Withdrawal of EN 473 and update to certification standard EN ISO 9712: 2012
15/02/2013
Certification according to EN 473: 2008 and/or ISO 9712: 2005, awarded before the publication of EN ISO 9712: 2012, remains valid until the next mandatory step in the certification process, ie renewal or recertification, which shall be carried out according to this international standard.Certification according to this international standard is considered to fulfil the requirements of both EN 473: 2008 and ISO 9712: 2005; consequently, any requirement for certification to either of these standards is fulfilled by a certification according to this international standard.
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has collaborated with Technical Committee ISO/TC 135 ‘Non-destructive testing’ and Technical Committee CEN/TC 138 ‘Non-Destructive Testing’ to prepare document EN ISO 9712: 2012. This document was published in June 2012 and supersedes EN 473: 2008; this fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition of ISO 9712: 2005.
This European standard was subsequently given the status of national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2012, and conflicting national standards were to have been withdrawn at the latest by December 2012.
For further information on this change, visit http://standardsforum.com/?p=3079
