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Reference documents and regulatory information relevant to ISO 17025 compliance.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Structured integration of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, providing a reference for testing and calibration laboratory requirements. The official ISO PDFs remain the primary authoritative source.
3 Terms and Definitions
This section defines the terms used in this document. It references ISO/IEC Guide 99 and ISO/IEC 17000, along with additional terms specific to this standard.
3.6 Laboratory
A body that performs one or more of the following activities: testing, calibration, or sampling associated with subsequent testing or calibration.

Reference Material
Reference documents and regulatory information relevant to ISO 17025 compliance.
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017
  Structured integration of ISO/IEC 17025:2017, providing a reference for testing and calibration laboratory requirements. The official ISO PDFs remain the primary authoritative source.
  - Foreword
  - Introduction
    This document establishes requirements for laboratories to ensure competence, confidence, and valid results, aligning with ISO 9001 principles. It emphasizes risk-based planning, cooperation, and harmonization of standards while outlining key terminology usage.
  - 1 Scope
    This document defines the general requirements for laboratory competence, impartiality, and consistent operation, applicable to all organizations conducting laboratory activities.
  - 2 Normative References
    This section lists documents that are referenced in the text as requirements. Dated references apply to specific editions, while undated references apply to the latest version, including amendments.
  - 3 Terms and Definitions
    This section defines the terms used in this document. It references ISO/IEC Guide 99 and ISO/IEC 17000, along with additional terms specific to this standard.
    - 3.1 Impartiality
      Presence of objectivity, ensuring that conflicts of interest do not exist or are managed appropriately.
    - 3.2 Complaint
      Expression of dissatisfaction by any person or organization to a laboratory, relating to its activities or results, where a response is expected.
    - 3.3 Interlaboratory Comparison
      Organization, performance, and evaluation of measurements or tests on the same or similar items by two or more laboratories in accordance with predetermined conditions.
    - 3.4 Intralaboratory Comparison
      Organization, performance, and evaluation of measurements or tests on the same or similar items within the same laboratory in accordance with predetermined conditions.
    - 3.5 Proficiency Testing
      Evaluation of participant performance against pre-established criteria by means of interlaboratory comparisons.
    - 3.6 Laboratory
      A body that performs one or more of the following activities: testing, calibration, or sampling associated with subsequent testing or calibration.
    - 3.7 Decision Rule
      A rule that describes how measurement uncertainty is accounted for when stating conformity with a specified requirement.
    - 3.8 Verification
      Provision of objective evidence that a given item fulfills specified requirements.
    - 3.9 Validation
      Verification where the specified requirements are adequate for an intended use.
  - 4 General requirements
  - 5 Structural requirements
  - 6 Resource requirements
  - 7 Process requirements
  - 8 Management system requirements
  - Annex A (Informative) Metrological Traceability
  - Annex B (Informative) Management System Options
    This annex provides additional information on the management system options available to laboratories, ensuring conformity to ISO 9001 while fulfilling the requirements of this document.

3.6 Laboratory

A body that performs one or more of the following activities: testing, calibration, or sampling associated with subsequent testing or calibration.

Definition

Laboratory: A body that performs one or more of the following activities:

Testing
Calibration
Sampling, associated with subsequent testing or calibration

Note

Note:

In the context of this document, "laboratory activities" refer to the three above-mentioned activities.