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ISO Guide 65 (or EN45011 as it is known in its European version) is the International Standards Organisation guideline 'General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems'. It is a general guide for certification and has been referenced or used as a base for most organic norms and regulations (Europe, Canada, Japan etc)

ISO Guide 65 accreditation must be performed against a reference standard or standards. The reference standard may be the production and processing standards of a national regulation (often a national standard) or another organisation's private standard.

The Accreditation Body (ESYD in Greece) attests that a product certification body has demonstrated that:

- it is competent to perform specific product certifications or specific types of product certifications

- its management system is documented, fully operational and addresses and conforms to all elements of ISO/IEC Guide 65-1996 and the IAF Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996

- it is operating in accordance with its management system