Was the certification body free of conflict of interest when issuing the certificate?

 Is the certification body independent of the certified organisation?

 Was the assessment conducted by independent and impartial personnel?

 Did qualified personnel carry out the assessment?

 Was the assessment carried out following recognised adequate processes and methods?

 Were the equipment, gauges, and other measuring and testing devices relevant, recognised,

 maintained and calibrated using adequate processes and methods?

Did the assessment provide a representative view of the situation?

 Was enough time dedicated to the assessment or were enough samples tested?

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