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ISO/IEC 17000:
reeglistik ja protseduurid, mis kirjeldavad vastavushindamise objekte, piiritlevad määratud nõuded ja annavad vastavushindamise metoodika;
skeemi võidakse hallata vastavushindamise süsteemis ja rakendada rahvusvahelisel, regionaalsel, riiklikul, kohalikul või majandusharu tasemel
= set of rules and procedures that describes the objects of conformity assessment, identifies the specified requirements and provides the methodology for performing conformity assessment
Note. A conformity assessment scheme can be managed within a conformity assessment system.
Note 2. A conformity assessment scheme can be operated at an international, regional, national sub-national, or industry sector level.

ülevaateid
https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/archive/pdf/en/pub100303.pdf
https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/tech/events/2011/CI_Moscow_November11/Presentations/Session1/SeminarCI_2011_CIS_Presentation_KMainwaring_S1_2.pdf
https://isms.jp/english/doc/JIP-ISMS120-50a(E).pdf
http://www.inab.ie/Documents-Forms/Policy/Evaluation-of-Conformity-Assessment-Schemes.pdf

vt ka
- vastavushindamine