How to read a certification certificate

A certificate is a record of a decision, not a marketing asset.

Three fields carry the weight: the certified scope (what was actually assessed), the cycle dates (when the decision is valid) and the status (whether the decision is still standing).

When any of those three is missing or unclear, the document cannot support a claim in a tender — and the public verification directory exists precisely so that anyone can check, within seconds, without asking the certified party for permission.