accreditationmeans an accreditation, as defined in Article 2, point 10 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;
certificate of conformitymeans a document by which a conformity assessment body attests a certification decision that positively confirms that a specific qualified trust service provider and the qualified trust service it provides comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and with Article 21 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555;
certification decisionmeans a certification decision, which follows a conformity assessment conducted by a conformity assessment body where that body positively or negatively confirms the conformity of a specific qualified trust service provider and the qualified trust service it provides with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and with Article 21 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555;
conformity assessment reportmeans a document that provides detailed information, where applicable supplementary to that contained in a certification decision and associated certificate of conformity, on the method used to carry out, in accordance with a conformity assessment scheme, a conformity assessment of the compliance of a specific qualified trust service provider and the qualified trust service it provides with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and of Article 21 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 and on the results of the conformity assessment;
conformity assessment schememeans a set of rules and procedures to be used by conformity assessment bodies for the purpose of the assessment of the conformity of qualified trust service providers and the qualified trust services that they provide with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and with Article 21 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555;
flexible scope accreditationmeans an accreditation where the specific conformity assessment activities for which accreditation is sought, or has been granted, are expressed to allow conformity assessment bodies to make changes in methodology and other parameters which fall within the competence of the conformity assessment body as confirmed by the national accreditation body;
national accreditation bodymeans a national accreditation body as defined in Article 2, point 11, of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
scheme ownermeans an entity or a group of entities which is responsible for developing and maintaining a conformity assessment scheme;