What is Conformity Assessment (CA)?
provides the means for testing conformity of such products and services against stakeholder expectations and in accordance with relevant standards, regulations and other specifications. In this way, CA builds trust by ensuring that products and services deliver on their promises.
Conformity assessment is a demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, process, system, person or body are fulfilled. (ISO/IEC 17000 - Conformity assessment — Vocabulary and general principles”)
Note 1: The subject field of conformity assessment includes activities defined elsewhere in this International Standard, such as testing , inspection and certification, as well as the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies
Note 2: The expression “object of conformity assessment” or “object” is used in this International Standard to encompass any particular material, product, installation, process, system, person or body to which conformity assessment is applied. A service is covered by the definition of a product
The general expression “conformity assessment result” is used to mean the product of any conformity assessment activity (e.g. a report or certificate) and may include a finding of nonconformity.

Businesses, consumers and public officials have certain expectations about the quality, safety, reliability, interoperability, efficiency, effectiveness and environmental sustainability of products and services.