Context: Conformity Assessment

Who needs Conformity Assessment?

 

Consumers benefit from conformity assessment because it provides them with a basis for selecting products or services.

Manufacturers and service providers need to make sure that their products and services meet their declared specifications and deliver on customer expectations.

Exporters and importers of products and services to assure their quality.

Regulators benefit from conformity assessment that gives them a means to enforce national health, safety and environmental legislation and achieve public policy goals.

Public procurement services to ensure that products and services bought from public funds are good value for money and comply with requirements.