General certification rules
The general rules establish common controls for applications, impartiality, competence, scope, assessment, review, decisions, certificates, public claims, confidentiality and certification status. A scheme may add object-specific controls but cannot remove a common decision safeguard.
Remote evidence procedure
The remote evidence procedure governs acquisition, authentication, sampling, corroboration, interviews, demonstrations, witnessing, evidence limitations and use of specialist or independently recognized records.
Findings, decisions and surveillance
The decision procedure separates factual confirmation, nonconformity, corrective action, technical review, certification decision, appeal and continuing status control. No positive decision is available while an applicable nonconformity remains open.