# ISO/IEC 17020:2012 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO/IEC 17020:2012, item title is Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/IEC 17020:2026; withdrawn / published date is 2012-02-27, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO/IEC 17020:2012 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO/IEC 17020:2026 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2012-02-27 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 52994,IS,,ISO/IEC 17020:2012,Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection,Évaluation de la conformité — Exigences pour le fonctionnement de différents types d'organismes procédant à l'inspection,2012-02-27,2,['03.120.20'],ISO/CASCO,9599,[29342],[86292],"['en','es','fr','ru']",18,"

ISO/IEC 17020:2012 specifies requirements for the competence of bodies performing inspection and for the impartiality and consistency of their inspection activities.

It applies to inspection bodies of type A, B or C, as defined in ISO/IEC 17020:2012, and it applies to any stage of inspection.

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