(DG JRC/IPTS) - agrilife - Europa

• The first partly audit s an internal audit and is carried out by the company for
management purposes such as improvement of the own quality system;
• The second partly audit s an external audit and is carried out to a potential supplier
against proposed requirements when a contract must be made. These requirements
can be prescribed in supplier’s internal documents and they may include
requirements established in a quality system standard;
• The third party audit s an external audit and implies an independent auditor
organisation (the third party) assessing organisation against a quality system
standard. It provides a certificate, which records results of the audit the organisation
at time of assessment had management system, which complied with standards.
In Latvia, we have some international certification bodies:
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is one of the leading international management systems
certification bodies. Today DNV has the largest market share in ISO 9001:2000
certifications in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Italy, China and Thailand. It is the second
largest in Latvia, Estonia, USA, India, Hong Kong and third largest in the world in
general. Measured by market share in ISO 14001: 1996 certifications, DNV is number
one in the world.
Bureau Veritas Quality International
BVQI is a leader in systems certification services in Latvia. BVQI is recognized by
more than 30 national and international accreditation bodies across the world to deliver
ISO 9001 certification. As a consequence, BVQI is a world leader with over 50,000
certified companies in 100 countries. Our success is based upon a close working
partnership, focused on driving your business forward. BVQI strength lies not only in
its global presence, but the combined skills of our team of 2,800 specially trained
auditors. BVQI offers the possibility of combined certifications to the largest range of
recognized standards, bringing consistency, optimization and efficiency. Occupational
Health and Safety Assessment Specification (OHSAS)is an international standard
giving requirements related to health and safety management systems in order to enable
an organization to control its risks and improve its performance.
The BVQI certification network continues to grow in strength and presence. No
competitor equals our coverage, BVQI is operational in most important geographies,
and can achieve further coverage thanks to the presence of Bureau Veritas in more than
140 countries.
BVQI has issued over 4 000 safety related certificates in all major industry sectors.
BVQI offers the possibility of combined certifications to the largest range of recognized
standards, bringing consistency, optimization and efficiency [2; 8]
Societe Generale Surveillance
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company.
SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With 39’000
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