{"ok":true,"data":{"id":"doc-gov-005","slug":"iceqc-gov-005","documentNumber":"ICEQC-GOV-005","title":"Terms, Definitions and Normative Language Rules","shortTitle":"Normative Language Rules","documentType":"Controlled rule","family":"GOVERNANCE","status":"PUBLISHED","edition":"2026","versionLabel":"Edition 2026","language":"en","publicationDate":"2026-08-26","effectiveDate":"2026-08-26","summary":"Defines controlled terms and the meanings of shall, should, may, can, conformity, nonconformity and not applicable.","contentHash":"sha256-5ab9274ddc982fe4a7b828776dda21fc928f27280af42dc4fcc5516d73be4127","ownerBody":"Standards Council","approvalBody":"ICEQC Governing Council","transitionEndDate":null,"changeSummary":"The controlled terminology and normative-language rules are established for the 2026 edition.","clauses":[{"id":"cl-gov-005-1","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"1","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-1","heading":"Scope","bodyText":"1.1 This document establishes the rules by which terms, definitions and normative verbal forms are interpreted throughout the ICEQC controlled-document system.\n\n1.2 It applies to standards, certification schemes, applicability modules, governance documents, amendments, corrections, translations and any other public text capable of affecting conformity, certification status or an authorized claim.\n\n1.3 Its purpose is to ensure that the same words lead to the same normative effect for every reader.","normativeKind":"SCOPE","obligationLevel":"INFORMATION","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-2","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"2","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-2","heading":"Terminology sources and precedence","bodyText":"2.1 A term defined in the ICEQC Standards System Charter or in a generally applicable certification rule retains that meaning throughout the system unless a more specific normative document expressly defines a limited meaning for its own scope.\n\n2.2 A definition in an applicability module may specialize, but shall not contradict, a definition in the document it applies.\n\n2.3 Where a term is not defined by ICEQC, its ordinary professional meaning in the relevant subject area applies.\n\n2.4 A glossary, website summary, explanatory note or search result shall not override a definition in the applicable normative text.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-3","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"3","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-3","heading":"Principles for definitions","bodyText":"3.1 A definition shall describe a concept precisely and shall not contain a hidden requirement, permission, recommendation or assessment method.\n\n3.2 It shall avoid circular wording, undefined synonyms and language that merely repeats the term.\n\n3.3 One preferred term shall be used for one concept, and one term shall not be assigned materially different meanings within the same certification scope.\n\n3.4 An example may illustrate a definition but does not limit the concept unless the definition expressly states the limitation.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-4","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"4","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-4","heading":"Shall","bodyText":"4.1 'Shall' denotes a requirement.\n\n4.2 A shall-statement is independently assessable when it applies to the certification object and shall be evaluated as conforming or nonconforming under the applicable certification scheme.\n\n4.3 The subject of the obligation, the required condition and any triggering circumstance shall be read as part of the same requirement.\n\n4.4 Text that does not use 'shall' shall not be treated as an independent requirement unless a published normative provision expressly incorporates that text and identifies its normative effect.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-5","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"5","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-5","heading":"Shall not","bodyText":"5.1 'Shall not' denotes a prohibition.\n\n5.2 Conformity requires the prohibited act, state, claim or condition to be absent throughout the scope to which the prohibition applies.\n\n5.3 'Shall not' is not interchangeable with 'should not': the former is mandatory, while the latter is a recommendation.\n\n5.4 A prohibition shall not be converted into a permission by an unpublished exception, customary practice or the absence of a listed example.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-6","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"6","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-6","heading":"Should and should not","bodyText":"6.1 'Should' denotes a recommendation and 'should not' denotes a recommendation against a course of action.\n\n6.2 A recommendation describes a preferred approach or expected good practice but does not by itself create an independently assessable condition of certification.\n\n6.3 Departure from a recommendation is not a nonconformity unless the same facts also fail an applicable shall-statement.\n\n6.4 A document may explain the reasons for a recommendation and may identify equivalent approaches without changing that status.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-7","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"7","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-7","heading":"May and need not","bodyText":"7.1 'May' denotes permission within the boundaries stated by the document.\n\n7.2 It does not express probability and shall not be read as imposing an obligation.\n\n7.3 'Need not' denotes the absence of an obligation; it does not prohibit the action concerned.\n\n7.4 A permission in one provision does not waive a requirement in another provision, and the exercise of a permission remains subject to all applicable scope, legal, safety, impartiality and certification conditions.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-8","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"8","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-8","heading":"Can and cannot","bodyText":"8.1 'Can' denotes capability, possibility or a statement of fact; 'cannot' denotes lack of capability or possibility.\n\n8.2 Neither term creates a requirement, permission or recommendation.\n\n8.3 Where capability is itself required, the obligation shall be stated separately using 'shall'.\n\n8.4 A statement that an organization can perform an activity therefore does not mean that it is authorized or required to perform that activity.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-9","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"9","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-9","heading":"Must, will and future tense","bodyText":"9.1 ICEQC normative provisions shall use 'shall' rather than 'must' to express requirements.\n\n9.2 'Must' may appear in a direct quotation, when describing an external legal obligation, or in explanatory text that states an unavoidable logical condition rather than an independent ICEQC obligation, provided that its non-normative or external character is clear.\n\n9.3 'Will' states an expected future event or declared institutional action and shall not be used as a substitute for a requirement.\n\n9.4 The future tense does not by itself create a commitment, right or condition of conformity.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-10","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"10","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-10","heading":"Requirement","bodyText":"10.1 A requirement is a need or expectation stated by a shall- or shall-not provision in an applicable ICEQC normative document.\n\n10.2 A requirement includes its stated subject, conditions, limits, exceptions and incorporated normative references.\n\n10.3 Headings, summaries, notes, examples, rationales and informative annexes are not requirements.\n\n10.4 Certification shall be based only on requirements that were published, effective and applicable to the identified certification scope under the edition recorded for that scope.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-11","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"11","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-11","heading":"Conformity and nonconformity","bodyText":"11.1 Conformity is fulfilment of an applicable requirement.\n\n11.2 Nonconformity is non-fulfilment of an applicable requirement.\n\n11.3 Each conclusion shall identify the requirement and the objective evidence on which the conclusion depends.\n\n11.4 Partial fulfilment, intention to comply, a plan for future action, the presence of unrelated strengths or performance above another requirement does not convert a nonconformity into conformity.\n\n11.5 One strength shall not compensate for failure of another applicable requirement.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-12","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"12","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-12","heading":"Applicability and justified non-applicability","bodyText":"12.1 An applicable requirement is a requirement whose published conditions are met by the certification object, scope, activity, delivery model, site, population or other stated characteristic.\n\n12.2 'Not applicable' is a justified determination that the published triggering conditions are not present; it is not a third conformity result.\n\n12.3 A justified non-applicability determination shall preserve the intended protection or outcome of the standard and shall not be used because evidence is unavailable, implementation is inconvenient or the requirement is not yet fulfilled.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-13","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"13","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-13","heading":"Objective evidence and evidence sufficiency","bodyText":"13.1 Objective evidence is verifiable information relevant to a stated requirement.\n\n13.2 It may arise from records, data, observation, testing, demonstration, interview, traceable digital information or another method permitted by the applicable scheme.\n\n13.3 Evidence is sufficient when, taken as a whole, it supports a reliable binary conclusion for the defined scope and period.\n\n13.4 The volume, format or prestige of material does not establish sufficiency if the material is not authentic, relevant, current and connected to the requirement.","normativeKind":"DEFINITION","obligationLevel":"INFORMATION","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-14","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"14","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-14","heading":"Certification terminology","bodyText":"14.1 For ICEQC purposes, certification is voluntary third-party attestation related to the identified certification object and is not governmental authorization, licensing, institutional or programme accreditation, recognition of a degree or qualification, academic equivalency or a guarantee of future performance.\n\n14.2 'Applicant' means an organization or person that applies for certification and accepts responsibility for the certification object, scope and submitted information; 'certified client' means an applicant for which ICEQC has issued and maintains certification; and 'certification scope' means the exact boundary, including the object, responsible client, activities, learner groups, locations, delivery modes, platforms, versions, models, jurisdictions, roles and stated exclusions.\n\n14.3 Use of these terms shall remain consistent with ICEQC-CER-001.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-15","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"15","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-15","heading":"Logical and temporal expressions","bodyText":"15.1 'And' requires all connected conditions; 'or' permits any one or more connected alternatives unless the text expressly states that only one may be selected.\n\n15.2 'Including' and 'such as' introduce non-exhaustive examples; 'comprising' does not exclude additional elements.\n\n15.3 'At least' establishes a minimum and 'no more than' establishes a maximum.\n\n15.4 A stated number of days means calendar days unless business days are expressly specified.\n\n15.5 A period beginning on an event excludes the day of the event and ends at 23:59 in the stated controlling time zone on the final day, unless the document states another method.","normativeKind":"DEFINITION","obligationLevel":"INFORMATION","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-16","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"16","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-16","heading":"Ambiguity and conflicts","bodyText":"16.1 A provision shall be interpreted according to its text, defined terms, document scope, normative context and stated purpose; unpublished intention or private correspondence shall not change its meaning.\n\n16.2 If two provisions appear to conflict, the higher-level rule prevails, then the more specific applicable rule, and then the later formally published provision, provided that no lower-level document may silently disapply a controlling rule.\n\n16.3 An ambiguity capable of changing a conformity outcome shall be referred for a controlled correction, interpretation, amendment or revision under ICEQC-GOV-006 and shall not be resolved adversely through a hidden requirement.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-17","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"17","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-17","heading":"Multilingual terminology","bodyText":"17.1 A translated term shall preserve the concept and normative force of the authoritative text rather than imitate word order where that would change meaning.\n\n17.2 Normative verbal forms shall be mapped consistently for the target language and documented in the translation record.\n\n17.3 Where no exact equivalent exists, the controlled translation shall use a stable term or explanatory formulation that preserves the authoritative concept.\n\n17.4 Language status and precedence remain governed by ICEQC-GOV-007.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-18","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"18","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-18","heading":"Terminology maintenance","bodyText":"18.1 A new or revised definition shall be checked for compatibility across the ICEQC document family before publication.\n\n18.2 A change that alters the population, obligation, permission, prohibition or conformity outcome associated with an existing term is a normative change and shall be controlled accordingly.\n\n18.3 Deprecated terms may be retained temporarily for traceability but shall be identified as deprecated and linked to the preferred term.\n\n18.4 Public structured data and human-readable versions shall carry equivalent terminology and normative effect.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-19","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"19","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-19","heading":"Controlled meaning of controlled document","bodyText":"19.1 For ICEQC purposes, controlled document means information whose identity, authority, version, status, integrity and availability are governed through the ICEQC document-control system.\n\n19.2 A controlled document may be public or protected and normative or informative, but its classification shall be explicit.\n\n19.3 The term does not mean every email, note, working file or copy created by a person associated with ICEQC.\n\n19.4 An uncontrolled copy may reproduce content for convenience but cannot establish current authority independently of the Standards Register.\n\n19.5 A document using controlled document in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n19.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of controlled document shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":1900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-20","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"20","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-20","heading":"Controlled meaning of document series","bodyText":"20.1 For ICEQC purposes, document series means the continuing institutional identity represented by one base ICEQC document number across its editions, amendments and lifecycle.\n\n20.2 The series retains its number while approved content and status are represented by separate version records.\n\n20.3 The term does not mean one particular edition or every document sharing a similar title.\n\n20.4 A successor with a new number is a different series even where it replaces the same subject.\n\n20.5 A document using document series in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n20.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of document series shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-21","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"21","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-21","heading":"Controlled meaning of edition","bodyText":"21.1 For ICEQC purposes, edition means a complete approved state of a controlled document identified by an edition label and capable of being cited independently.\n\n21.2 The edition governs only from the effective date and within published transition arrangements.\n\n21.3 The term does not mean a draft iteration, correction, amended consolidated view or certificate issue.\n\n21.4 Its relationship to predecessor and successor editions is controlled under ICEQC-GOV-006.\n\n21.5 A document using edition in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n21.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of edition shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-22","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"22","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-22","heading":"Controlled meaning of version","bodyText":"22.1 For ICEQC purposes, version means an identified state of content or metadata within development, approval, publication, translation or representation lifecycle.\n\n22.2 A version identifier distinguishes exact records and shall not be reused for changed content.\n\n22.3 The term does not mean necessarily a published edition or a change of normative effect.\n\n22.4 Edition, status and language are separate version attributes and shall remain visible.\n\n22.5 A document using version in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n22.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of version shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-23","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"23","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-23","heading":"Controlled meaning of amendment","bodyText":"23.1 For ICEQC purposes, amendment means an approved controlled change to identified provisions of a published edition without issue of a complete new edition.\n\n23.2 An amendment identifies affected text, normative impact, dates, authority and transition and forms part of the cited edition from its effective date.\n\n23.3 The term does not mean an unrecorded replacement file, ordinary interpretation or purely non-substantive correction.\n\n23.4 Several extensive amendments may indicate that a new consolidated edition is necessary.\n\n23.5 A document using amendment in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n23.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of amendment shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-24","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"24","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-24","heading":"Controlled meaning of correction of a document","bodyText":"24.1 For ICEQC purposes, correction of a document means a controlled repair of an error that preserves the intended normative effect of the published edition.\n\n24.2 The original and corrected forms, affected location and date remain identifiable.\n\n24.3 The term does not mean correction of an applicant nonconformity or a change of policy labelled editorial.\n\n24.4 Where reasonable readers could reach a different outcome, the action is an amendment or edition rather than a correction.\n\n24.5 A document using correction of a document in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n24.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of correction of a document shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-25","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"25","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-25","heading":"Controlled meaning of interpretation","bodyText":"25.1 For ICEQC purposes, interpretation means an authorized published explanation of how identified existing text applies to a stated ambiguity.\n\n25.2 It shall identify the text, question, conclusion, reasons, authority and date and shall preserve existing normative effect.\n\n25.3 The term does not mean private advice, assessor preference, training commentary or power to create new requirements.\n\n25.4 A necessary change of meaning shall use amendment or revision.\n\n25.5 A document using interpretation in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n25.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of interpretation shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-26","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"26","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-26","heading":"Controlled meaning of transition","bodyText":"26.1 For ICEQC purposes, transition means the controlled period and rules by which affected applications, certifications, documents and claims move from one requirement state to another.\n\n26.2 A transition identifies permitted editions, deadlines, required verification, certificate treatment and consequences.\n\n26.3 The term does not mean automatic permission to combine favorable provisions from different editions.\n\n26.4 After completion it remains part of the historical basis for decisions made during the period.\n\n26.5 A document using transition in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n26.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of transition shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-27","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"27","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-27","heading":"Controlled meaning of publication date","bodyText":"27.1 For ICEQC purposes, publication date means the date on which an approved controlled document is first made publicly available by ICEQC in its authorized form.\n\n27.2 The date is an immutable publication event and shall remain distinct from approval and effective dates.\n\n27.3 The term does not mean necessarily the date on which every provision becomes applicable.\n\n27.4 A later correction or new representation does not rewrite the original publication date.\n\n27.5 A document using publication date in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n27.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of publication date shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-28","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"28","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-28","heading":"Controlled meaning of effective date","bodyText":"28.1 For ICEQC purposes, effective date means the date from which a published provision has the normative effect assigned by its scope and transition.\n\n28.2 Before effectiveness, a published text may support preparation but shall not be imposed as the sole current certification basis.\n\n28.3 The term does not mean the date a reader downloads the text or the date of every certificate decision.\n\n28.4 Different components may have different effective dates only where that complexity is expressly controlled.\n\n28.5 A document using effective date in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n28.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of effective date shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-29","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"29","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-29","heading":"Controlled meaning of published","bodyText":"29.1 For ICEQC purposes, published means approved, released in controlled public form and recorded with a publication date and status in the Standards Register.\n\n29.2 Published status may precede effective application and does not prevent later supersession or withdrawal.\n\n29.3 The term does not mean merely accessible online, shared publicly, indexed by search or described as final.\n\n29.4 The content hash and public record identify the exact publication.\n\n29.5 A document using published in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n29.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of published shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":2900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-30","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"30","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-30","heading":"Controlled meaning of approved for publication","bodyText":"30.1 For ICEQC purposes, approved for publication means the lifecycle state in which the competent final authority has approved exact content but authorized public release has not yet occurred.\n\n30.2 The text shall remain protected against post-approval change and shall move to publication only after identity and release authorization.\n\n30.3 The term does not mean published, effective or available as a certification basis.\n\n30.4 A material change returns to the competent approval process.\n\n30.5 A document using approved for publication in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n30.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of approved for publication shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-31","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"31","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-31","heading":"Controlled meaning of superseded","bodyText":"31.1 For ICEQC purposes, superseded means replaced for new general use by an identified later document or edition while retained for history and authorized transition.\n\n31.2 The successor and effective relationship shall be public and any continued transitional use shall be clear.\n\n31.3 The term does not mean void, invalid from inception or automatically inapplicable to every existing certificate.\n\n31.4 A superseded edition cannot support new decisions beyond the published transition permission.\n\n31.5 A document using superseded in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n31.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of superseded shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-32","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"32","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-32","heading":"Controlled meaning of withdrawn document","bodyText":"32.1 For ICEQC purposes, withdrawn document means a document or edition no longer authorized as a basis for new application from the stated date.\n\n32.2 The record shall state the effect on current certifications, pending cases and any successor.\n\n32.3 The term does not mean deletion of the historical record or automatic cancellation of every earlier lawful act.\n\n32.4 A withdrawn identifier remains reserved permanently.\n\n32.5 A document using withdrawn document in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n32.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of withdrawn document shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-33","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"33","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-33","heading":"Controlled meaning of archived","bodyText":"33.1 For ICEQC purposes, archived means preserved as an historical, evidentiary or reference record outside the current active publication view.\n\n33.2 An archived item retains the status it held for the period concerned and shall be labelled to prevent current reliance.\n\n33.3 The term does not mean a normative status equivalent to withdrawn or superseded.\n\n33.4 Archive custody shall preserve authenticity, relationships and accessible verification.\n\n33.5 A document using archived in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n33.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of archived shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-34","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"34","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-34","heading":"Controlled meaning of normative","bodyText":"34.1 For ICEQC purposes, normative means having an assigned rule-making effect within the scope and authority of a published controlled provision.\n\n34.2 Normative content may create a requirement, prohibition, permission, procedure or binding institutional effect.\n\n34.3 The term does not mean important, official-looking, widely used or technically detailed.\n\n34.4 Its exact application still depends on edition, effective date, scope, scheme and transition.\n\n34.5 A document using normative in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n34.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of normative shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-35","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"35","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-35","heading":"Controlled meaning of informative","bodyText":"35.1 For ICEQC purposes, informative means provided for explanation, context, recommendation, example, rationale, research or assistance without independent mandatory effect.\n\n35.2 Informative material shall be accurate and consistent with normative text and may be cited as context.\n\n35.3 The term does not mean unreliable, optional to read or free from document control.\n\n35.4 It cannot independently support nonconformity, waive a requirement or change certificate status.\n\n35.5 A document using informative in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n35.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of informative shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-36","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"36","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-36","heading":"Controlled meaning of requirement","bodyText":"36.1 For ICEQC purposes, requirement means a need or expectation expressed by shall or shall not in an applicable normative ICEQC provision.\n\n36.2 A requirement includes its subject, trigger, limits, exceptions and incorporated normative material.\n\n36.3 The term does not mean a recommendation, example, customary preference, requested evidence format or unpublished instruction.\n\n36.4 When applicable to a certification object it supports a binary conformity conclusion.\n\n36.5 A document using requirement in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n36.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of requirement shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-37","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"37","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-37","heading":"Controlled meaning of prohibition","bodyText":"37.1 For ICEQC purposes, prohibition means a requirement expressed by shall not that requires an identified act, state or claim to be absent within scope.\n\n37.2 Exceptions shall be explicit, bounded and authorized by the same or higher normative level.\n\n37.3 The term does not mean a recommendation against conduct or absence of express permission.\n\n37.4 A prohibition cannot be waived by silence, private practice or unrelated positive performance.\n\n37.5 A document using prohibition in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n37.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of prohibition shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-38","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"38","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-38","heading":"Controlled meaning of recommendation","bodyText":"38.1 For ICEQC purposes, recommendation means a preferred course expressed by should or should not that is considered suitable without being independently mandatory.\n\n38.2 Departure may require reasoned consideration where another requirement depends on the outcome, but departure alone is not nonconformity.\n\n38.3 The term does not mean a weakened requirement that may be treated as nonconformity at assessor discretion.\n\n38.4 A recommendation becomes mandatory only through an express shall-statement.\n\n38.5 A document using recommendation in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n38.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of recommendation shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-39","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"39","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-39","heading":"Controlled meaning of permission","bodyText":"39.1 For ICEQC purposes, permission means an authorization expressed by may to perform an act or select an option within stated boundaries.\n\n39.2 Exercise remains subject to other requirements, law, scope and competence.\n\n39.3 The term does not mean probability, capability or an obligation to exercise the option.\n\n39.4 A permission in a lower-level document cannot override a higher-level prohibition.\n\n39.5 A document using permission in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n39.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of permission shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":3900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-40","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"40","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-40","heading":"Controlled meaning of capability","bodyText":"40.1 For ICEQC purposes, capability means the ability or possibility described by can or cannot without normative obligation or permission.\n\n40.2 Where capability is required, a separate shall-statement establishes the obligation.\n\n40.3 The term does not mean certification, authorization or evidence that the capability is actually exercised.\n\n40.4 Translation shall preserve the distinction from may and shall.\n\n40.5 A document using capability in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n40.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of capability shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-41","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"41","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-41","heading":"Controlled meaning of conformity","bodyText":"41.1 For ICEQC purposes, conformity means fulfilment of an applicable requirement for the identified certification object, scope, edition and relevant period.\n\n41.2 The conclusion shall be supported by sufficient objective evidence and one requirement cannot compensate for failure of another.\n\n41.3 The term does not mean general excellence, partial progress, a score, intent to comply or possession of unrelated strengths.\n\n41.4 All applicable requirements must conform before a positive certification decision.\n\n41.5 A document using conformity in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n41.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of conformity shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-42","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"42","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-42","heading":"Controlled meaning of nonconformity","bodyText":"42.1 For ICEQC purposes, nonconformity means non-fulfilment of an applicable requirement, identified by the exact provision and objective evidence.\n\n42.2 Severity classification may affect response and protection but does not change the fact of non-fulfilment.\n\n42.3 The term does not mean an opportunity for improvement, personal preference, missing non-mandatory document or disagreement with guidance.\n\n42.4 Correction and corrective action do not close the finding until verified under the applicable procedure.\n\n42.5 A document using nonconformity in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n42.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of nonconformity shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-43","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"43","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-43","heading":"Controlled meaning of justified non-applicability","bodyText":"43.1 For ICEQC purposes, justified non-applicability means a controlled determination that the published trigger for a requirement is objectively absent from the certification object or scope.\n\n43.2 The determination shall preserve the intended protection and identify the factual basis.\n\n43.3 The term does not mean a third conformity grade, exemption for difficulty, unavailable evidence or temporary non-implementation.\n\n43.4 A change of object, activity, module or scope may cause the requirement to become applicable.\n\n43.5 A document using justified non-applicability in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n43.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of justified non-applicability shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-44","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"44","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-44","heading":"Controlled meaning of objective evidence","bodyText":"44.1 For ICEQC purposes, objective evidence means verifiable information relevant to the existence or truth of a fact and to fulfilment of a specified requirement.\n\n44.2 Evidence may arise through records, observation, test, data, interview or another scheme-permitted method.\n\n44.3 The term does not mean assertion, reputation, data volume or a document title without demonstrated relevance and authenticity.\n\n44.4 Its sufficiency depends on scope, risk, method and the conclusion to be supported.\n\n44.5 A document using objective evidence in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n44.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of objective evidence shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-45","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"45","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-45","heading":"Controlled meaning of evidence sufficiency","bodyText":"45.1 For ICEQC purposes, evidence sufficiency means the condition in which the total relevant evidence supports a reliable conclusion for the defined requirement, scope and period.\n\n45.2 Sufficiency considers coverage, reliability, consistency, risk, sampling and unresolved contrary information.\n\n45.3 The term does not mean a fixed page count, one preferred artifact or proof beyond every conceivable doubt.\n\n45.4 Additional evidence shall be sought where a binary conclusion cannot responsibly be made.\n\n45.5 A document using evidence sufficiency in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n45.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of evidence sufficiency shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-46","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"46","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-46","heading":"Controlled meaning of evidence authenticity","bodyText":"46.1 For ICEQC purposes, evidence authenticity means reasonable confidence that information is what it claims to be and originates from the stated source without undisclosed material alteration.\n\n46.2 Authentication may consider provenance, controls, signatures, metadata, corroboration and direct verification proportionate to risk.\n\n46.3 The term does not mean truth of every substantive claim within an authentic-looking record.\n\n46.4 Authenticity and substantive validity are separate questions.\n\n46.5 A document using evidence authenticity in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n46.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of evidence authenticity shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-47","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"47","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-47","heading":"Controlled meaning of evidence relevance","bodyText":"47.1 For ICEQC purposes, evidence relevance means the logical connection between information and the exact fact, requirement, object, scope and period under consideration.\n\n47.2 A record may be authentic and current yet irrelevant to the stated certification conclusion.\n\n47.3 The term does not mean general evidence of good practice or excellence outside the requirement.\n\n47.4 Evidence mapping shall not manufacture relevance through broad labels alone.\n\n47.5 A document using evidence relevance in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n47.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of evidence relevance shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-48","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"48","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-48","heading":"Controlled meaning of evidence currency","bodyText":"48.1 For ICEQC purposes, evidence currency means the extent to which information represents the period and current state material to the decision.\n\n48.2 Historic evidence may establish design or continuity when linked to current controls and corroboration.\n\n48.3 The term does not mean mere recency without coverage of normal operation or an automatic expiry rule for all older evidence.\n\n48.4 The applicable Scheme determines when change or risk requires newer verification.\n\n48.5 A document using evidence currency in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n48.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of evidence currency shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-49","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"49","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-49","heading":"Controlled meaning of applicant","bodyText":"49.1 For ICEQC purposes, applicant means an organization or person that applies for ICEQC certification and accepts responsibility for the certification object, requested scope and submitted information.\n\n49.2 Applicant status begins through the controlled application relationship and ends or changes under the certification procedure.\n\n49.3 The term does not mean a certified client, referral source, consultant or every affiliate of the applying entity.\n\n49.4 Application creates no right to a positive decision or public certification claim.\n\n49.5 A document using applicant in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n49.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of applicant shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":4900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-50","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"50","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-50","heading":"Controlled meaning of certified client","bodyText":"50.1 For ICEQC purposes, certified client means an applicant for which ICEQC has issued and maintains certification within a current recorded scope and status.\n\n50.2 The legal identity and relationship to the certification object shall remain controlled throughout the cycle.\n\n50.3 The term does not mean every parent, subsidiary, member, partner, learner, product or service associated with the holder.\n\n50.4 Inactive or expired status limits public claims as stated in the register.\n\n50.5 A document using certified client in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n50.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certified client shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-51","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"51","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-51","heading":"Controlled meaning of certification object","bodyText":"51.1 For ICEQC purposes, certification object means the organization, service, process, programme, digital service, product, defined claim, person or combination evaluated under an applicable ICEQC Scheme.\n\n51.2 The object shall be identifiable and capable of stable scope, evidence and decision.\n\n51.3 The term does not mean the certified client's entire business or every matter connected to the object.\n\n51.4 Object changes may require scope review, reassessment or a new application.\n\n51.5 A document using certification object in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n51.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certification object shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-52","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"52","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-52","heading":"Controlled meaning of certification scope","bodyText":"52.1 For ICEQC purposes, certification scope means the exact boundary of certification, including object, responsible client, activities, learner groups, locations, delivery modes, platforms, versions, models, jurisdictions, roles and exclusions.\n\n52.2 The scope governs assessment, decision, certificate, claims, surveillance and public verification.\n\n52.3 The term does not mean a promotional summary, corporate group or unbounded statement of all services.\n\n52.4 A scope may be extended, reduced or changed only through authorized certification action.\n\n52.5 A document using certification scope in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n52.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certification scope shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-53","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"53","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-53","heading":"Controlled meaning of certification scheme","bodyText":"53.1 For ICEQC purposes, certification scheme means the rules, procedures and management established by ICEQC for carrying out certification of a defined object against specified requirements.\n\n53.2 The Scheme identifies applicable documents, assessment method, decision, maintenance, claims and transition.\n\n53.3 The term does not mean the Standard alone, a marketing programme or an external accreditation arrangement.\n\n53.4 ICEQC retains scheme-owner responsibility despite use of external evidence or personnel.\n\n53.5 A document using certification scheme in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n53.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certification scheme shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-54","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"54","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-54","heading":"Controlled meaning of standard","bodyText":"54.1 For ICEQC purposes, standard means a controlled normative document stating requirements, characteristics or common rules for a defined object or subject.\n\n54.2 A Standard has certification effect only through the applicable Scheme and edition relationship.\n\n54.3 The term does not mean a certification decision, law, guidance publication or guarantee that an implementing person is certified.\n\n54.4 Its authority and scope remain those stated in its controlled record.\n\n54.5 A document using standard in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n54.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of standard shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-55","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"55","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-55","heading":"Controlled meaning of applicability module","bodyText":"55.1 For ICEQC purposes, applicability module means a controlled normative component triggered by defined characteristics and used with identified parent requirements and Scheme.\n\n55.2 A Module adds, selects or specializes provisions for a sector, technology, population or risk.\n\n55.3 The term does not mean a freely selectable discount, optional evidence pack or independent certificate unless expressly established.\n\n55.4 The parent Scheme governs combination, precedence and certificate disclosure.\n\n55.5 A document using applicability module in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n55.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of applicability module shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-56","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"56","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-56","heading":"Controlled meaning of assessment","bodyText":"56.1 For ICEQC purposes, assessment means a planned process of obtaining and evaluating evidence to determine fulfilment of specified requirements within a defined certification scope.\n\n56.2 Assessment may use permitted remote, onsite, test, review and sampling methods and shall record limitations.\n\n56.3 The term does not mean the independent certification decision, consulting, training or a guarantee that every fact was examined.\n\n56.4 Its findings remain subject to technical review and authorized decision.\n\n56.5 A document using assessment in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n56.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of assessment shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-57","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"57","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-57","heading":"Controlled meaning of verification","bodyText":"57.1 For ICEQC purposes, verification means confirmation through provision and evaluation of objective evidence that specified requirements or stated facts have been fulfilled.\n\n57.2 Verification shall identify the claim, method, evidence, scope and conclusion.\n\n57.3 The term does not mean automatic certification, mere receipt of information or legal validation outside ICEQC competence.\n\n57.4 Where verification is part of assessment it does not remove independent decision requirements.\n\n57.5 A document using verification in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n57.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of verification shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-58","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"58","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-58","heading":"Controlled meaning of technical review","bodyText":"58.1 For ICEQC purposes, technical review means independent consideration of the adequacy and integrity of assessment activity, evidence, findings and proposed conclusion before certification decision.\n\n58.2 The reviewer shall be competent and uninvolved in the assessment work reviewed to the extent required by the Scheme.\n\n58.3 The term does not mean repeat assessment, commercial approval or authority to waive nonconformity.\n\n58.4 Completion is necessary but does not itself grant certification.\n\n58.5 A document using technical review in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n58.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of technical review shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-59","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"59","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-59","heading":"Controlled meaning of certification decision","bodyText":"59.1 For ICEQC purposes, certification decision means an authorized determination to grant, refuse, maintain, renew, extend, reduce, suspend, restore, withdraw or terminate certification.\n\n59.2 The decision authority shall be independent of assessment and shall act on a sufficient controlled record.\n\n59.3 The term does not mean an assessment recommendation, automated output, invoice, provisional statement or committee discussion.\n\n59.4 Public status and certificate effect follow the decision and stated effective date.\n\n59.5 A document using certification decision in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n59.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certification decision shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":5900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-60","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"60","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-60","heading":"Controlled meaning of complaint","bodyText":"60.1 For ICEQC purposes, complaint means an expression of dissatisfaction or concern, other than an appeal, to which a response is expected concerning ICEQC or a certified activity within jurisdiction.\n\n60.2 A complaint may concern conduct, service, claims, standards governance or certified-client activity and shall be directed to the proper process.\n\n60.3 The term does not mean proof that the allegation is correct or an automatic challenge to a certification decision.\n\n60.4 Handling shall protect fairness, confidentiality and independence.\n\n60.5 A document using complaint in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n60.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of complaint shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-61","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"61","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-61","heading":"Controlled meaning of appeal","bodyText":"61.1 For ICEQC purposes, appeal means a request by an entitled affected party for independent reconsideration of a specified appealable decision or procedural determination.\n\n61.2 The appeal identifies jurisdiction, grounds and challenged action and is determined by an independent authority.\n\n61.3 The term does not mean a general request for information, public comment or automatic suspension of the original outcome.\n\n61.4 A standards procedural appeal does not secure an individual certification result and a certification appeal does not privately amend a Standard.\n\n61.5 A document using appeal in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n61.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of appeal shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-62","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"62","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-62","heading":"Controlled meaning of surveillance","bodyText":"62.1 For ICEQC purposes, surveillance means planned or event-driven certification activity used to determine whether the basis for certification remains valid during the certification cycle.\n\n62.2 Surveillance is governed by the Scheme, risk, cycle, changes and prior results.\n\n62.3 The term does not mean continuous ICEQC control of the certified client or proof that every activity conforms at every moment.\n\n62.4 Its conclusions may lead to maintenance, special action or status decision by the competent authority.\n\n62.5 A document using surveillance in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n62.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of surveillance shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-63","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"63","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-63","heading":"Controlled meaning of correction of nonconformity","bodyText":"63.1 For ICEQC purposes, correction of nonconformity means action to eliminate a detected nonconformity or remedy its direct effect.\n\n63.2 Correction shall be proportionate to the affected object and verified before closure where required.\n\n63.3 The term does not mean action addressing the underlying cause or proof that recurrence is prevented.\n\n63.4 It remains distinct from correction of a controlled document.\n\n63.5 A document using correction of nonconformity in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n63.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of correction of nonconformity shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-64","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"64","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-64","heading":"Controlled meaning of corrective action","bodyText":"64.1 For ICEQC purposes, corrective action means action to eliminate or control the cause of a nonconformity and prevent recurrence.\n\n64.2 The response shall address extent, cause, action, implementation and effectiveness as applicable.\n\n64.3 The term does not mean a promise, future plan, correction alone or improvement unrelated to the cause.\n\n64.4 Closure requires verification under the certification procedure and shall not be achieved through compensation.\n\n64.5 A document using corrective action in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n64.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of corrective action shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-65","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"65","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-65","heading":"Controlled meaning of major change","bodyText":"65.1 For ICEQC purposes, major change means a change or event capable of affecting certification scope, applicable requirements, earlier evidence, continuing conformity or accuracy of a certification claim.\n\n65.2 Materiality depends on possible effect rather than the label or size of the change.\n\n65.3 The term does not mean only a change the certified client subjectively regards as important.\n\n65.4 Notification and resulting review are governed by the applicable Scheme and certification procedure.\n\n65.5 A document using major change in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n65.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of major change shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-66","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"66","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-66","heading":"Controlled meaning of public register","bodyText":"66.1 For ICEQC purposes, public register means the authoritative ICEQC-controlled service through which current document or certification scope, status, validity and related public facts may be verified.\n\n66.2 The register shall identify the class and time of the fact shown and preserve necessary history.\n\n66.3 The term does not mean a search result, copied certificate, third-party directory or guarantee that no later status event exists.\n\n66.4 Where another public representation conflicts, the controlled register governs status pending correction.\n\n66.5 A document using public register in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n66.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of public register shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-67","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"67","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-67","heading":"Controlled meaning of certificate","bodyText":"67.1 For ICEQC purposes, certificate means a controlled ICEQC representation of an authorized positive certification decision for the identified holder, object, scope, editions and period.\n\n67.2 The certificate shall reproduce the decision accurately and provide verification.\n\n67.3 The term does not mean a licence, accreditation, degree recognition, ranking, guarantee or authority independent of the public register.\n\n67.4 A downloaded or printed copy does not override a later suspension, reduction, withdrawal or expiry.\n\n67.5 A document using certificate in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n67.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certificate shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-68","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"68","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-68","heading":"Controlled meaning of certification mark","bodyText":"68.1 For ICEQC purposes, certification mark means a controlled ICEQC sign authorized to communicate current certification for a defined registered scope under published use conditions.\n\n68.2 Use shall remain accurate, legible, current and linked to verification.\n\n68.3 The term does not mean the ICEQC corporate identity generally or permission to claim certification outside scope.\n\n68.4 Suspension, reduction, withdrawal and expiry change or end the authorized use as governed by ICEQC-GOV-009.\n\n68.5 A document using certification mark in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n68.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certification mark shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-69","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"69","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-69","heading":"Controlled meaning of working draft","bodyText":"69.1 For ICEQC purposes, working draft means developmental text that has not completed the formal public consultation and approval necessary for normative publication.\n\n69.2 Distribution may be controlled or public but shall carry exact development status.\n\n69.3 The term does not mean a current requirement, provisional certificate or promise of future wording.\n\n69.4 Only the later approved publication can establish normative effect.\n\n69.5 A document using working draft in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n69.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of working draft shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":6900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-70","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"70","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-70","heading":"Controlled meaning of consultation draft","bodyText":"70.1 For ICEQC purposes, consultation draft means a specified proposed text released for a defined public-comment period before final approval.\n\n70.2 It shall identify version, responsible body, dates, submission route and lack of certification effect.\n\n70.3 The term does not mean an approved edition or a text ICEQC is obligated to adopt unchanged.\n\n70.4 Disposition and final approval determine what, if any, text becomes published.\n\n70.5 A document using consultation draft in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n70.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of consultation draft shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-71","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"71","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-71","heading":"Controlled meaning of consensus","bodyText":"71.1 For ICEQC purposes, consensus means general agreement characterized by absence of sustained reasoned opposition on a substantial issue after material views are considered and reasonable resolution efforts are made.\n\n71.2 Consensus may coexist with recorded minority views and requires evaluation of stakeholder balance.\n\n71.3 The term does not mean unanimity, silence, a simple majority, market dominance or absence of submitted comments.\n\n71.4 Its determination shall be reasoned and reviewable under the standards procedure.\n\n71.5 A document using consensus in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n71.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of consensus shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-72","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"72","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-72","heading":"Controlled meaning of stakeholder","bodyText":"72.1 For ICEQC purposes, stakeholder means a person, group or organization that can affect, is affected by or has a legitimate interest in the subject or outcome concerned.\n\n72.2 Stakeholder categories vary with the document and may include learners, providers, professionals, public interests, regulators, researchers and conformity-assessment users.\n\n72.3 The term does not mean only an ICEQC member, customer, provider or person invited by ICEQC.\n\n72.4 Participation weight depends on relevance and balance rather than status alone.\n\n72.5 A document using stakeholder in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n72.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of stakeholder shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-73","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"73","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-73","heading":"Controlled meaning of materially affected interest","bodyText":"73.1 For ICEQC purposes, materially affected interest means a stakeholder interest for which a proposed or existing rule could reasonably change rights, obligations, protection, cost, access, operation, certification or public understanding.\n\n73.2 Materiality informs outreach, balance, consultation and procedural standing and shall be considered in context.\n\n73.3 The term does not mean every remote preference or general curiosity about the subject.\n\n73.4 A commercial interest can be material without being identical to the public interest.\n\n73.5 A document using materially affected interest in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n73.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of materially affected interest shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-74","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"74","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-74","heading":"Controlled meaning of impartiality","bodyText":"74.1 For ICEQC purposes, impartiality means the presence of objectivity through identification and effective management of conflicts, bias and improper influence.\n\n74.2 Impartiality concerns both actual judgment and reasonable confidence in the conditions under which authority is exercised.\n\n74.3 The term does not mean absence of expertise, lack of all prior views or equal acceptance of every position.\n\n74.4 Controls may include disclosure, balance, recusal, separation, independent review and financial safeguards.\n\n74.5 A document using impartiality in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n74.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of impartiality shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-75","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"75","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-75","heading":"Controlled meaning of independence","bodyText":"75.1 For ICEQC purposes, independence means freedom of a decision function from responsibility for, control by or material interest in the activity or outcome it reviews.\n\n75.2 The required degree depends on the function, with certification decision and appeal requiring separation defined by the applicable rules.\n\n75.3 The term does not mean organizational isolation from all ICEQC information or lack of accountability.\n\n75.4 Independence and competence shall both be present; one does not compensate for absence of the other.\n\n75.5 A document using independence in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n75.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of independence shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-76","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"76","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-76","heading":"Controlled meaning of conflict of interest","bodyText":"76.1 For ICEQC purposes, conflict of interest means a situation in which financial, personal, professional, organizational or other interests could compromise or reasonably appear to compromise impartial judgment.\n\n76.2 The interest shall be disclosed, evaluated and managed in proportion to role and risk.\n\n76.3 The term does not mean proof of misconduct or automatic exclusion of every knowledgeable stakeholder.\n\n76.4 A person shall not determine management of that person's own material conflict.\n\n76.5 A document using conflict of interest in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n76.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of conflict of interest shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-77","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"77","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-77","heading":"Controlled meaning of competence","bodyText":"77.1 For ICEQC purposes, competence means demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended results within an assigned function and scope.\n\n77.2 Competence includes relevant technical, procedural, ethical, language and contextual capability and shall be maintained where conditions change.\n\n77.3 The term does not mean possession of a title, years of experience, training attendance or reputation alone.\n\n77.4 Collective-body competence and individual decision competence are distinct and shall be controlled accordingly.\n\n77.5 A document using competence in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n77.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of competence shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-78","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"78","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-78","heading":"Controlled meaning of reasonable reader","bodyText":"78.1 For ICEQC purposes, reasonable reader means an informed but not internally privileged person who reads the relevant controlled text in context and relies on its ordinary professional meaning.\n\n78.2 The concept is used to test clarity, misleading effect, scope and public claims across international contexts.\n\n78.3 The term does not mean the original drafter, a person with access to private intent or the least or most sophisticated conceivable reader.\n\n78.4 Where materially different reasonable readings remain, the text requires clarification rather than assumption.\n\n78.5 A document using reasonable reader in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n78.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of reasonable reader shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-79","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"79","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-79","heading":"Controlled meaning of material","bodyText":"79.1 For ICEQC purposes, material means capable, alone or with related facts, of affecting applicability, conformity, authority, status, rights, protection, decision or reasonable public understanding.\n\n79.2 Materiality is assessed by possible effect, likelihood, context and affected interests.\n\n79.3 The term does not mean necessarily large in volume, financial value or number of words.\n\n79.4 A seemingly editorial change can be material if it changes logical or normative meaning.\n\n79.5 A document using material in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n79.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of material shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":7900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-80","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"80","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-80","heading":"Controlled meaning of proportionate","bodyText":"80.1 For ICEQC purposes, proportionate means reasonably related in nature, extent and burden to the legitimate outcome, risk, authority and affected interests concerned.\n\n80.2 A proportionate action preserves mandatory protections while avoiding unnecessary restriction and explains material balancing.\n\n80.3 The term does not mean minimal, cheapest, optional or identical treatment in every context.\n\n80.4 Commercial inconvenience alone does not make a necessary learner or public protection disproportionate.\n\n80.5 A document using proportionate in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n80.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of proportionate shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-81","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"81","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-81","heading":"Controlled meaning of promptly","bodyText":"81.1 For ICEQC purposes, promptly means without avoidable delay having regard to urgency, complexity, information needed and protection of affected persons.\n\n81.2 Where a deadline is necessary for rights, status or safety, an exact period shall be specified instead.\n\n81.3 The term does not mean an unlimited period or a fixed number of days unless the document states one.\n\n81.4 Use of promptly remains assessable through the circumstances and shall not excuse unexplained inactivity.\n\n81.5 A document using promptly in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n81.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of promptly shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8100},{"id":"cl-gov-005-82","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"82","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-82","heading":"Controlled meaning of accessible","bodyText":"82.1 For ICEQC purposes, accessible means capable of being found, obtained, perceived, understood, navigated and used by intended persons, including persons with disabilities, without avoidable barriers.\n\n82.2 Accessibility considers language, structure, technology, cost, identity requirements and reasonable alternatives within context.\n\n82.3 The term does not mean merely placed online or available in one visual format.\n\n82.4 Technical precision remains necessary and shall be supported through definitions and presentation rather than removed.\n\n82.5 A document using accessible in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n82.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of accessible shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-83","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"83","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-83","heading":"Controlled meaning of confidential information","bodyText":"83.1 For ICEQC purposes, confidential information means information subject to a legitimate obligation or reasonable expectation of restricted disclosure based on law, contract, privacy, security or protected interest.\n\n83.2 Confidentiality shall be identified, limited, protected and balanced with fairness and public accountability.\n\n83.3 The term does not mean any information a person prefers not to discuss or authority to conceal public requirements and reasons.\n\n83.4 A lawful summary or independent safeguard shall be used where full disclosure is not possible but due process requires substance.\n\n83.5 A document using confidential information in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n83.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of confidential information shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8300},{"id":"cl-gov-005-84","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"84","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-84","heading":"Controlled meaning of personal data","bodyText":"84.1 For ICEQC purposes, personal data means information relating to an identified or reasonably identifiable natural person, interpreted consistently with applicable data-protection context.\n\n84.2 ICEQC documents shall use the term to support minimization, lawful purpose, security, rights and transparent handling without claiming universal legal determination.\n\n84.3 The term does not mean all organizational information or anonymous information that cannot reasonably be linked to a person.\n\n84.4 More specific jurisdictional definitions prevail for legal compliance where applicable.\n\n84.5 A document using personal data in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n84.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of personal data shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-85","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"85","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-85","heading":"Controlled meaning of including","bodyText":"85.1 For ICEQC purposes, including means introducing a non-exhaustive list of examples or included elements unless the text expressly states that the list is complete.\n\n85.2 Each listed item remains governed by the grammatical introduction and applicable conjunction.\n\n85.3 The term does not mean only including, limited to or permission to ignore unlisted matters falling within the general term.\n\n85.4 Where exhaustiveness is intended, the text shall use a closed formulation such as consists of or the following and only the following.\n\n85.5 A document using including in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n85.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of including shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8500},{"id":"cl-gov-005-86","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"86","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-86","heading":"Controlled meaning of written","bodyText":"86.1 For ICEQC purposes, written means recorded in a stable human-readable or reliably renderable medium capable of retention, attribution and later review.\n\n86.2 Electronic records may satisfy written form where identity, content and time are sufficiently controlled.\n\n86.3 The term does not mean paper only or an informal transient message incapable of controlled retrieval where the context requires a record.\n\n86.4 A signature or formal notice requirement remains separate and shall be stated where necessary.\n\n86.5 A document using written in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n86.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of written shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8600},{"id":"cl-gov-005-87","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"87","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-87","heading":"Controlled meaning of record","bodyText":"87.1 For ICEQC purposes, record means information created, received and retained as evidence of an activity, fact, decision or result together with context needed for interpretation.\n\n87.2 A controlled record shall preserve identity, integrity, availability, access and retention appropriate to reliance.\n\n87.3 The term does not mean every duplicate file or information having no evidentiary or accountability purpose.\n\n87.4 A record documents a requirement or outcome but shall not create an unpublished requirement.\n\n87.5 A document using record in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n87.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of record shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8700},{"id":"cl-gov-005-88","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"88","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-88","heading":"Controlled meaning of current","bodyText":"88.1 For ICEQC purposes, current means having the status and temporal effect assigned by the controlling register or document at the relevant stated time.\n\n88.2 A current edition alias shall reveal the exact edition and transition context.\n\n88.3 The term does not mean most recently uploaded, most popular, newest by file date or necessarily applicable during an authorized transition.\n\n88.4 Historical questions shall use the edition and status current at the event concerned, not the text current when later reviewed.\n\n88.5 A document using current in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n88.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of current shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8800},{"id":"cl-gov-005-89","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"89","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-89","heading":"Controlled meaning of authorized","bodyText":"89.1 For ICEQC purposes, authorized means assigned or permitted by a competent ICEQC authority acting within published or controlled powers and conditions.\n\n89.2 Authorization shall be traceable to role, scope, subject and time and shall not be inferred from system access alone.\n\n89.3 The term does not mean technically possible, customary, performed by a senior person or approved by an unrelated external organization.\n\n89.4 Action outside authority may require correction even where the substantive result appears reasonable.\n\n89.5 A document using authorized in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n89.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of authorized shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":8900},{"id":"cl-gov-005-90","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"90","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-90","heading":"Controlled meaning of public","bodyText":"90.1 For ICEQC purposes, public means available to persons generally or to the affected public without a relationship granting privileged internal access.\n\n90.2 Public normative text and status shall be accessible on fair terms and shall preserve authoritative identity.\n\n90.3 The term does not mean uncontrolled, free of copyright, stripped of all confidentiality or necessarily indexed by every search service.\n\n90.4 A public summary is not a substitute for a complete public certification requirement.\n\n90.5 A document using public in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n90.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of public shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":9000},{"id":"cl-gov-005-91","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"91","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-91","heading":"Controlled meaning of independent external evidence","bodyText":"91.1 For ICEQC purposes, independent external evidence means evidence produced outside both ICEQC and the applicant by a source whose competence, authority, independence, method and scope are suitable for the reliance placed on it.\n\n91.2 ICEQC shall evaluate relevance, validity, current status and limitations within its certification decision.\n\n91.3 The term does not mean automatic transfer of certification responsibility or proof of every matter mentioned in the external report.\n\n91.4 Use shall not imply endorsement by the external issuer or convert ICEQC certification into external approval.\n\n91.5 A document using independent external evidence in a narrower specialized sense shall 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the authorized wording and period.\n\n92.3 The term does not mean truthful reference to a Standard without assertion of certification.\n\n92.4 Implication, imagery and omission are considered with express words when determining whether a claim is misleading.\n\n92.5 A document using certification claim in a narrower specialized sense shall state that scope expressly and shall not silently change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n92.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of certification claim shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":9200},{"id":"cl-gov-005-93","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"93","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-93","heading":"Controlled meaning of scope 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change the term's system-wide meaning.\n\n94.6 Translations, reader metadata and public summaries of suspension shall preserve the same concept, and an ambiguity capable of affecting applicability, conformity, certification status or public claims shall be resolved through controlled interpretation or revision rather than private usage.","normativeKind":"REQUIREMENT","obligationLevel":"SHALL","applicabilityRule":null,"evidenceExpectation":null,"sortOrder":9400},{"id":"cl-gov-005-95","parentId":null,"clauseNumber":"95","stableKey":"gov-005-clause-95","heading":"Controlled meaning of withdrawal of certification","bodyText":"95.1 For ICEQC purposes, withdrawal of certification means an authorized decision terminating certification before its stated expiry for the affected scope.\n\n95.2 The decision states effect, reasons, public status, claim cessation and appeal route under the applicable Procedure.\n\n95.3 The term does not mean document withdrawal, voluntary expiry or automatic 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