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Accreditation reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited bodies are competent to carry out the work they undertake. Accreditation bodies which are members of IAF are required to operate at the highest standard and require the bodies they accredit to comply with appropriate international standards. Certificates issued by bodies accredited by members of the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) are relied upon all over the world because the MLA assures customers that the certificate is credible.

IAF NEWS


1. International Accreditation Day
June 9th 2008 has been designated as the first International Accreditation Day by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). ...more

2. Third IAF Industry Day - 5 March
In March 2008 IAF held its third Industry Day in Bonn, Germany hosted by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology together with TGA GMBH. ...more

3. Certification Bodies given 2 years for transition to ISO/IEC 17021:2006
Certification bodies have been given a deadline of 15 September 2008 for implementing ISO/IEC 17021:2006, the new standard designed to increase confidence in management system certification. ...more

4. Help for Small Businesses to Implement ISO Management System Standards
ISO has opened a new section on its Web site to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) achieve the benefits of implementing quality and environmental management systems based respectively on its ISO ...more

5. Problems with Cut Price Certification
Quick thinking is best defence against fraud ...more

6. WhosRegistered.com Global strengthens Voice of Purchasers
WhosRegistered.com Global, an Internet-based search engine of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificate holders has unveiled a new feedback mechanism which allows users to send critical feedback on certified suppliers. ...more

7. Extract from the ENDS Report #364
ISO 14001 Certification Bodies complain of unfair competition ...more

8. ISO 9001:2000 - What does it mean in the supply chain
A new guidance document has been finalized by the ISO 9000 Advisory Group. It is aimed at managers who are involved in the selection of suppliers, and/or responsible for purchasing decisions in a business-to-business situation, and who may enc ...more

9. IAF Cross Frontier Accreditation Policy
IAF adopted a number of practices to enhance implementation of the IAF Guidance on Cross Frontier Accreditation during its Plenary Meeting on October 8, 2004, in Cape Town ...more

10. Joint IAF-ILAC Communique on IAF-MLA and ILAC-MRA Mark
IAF and ILAC are pleased to advise that IAF MLA Members and ILAC Full Members are now able to enter into a licensing agreement with IAF or ILAC for the use of the IAF MLA Mark or the ILAC-MRA Mark, as appropriate, in combination with their own Mar ...more

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