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Certification Cycle

What is Certification Cycle?

The complete sequence of initial certification audit, surveillance audits, and recertification audit, typically spanning a three-year period.

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Frameworks that govern certification cycle

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on certification cycle

Requirements naming certification cycle across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

DO-254 / ED-80 - Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware1 control

The applicant proposes the means of compliance in the PHAC. Submission of the PHAC, the verification plan and any other data requested should happen when design changes still have little programme effect; authority issues on planning are resolved;

do-254-ed-80-design-assurance-guidance-for-airborne-electronic-hardware::9.1 · 9.1 Means of compliance and planning →
GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v61 control

A written food safety risk assessment of water used in indoor and outdoor production and postharvest covers at minimum: the water sources, identified on maps, photographs or drawings that show sources, fixtures and how water flows through the system including...

globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.01.01 · FV-GFS 30.01.01 There is a risk assessment to assess food safety risks for pre- and postharvest water used. →
ISO/IEC 42006:20251 control

The certification body establishes an audit programme for the full certification cycle under ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, 9.1.3 (two-stage initial audit, surveillance audits in years one and two, recertification in year three), taking account of the AI systems, techn...

iso-iec-42006-2025::9.1.2 · Audit programme →

Questions people ask about certification cycle

What is Certification Cycle?
The complete sequence of initial certification audit, surveillance audits, and recertification audit, typically spanning a three-year period.
Why is Certification Cycle important for compliance?
Certification Cycle is a key concept in Audit and Assurance. Understanding certification cycle helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Certification Cycle?
Certification Cycle appears in the requirement text of DO-254 / ED-80 - Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware, GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6, ISO/IEC 42006:2025. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Certification Cycle?
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