ISO/IEC 17025
General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories, Technical Corrigendum 1
Published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
The CFR incorporates ISO/IEC 17025 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The 3 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
ISO/IEC 17025:2005/Cor.1:2006(E), dated August 15, 2006
As the CFR lists it: “ISO/IEC 17025:2005/Cor.1:2006(E), General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories, Technical Corrigendum 1, (dated August 15, 2006)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 162.060-5(c)(2); required by46 CFR 162.060-36 ↗
ISO/IEC 17025:2005, Second edition, 15 May 2005
As the CFR lists it: “ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E), International Standard: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, Second edition, 15 May 2005 (“ISO/IEC 17025”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 159.001-4(c)(1); required by46 CFR 159.010-3 ↗
ISO/IEC 17025:2005, Second Edition (dated May 15, 2005)
As the CFR lists it: “ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E), General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories, Second Edition (dated May 15, 2005)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 162.060-5(c)(1); required by46 CFR 162.060-36 ↗
How to read it
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