Overview of Product Conformity Assessment and Examples of Approaches to Certification

Future of Voting Systems Symposium
February 2013 
Conformity Assessment

“demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, process, system, person, or body are fulfilled”

- ISO/IEC 17000
The Parties – who done it?
First Party – seller or manufacturer
Second Party – purchaser or user
Third Party – independent entity
Government
Types of Conformity Assessment
Supplier’s Declaration of 
Conformity (SDoC)
Certification
Accreditation
Characteristics		   Examples		  

•	Confidence in 
	Competence
Conformity Assessment Hierarchy
SDoC for EU RTTE Directive
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
DoC Number: LV/001/12/M0CBD/D
Responsible Organization: My Company Mobile Ltd.
Anywhere
Any Street
123 ABC Drive
Middle of Nowhere
G24 8WQ
UNITED KINGDOM
Product Description: Mobile Phone supporting: WCDMA 1900/2100/850/900, GSM 1800/1900/850/900, Bluetooth Class
2, 802.11b/g/n
Type Name: M0CBD
Market Model Name: Ultra Sleek  55
Notes: The equipment will also carry the R&TTE Class 2 equipment identifier “ “ WiFi Indoor use only in
France. 
We, My Company Mobile Ltd.., declare under our sole responsibility that the above named product(s) conform(s) to all of the essential
requirements of the European Union Directive 1999/5/EC Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE). The conformity
assessment procedure referred to in Article 10 and detailed in Annex V of Directive 1999/5/EC has been followed and performed
IPV6 Example - Conformity Assessment System
IPV CA Hierarchy

Example - Body Armor Certification Program

Gordon Gillerman
Standards Services
National Institute of Standards and Technology
gordon.gillerman@nist.gov
301-975-8406