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General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

Updated 2026-10-27

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General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories2017Editionstd.iso-iec-17025.published
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories2017Revision ofstd.iso-iec-17025.revision-of

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  • The publisher describes the changes of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 against the previous edition as updates on information technology and on quality management system processes, with more weight placed on what senior management is responsible for. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.changes
  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 was developed by ISO/CASCO, the ISO committee on conformity assessment. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.committee
  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is the designation of the third edition of the international standard titled General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Value: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.designation
  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is the third edition of the standard; the catalog records the International Standard as published on 2017-11-29 and notes corrected versions issued the following year that apply only to the French and Spanish texts. Value: 2017. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.published
  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 replaces ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and its technical corrigendum of 2006, both of which the catalog lists as withdrawn. Value: 2017. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.revision-of
  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 states what a laboratory that performs testing or calibration needs in competence, impartiality and consistent operation for its results to be accurate and reliable. Accreditation bodies assess and accredit laboratories against it, and laboratories of any size use it to demonstrate their competence. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.scope
  • The ISO catalog lists ISO/IEC 17025:2017 as published and confirmed: it was last reviewed and confirmed in 2023 under the publisher's periodic systematic review, so the 2017 edition remains current. Value: published, confirmed 2023. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.status
  • The publisher catalog gives the full title of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 as General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Value: General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Source: ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iso-iec-17025.title

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2026-10-27created (std.iso-iec-17025.committee)
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2026-10-27created (std.iso-iec-17025.designation)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iso-iec-17025.designation)
2026-10-27created (std.iso-iec-17025.published)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iso-iec-17025.published)
2026-10-27created (std.iso-iec-17025.revision-of)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iso-iec-17025.revision-of)
2026-10-27created (std.iso-iec-17025.scope)
2026-10-27revised (std.iso-iec-17025.scope)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iso-iec-17025.scope)
2026-10-27created (std.iso-iec-17025.status)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iso-iec-17025.status)
2026-10-27created (std.iso-iec-17025.title)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iso-iec-17025.title)

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