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title: "ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories — KYE Protocol™ coverage"
description: "ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories coverage by KYE Protocol™ — every requirement bijection-mapped to the KYE™ artefact that enforces it."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/compliance/iso-17025/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories coverage by KYE Protocol™ — every requirement bijection-mapped to the KYE™ artefact that enforces it.

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

# ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories — 88% of in-scope requirements covered.

6 requirements · 4 in scope (3 enforced · 1 designed) · 2 out-of-scope (outside KYE™’s authority layer). The 88% is weighted over the in-scope base.

**Source:** ISO/IEC 17025:2017 specifies the general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of testing and calibration laboratories. KYE Protocol™ governs the §7.11 control of data & information management, the §7.5/§7.8 technical-record and reporting-integrity slices, the §8 management-system records, and the impartiality/authority slice where a laboratory uses AI-supported or automated decisioning. KYE™ does not perform measurements, calibrate equipment, estimate measurement uncertainty, or assess technical competence. · **License:** ISO/IEC — clause text is copyrighted; KYE™ registry paraphrases each clause's intent and cites the official identifier for mapping purposes only.

## By category

| Category | Reqs | Enforced | Designed | Advisory | Deferred | Coverage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Control of data & information management (7.11) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **100%** |
| Technical records & integrity of results (7.5, 7.8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **100%** |
| Control of management-system records & audit trail (8.4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | **50%** |
| Impartiality & authority over automated decisions (4.1, 6.2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **100%** |
| Metrological traceability & measurement uncertainty (6.5, 7.6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **0%** |
| Equipment, facilities & technical competence (6.3-6.4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **0%** |

## Every requirement → the KYE™ artefact that enforces it

| ID | Title | Status | KYE™ enforcement |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `iso-17025.7.11-data-management` | 7.11 — Laboratory information-management systems protect data integrity and record changes with an audit trail | enforced | **audit\_events**: `kye.evidence.pack.v1`, `kye.evidence.tool_call.v1` **engines**: `internal` **worm\_tables**: `evidence_events` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/30-AUDIT-WORM-RETENTION.md` |
| `iso-17025.7.5-technical-records` | 7.5 / 7.8 — Technical records and reported results are reproducible and any amendment is traceable | enforced | **audit\_events**: `kye.evidence.decision_map.v1`, `kye.replay.proof.v1` **engines**: `internal` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/13-RESILIENCE-LOOP.md` |
| `iso-17025.8.4-management-records` | 8.4 — Management-system records are retained, legible and protected from unauthorised change | designed | **engines**: `internal` **r2\_buckets**: `kye-evidence-archive` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/30-AUDIT-WORM-RETENTION.md` |
| `iso-17025.4.1-impartiality-authority` | 4.1 / 6.2 — Impartial, authorised personnel (or governed agents) make laboratory decisions | enforced | **audit\_events**: `kye.purpose.request.v1`, `kye.purpose.admissibility.v1` **engines**: `internal` **constitution\_refs**: `constitution/12-PURPOSE-PERMISSION.md` |
| `iso-17025.6.5-traceability` | 6.5 / 7.6 — Metrological traceability and evaluation of measurement uncertainty | out-of-scope | _(no enforcement cited)_ |
| `iso-17025.6.3-equipment-competence` | 6.3 / 6.4 — Facilities, equipment and demonstrated technical competence | out-of-scope | _(no enforcement cited)_ |

Canonical KYE™ surfaces referenced on this page: [KYE Protocol™](https://kyeprotocol.com/).