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Compliance Certificate

What is Compliance Certificate?

A formal document issued upon successful completion of a compliance assessment, confirming that an organization meets specific requirements.

Compliance and Regulatory

Frameworks that govern compliance certificate

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

What the standards actually require on compliance certificate

Requirements naming compliance certificate across 5 standards, quoted from the control text.

Australia National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth)1 control

Whenever a licensee identifies itself in a document of a prescribed kind, it must include and identify its Australian credit licence number.

australia-national-consumer-credit-protection-act-2009-cth::s52-53 · ss 52 and 53 Cite the credit licence number and lodge the annual compliance certificate within 45 days →
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)1 control

When every security-relevant decommissioning and disposal activity has been finished and verified, the agency's Accreditation Authority should issue a Security Decommissioning Compliance Certificate.

new-zealand-information-security-manual-nzism::13.1.13.C.04 · 13.1.13.C.04 Issue a Security Decommissioning Compliance Certificate →
EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745)1 control

Article 56 governs certificates of conformity issued by NBs (validity max 5 years, may be subject to conditions, suspended/withdrawn/restricted on non-compliance). Certificates are technology-bound and may require periodic surveillance.

MDR-Art.56_57 · Certificates of conformity and electronic system (Articles 56-57) →
FCC Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) and Data Breach Rules (47 CFR 64.2001-2011)1 control

Section 64.2009 establishes safeguards on CARRIER'S USE of CPNI: (a) TRAINING - carriers must train their personnel as to when they are + are not authorised to use CPNI;

CPNI-64.2009 · Safeguards required for use of CPNI (47 CFR 64.2009) →
Queensland Valuers Registration Act 19921 control

In addition to the roll fee, before 1 May each year a registered valuer must give the Board a statement, with details and supporting documents, of the CPD prescribed by regulation undertaken in the previous 12 months, or a CPD compliance certificate from a pre...

queensland-valuers-registration-act-1992::36B-36D · Renewal: annual statement or certificate of continuing professional development →

Questions people ask about compliance certificate

What is Compliance Certificate?
A formal document issued upon successful completion of a compliance assessment, confirming that an organization meets specific requirements.
Why is Compliance Certificate important for compliance?
Compliance Certificate is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding compliance certificate 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 Compliance Certificate?
Compliance Certificate appears in the requirement text of Australia National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth), New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM), EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745), FCC Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) and Data Breach Rules (47 CFR 64.2001-2011), Queensland Valuers Registration Act 1992. Across these standards we have identified 5 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Compliance Certificate?
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