First-, Second- and Third-Party

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Relates to the person or organization that performs the conformity assessment. The first party is usually the manufacturer or supplier. Second-party typically involves the patient or consumer, or other parties with an interest in the object undergoing conformity assessment. Third-party is the person or body that is recognized by being completely independent of the parties involved, as it concerns the issue in question.

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