Revision of the Standard ISO/IEC 17020

The International Organization for Standardization has initiated the revision of ISO/IEC 17020:2012, which refers to the requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection. The decision to revise was made after a systematic review, and work on the development of the new version of the standard began in January 2023 within the working group ISO/CASCO, which comprises more than 100 experts from around the world.

During the eight held meetings, a draft of the new version of the standard was prepared, which was subject to voting until 2 May 2025. The Institute for Standardization of Serbia supported the adoption of the draft, with the submission of comments prepared by the competent ISS NTC CASCO.

The results of the international voting are expected to be published in the coming days.

According to the plan, the new version of the standard will be published in December 2025 and will be aligned with the guidance for the development of conformity assessment standards Common elements in ISO/CASCO standards. A detailed specification of the changes will be available after the publication of the final text, planned for September 2025.