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The assurance provided by a body that certifies that a service, product, or system complies with the standard's requirements is known as certification in relation to ISO standards. As ISO develops standards, third-party certification bodies certify compliance with certain requirements.

ISO audits are crucial for a number of reasons, including the ability to determine whether you are achieving ISO compliance criteria and reveal operational flaws that can help you create the best risk management approach.

Third-party auditors conduct external audits to evaluate an organization's ISO compliance. Since many ISO standards call for compliance by all parties involved in the supply chain, there are a few different kinds of external audits, including audits of customers and suppliers. Audits for certification and surveillance are also considered to be an "external audit."