1
Application
- Application request reception;
- Application review and documentation analysis;
- Establishment of the audit date and audit team proposal.
- Prior visit, when applicable
2
Initial Audit
- Audit plan;
- Audit execution with collection and test of samples, where applicable;
- Preparation of the audit report and analysis of the test results, where applicable;
- After the conclusion of this audit, if any non-conformity is identified, a Corrective Action Plan should be defined by the Organization, whose contents include: analysis of causes, planned actions, responsible parties and date of completion of actions;
- Audit report and corrective action plan analysis;
- Certification decision;
- Certificate issuance (the validity of the certificate depends on the product, process and service that is being certified) and right of use of the certification mark or licenses.
3
Surveillance audits
- Establishment of the audit date;
- Audit plan;
- Audit execution with collection and test of samples, where applicable;
- Audit report and analysis of the test results, where applicable;
- Audit report and corrective action plan analysis;
- Decision of certification maintenance.
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