# ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996, item title is General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/IEC NP Guide 65 | ISO/IEC 17065:2012; withdrawn / published date is 1996-06-27, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO/IEC NP Guide 65 | ISO/IEC 17065:2012 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1996-06-27 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 26796,GUIDE,,ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996,General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems,Exigences générales relatives aux organismes procédant à la certification de produits,1996-06-27,1,['03.120.20'],ISO/CASCO,9599,[19746],"[45591,46568]","['en','fr']",8,
Specifies general requirements for third-party operating a product certification system. Replaces ISO/IEC Guide 40:1983.
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