=====External audit=====

===Definition===
An external audit is an [[general_term:audit|audit]] carried out by an independant, external party.

===Note===
The external party is called a certification institute (CI)


===Relations===
|External audit|is child of|[[general_term:audit|audit]]|
|External audit|is used to certify|[[general_term/management_system|management system]]|
|External audit|succeeds an |[[data_quality_management_system/internal_audit|internal audit]]|

===Reference(s)===
ISO  19011. Guidelines for audits of management systems.

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