With the development and growth of commercial activities, the need for product evaluation and exchange shaped the concept of conformity evaluation....

With the development and growth of commercial activities, the need for product evaluation and exchange shaped the concept of conformity evaluation. Therefore, we can define conformity as:


a) The situation in which buyers verify if the obtained products meet their demands.
b) The introduction and development of quality management standards, initiated in the 1950s.
c) The situation of the objective under analysis regarding the standards established by regulatory bodies.
d) The situation in which the development and publication of technical standards occur.
e) The reduction of material expenses within public or private organizations.