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Nonconformity
In French : Non-conformité
Non-fulfilment of a requirement. In audit, a major nonconformity — total absence of a required element — is distinguished from a minor one, which is an isolated lapse.
Source : ISO 22301:2019, 10.1 / ISO 19011:2018
Related terms
Corrective action
Action to eliminate the cause of a nonconformity so that it does not recur. Distinct from correction, which only addresses the observed effect.
Internal audit
A systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining evidence and evaluating it objectively against defined criteria.