# ISO/IEC Guide 61:1996 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO/IEC Guide 61:1996, item title is General requirements for assessment and accreditation of certification/registration bodies; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/IEC 17011:2004; withdrawn / published date is 1996-04-25, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO/IEC Guide 61:1996 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** General requirements for assessment and accreditation of certification/registration bodies _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO/IEC 17011:2004 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1996-04-25 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 25250,GUIDE,,ISO/IEC Guide 61:1996,General requirements for assessment and accreditation of certification/registration bodies,Exigences générales pour l'évaluation et l'accréditation d'organismes de certification/d'enregistrement,1996-04-25,1,['03.120.20'],ISO/CASCO,9599,,[29332],"['en','fr']",12,

Contains general requirements for bodies at a national or international level dealing with accreditation systems. Conformity to the requirements of this Guide will promote equivalence of national systems and facilitate agreements on mutual recognition of accreditations between such bodies.

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