of modifications of a standard
18 Liability
19 Appeals
20 Fees
Annex A (informative) Model checklist of requirements
Annex B (informative) Model form for application for product
        certification
Annex C (informative) Model questionnaire for facility
        assessment
Annex D (informative) Model of a certificate of conformity
Annex E (informative) Model of a licensing agreement for
        the use of a certification or mark of conformity
Annex F (informative) Model of form for a licence for the
        use of the certificate or mark of conformity
Bibliography

BS ISO/IEC Guide 28 provides guidelines for a specific product certification system.It is applicable to a third-party product certification system of determining conformity of a product with specified requirements through initial testing of samples of the product, assessment and surveillance of the involved quality system, and surveillance by testing of product samples taken from the factory or the open market or both. This Guide addresses conditions for use of a mark of conformity and conditions for granting a certificate of conformity.