Authorized determinations

Certification Decisions and Notices

A certification decision is made from the complete reviewed record by an authorized person or body independent of the assessment activity.

Independent certification decision meeting

Decision record

  • Identity of the applicant and certification object.
  • Confirmed scope, exclusions, applicable scheme, requirements and editions.
  • Assessment and technical-review record considered.
  • Status of every applicable finding and nonconformity.
  • Decision, rationale, conditions of implementation and effective information.
  • Decision authority, competence, independence and authorization record.

Available determinations

Depending on the stage and applicable procedure, ICEQC may grant, refuse, maintain, renew, extend, reduce, suspend, restore, withdraw, terminate or otherwise dispose of certification status. ICEQC does not issue a lower grade or conditional pass as a substitute for closing applicable nonconformities.

Public notices

The Public Certificate Register carries the authoritative public scope and current status. A separate notice may be issued where needed to explain a material status action or protect public reliance, but it does not replace the controlled register record.