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This document outlines Bureau Veritas Certification's policy on using their certification mark and accreditation body logos. It provides guidelines for clients on when and how they can use the Bureau Veritas Certification mark alone or combined with the accreditation body logo. It specifies that the marks and logos must not be used in a misleading manner and can be used on products, vehicles, buildings, and promotional materials, depending on whether they include a statement about the certified management system. It also provides examples of acceptable statements clients can use on products to indicate they were produced under a certified management system without using the certification marks.

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Use of BVC Certification Mark

This document outlines Bureau Veritas Certification's policy on using their certification mark and accreditation body logos. It provides guidelines for clients on when and how they can use the Bureau Veritas Certification mark alone or combined with the accreditation body logo. It specifies that the marks and logos must not be used in a misleading manner and can be used on products, vehicles, buildings, and promotional materials, depending on whether they include a statement about the certified management system. It also provides examples of acceptable statements clients can use on products to indicate they were produced under a certified management system without using the certification marks.

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Use of Certification Mark

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Use of Bureau Veritas Certification, Certification
Mark and Accreditation Body Logo
3. Product Statement
4. Combined Certificate

1. Introduction
This is the policy on how to use the Bureau Veritas Certification Mark and Accreditation Body Logo. Bureau Veritas
Certification has now 2 families of logos. The Bureau Veritas Certification corporate logo (that can only be used by
Bureau Veritas Certification offices on their stationery, brochures, website.) and Bureau Veritas Certification marks
(that are used by our certified clients to communicate and promote their certification).

Bureau Veritas Certification’s policy is mainly to promote our (Bureau Veritas Certification) brand, not the
accreditation bodies’ brands. However, that when the clients want to used the 2 logos combined, they must respect
the following rules.

2. Use of Bureau Veritas Certification Certification Mark and Accreditation Body Logo

Accreditation bodies require that Bureau Veritas Certification ensure that their certified clients use the Bureau
Veritas Certification Mark and the relevant Accreditation logo in accordance with national and in some cases
international criteria. These criteria ensure that the marks and logos are not used in such a manner that may be
misleading to the organisations and individuals that purchase goods and services from certified companies. Where
the word mark and logo are used in this document this also covers the certificate, reports and other associated
documentation which must not be used in a misleading manner or bring Bureau Veritas Certification into disrepute.
Any promotion of the management system must be clear; it is not acceptable to imply that it is the product that is
certified and not the management system.

These guidelines have been developed to ensure that the rules for use of marks and logos are communicated to all
Bureau Veritas Certification clients. This allows Bureau Veritas Certification clients to take full advantage of using
the Bureau Veritas Certification marks and Accreditation Body logos without breaching the accreditation rules.

For those Bureau Veritas Certification clients who have been certified against the requirements of either the ISO
9000 family or ISO14001 of standards, the guidelines on the use of the marks and logo’s stipulate that they must
not be used in such a manner as to confuse purchasers. This means that the marks and logos must not be used to
infer that the product or service has been certified.

For On vehicles or
On Transportation of Permanent In Pamphlets,
for advertisement
Product*1 Products*2 Structures buildings for etc...
larger boxes, etc... advertisement, etc...
Use of Marks*3
Without a Not allowed
Not allowed
Not allowed Allowed*5
Statement
Use of Marks*3
With a Not allowed Allowed*5 Allowed*5 Allowed*5
Statement*4
*1. This could be a tangible product itself or product in an individual package, container, etc. In the case of testing /
analysing activities, the product could be a test/analysis report or certificate of conformity or certificate of training or
achievement.

*2. This could be over-packaging made of cardboard etc. that can be reasonably considered as not reaching
end users.

*3. This applies to marks that have a specific form including some basic description of its applicability. A
statement in words alone does not constitute a mark in this sense. Any such wording should be true and not
mislead.

*4. This could be a clear statement that “(This product) was manufactured in a plant whose quality management
system is certified / registered as being in conformity with ISO 9001‿.

*5. When using accreditation logos, the Bureau Veritas Certification client must pay adequate attention to avoid
infringement of any specific accreditation body requirement. E.g. UKAS do not allow their logo to be displayed on
vehicles or promotional items such as pens, place mats, diaries etc.

The Bureau Veritas Certification Mark must be displayed as Figures 1 to 4. The corresponding accreditation body
logo must always be accompanied by the Bureau Veritas Certification mark in a combination logo.

Note: For those organisations that hold ISO 9000 registration with any of the permitted exclusions, these
exclusions must be detailed.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2
The combination Bureau Veritas Certification mark and accreditation logo can be produced in any size, provided
that the legibility and the proportions are maintained. As guidance the normal height of the Bureau Veritas
Certification mark and accreditation should be 20mm. The combination Bureau Veritas Certification mark and
accreditation can be used on all stationery, promotional literature and business cards. Certain logos, such as
UKAS, can only be produced in a single colour. This can be in red, brown or black, but may be in the pre-
dominant colour of the corporate letterhead. Details of the colour restrictions for individual logos can be obtained
from the local Bureau Veritas Certification office. The logo can also be embossed on corporate stationery,
provided no additional colour is used.

3. Product Statement
For those customers wishing to demonstrate that products have been manufactured under their certified ISO9000
or ISO14000 management system, without using the above logos, the following statements can be made on both
the product and its respective packaging:

“This product/Service has been manufactured/delivered under the controls established by a Bureau Veritas
Certification approved quality/environmental management system that conforms to ISO9001 (2): 1994 /ISO
9001:2000, ISO14001: 1996. Bureau Veritas Certification under certificate number: XXXXX‿ (Organisation
certified to ISO 9001: 2000 who have permitted exclusions e.g. Design must make a positive statement to this
effect).

4.Combined Certificate

There is no current accreditation or IAF guidance in this subject.


And Bureau Veritas Certification Policy is

 Combined certificates cover two or more certification schemes


 Combined certificates can only be issued where the schemes are compatible. E.g. All schemes are
accredited or all schemes are unaccredited
 Combined certificates only detail the scheme standards and Scopes and do not detail any level of
integration of the management system. This is dealt within the IMS procedure
 The policy for the use of Bureau Veritas Certification Mark and Accreditation Logo applies
 If one or more of the standards are withdrawn or cancelled, the certificate must be reissued detailing only
those standard(s) still certified by Bureau Veritas Certification

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