ISO/IEC指南67:2004通过基于当前实践确定产品认证体系的各种要素，给出了产品认证体系的指南。 产品认证机构和其他希望了解、开发、建立或比较第三方产品认证体系的利益相关方可使用本手册。 ISO/IEC指南67:2004并不打算描述所有现有的产品认证形式。它不涉及第一方和第二方产品合格评定。

ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004 gives guidance on product certification systems by identifying their various elements based on current practices. It is intended for use by product certification bodies and other interested parties wishing to understand, develop, establish or compare third-party product certification systems. ISO/IEC Guide 67:2004 is not intended to describe all existing forms of product certification. It does not address first- and second-party product conformity assessment.