ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is a set of general requirements for the competence of an organization that carries out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization and IEC stands for International Electrotechnical Commission. The IEC is an organization that prepares and publishes standards for testing and certifications. The 17025 means the code under that particular ISO and 2017 represents the latest update to ISO/IEC 17025, i.e. year 2017.