LVS EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 is an international standard that specifies requirements for the operation of product and service certification organisations. It helps to ensure that certification bodies operate to appropriate standards of quality and competence to ensure that certification is credible and relevant. The standard includes requirements for the personnel, documentation, processes and resources of certification organisations, as well as for the certification process and labelling. It can be used by any organisation that certifies products or services.