About

What this library does

• Shows what a certificate is, who issues it, and how to verify it
• Separates certification, accreditation, permits and legal obligations — the same word can mean different things, and this library keeps them apart
• Ties every claim to a primary source and the date it was last checked against that source

What this library does not do

• Issue certificates — an independent certification body does that
• Sell advisory or consultancy services — clearly labeled, self-serve product templates are a separate, non-editorial offering and never influence what this library publishes
• Publish anything that has not cleared verification against a primary source

How it is organised

Records are grouped four ways: by ISO standard, by certification scheme, by industry sector, and by jurisdiction. The same underlying record appears wherever it is relevant — a standard is never rewritten to fit a sector page, and a country record is never duplicated across countries it does not apply to.

A separate directory of accreditation bodies — the organisations that accredit the certification bodies which actually issue certificates — lets a reader verify a certificate through the official register in the country or bloc it was issued in, without this library ever needing to open an unverified country section to do it.

Who publishes this

Certifidex is published by FutureTechnologies, a sole proprietorship. This page keeps referring to "this library" in its own prose because that is the more useful description of what a reader is looking at, not because the publisher is unstated — full legal name, address, contact and registration status are on the Imprint page.

Who writes and checks this

Pages are written and maintained by the Certifidex Editorial Team, the editorial function of the publisher named above. The team is not a certification body, an accreditation body or a regulator, and does not assess, audit or certify anyone.

Every factual claim is taken from the primary source that governs it — the legal text, the official register, or the standard's own publisher — and carries the date it was last checked against that source. Where a requirement could not be confirmed from a primary source, the page says so rather than filling the gap. Where an official register is unreachable or out of date, the page records what was tested and when.

Corrections are welcome and are made against the source, not the complaint: write to the address on the Contact page with the page and the primary source you believe is authoritative.