Search for information on accreditation and certification
Information on certification is discrete. There
is no comprehensive source of information in this field. This page
serves as a portal of links to sources of information.
General information on conformity assessment including certification
- ISO, International Organization for Standardization (www.iso.org)
Conformity assessment
Certification - ITC, International Trade Centre (www.intracen.org)
Criteria for selection of certification bodies
Quality management systems
- IEC, International Electrotechnical Commission (www.iec.ch)
Conformity assessment
Accreditation bodies
The lists of accreditation bodies can be found on the Web sites of the following international/regional organizations:
- IAF, International Accreditation Forum (www.iaf.nu)
Members:
Accreditation bodies by country
Accreditation bodies by name
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EA, European Cooperation for Accreditation (www.european-accreditation.org)
Members - PAC, Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (www.apec-pac.org)
Members
Peer assessment schemes
These are arrangements under which
certification bodies are assessed by their partners belonging to the
schemes. Examples of the schemes are given below:
- IECEE, System of conformity assessment schemes for electrotechnical equipment and components
- IECEx, Scheme for certification to standards for equipment for explosive atmospheres
- IECQ, Quality assessment system for electronic components
How to find a certification body?
As a rule, Web sites of the accreditation
bodies contain lists of certification bodies which are accredited by
the respective accreditation organizations. Links to a few examples of certification body lists/databases provided by accreditation bodies is given below:
- ANAB, ANSI – American Society for Quality National Accreditation Board
- CNAS, China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment
- COFRAC, Comité français d’accréditation
- DAR, German Accreditation Council
- JAB, The Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment
- QCI, Quality Council of India
- SAS, State Secretariat for Economic Affaires, Swiss Accreditation Service
- SCC, Standards Council of Canada
- UKAS, United Kingdom Accreditation Service
There are also international and regional certification associations which provide lists of their certification bodies. For example:
- CEOC, International Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organizations
- EOQ, European Organization for Quality
- IAAR, Independent Association of Accredited Registrars
- IIOC, Independent International organization for Certification Limited
- IQNet, The International Certification Network
Peer assessment schemes Web sites also provide lists of certification bodies which are their members. For example:
- IECEE, System of conformity assessment schemes for electrotechnical equipment and components
- IECEx, Scheme for certification to standards for equipment for explosive atmospheres
- IECQ, Quality assessment system for electronic components
Most certification bodies operate in one
country. However, there are a number of certification bodies which have
offices in many countries. A few examples of multinational certification bodies are given below with the links to their Web sites:
- ABS Quality Evaluations
- Bureau Veritas
- DNV - Det Norske Veritas
- EUROCERT – European Inspections and Certifications Company
- International Standards Certifications Pty Ltd
- Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd. (LRQA)
- SAI Global
- SGS
- SQS - Schweiz. Vereinigung für Qualitäts- und Management-Systeme (The Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems)
- The Moody International Group
- TÜV CERT
How to find a certified company?
Unfortunately, a single database which
contains names of all certified companies does not exist. However,
several large databases containing information on certified companies
can be found on the Web. For example:
- Global Quality Exchange
- IQNet database of certified companies
- QualityDigest database of certified companies
Some certification bodies provide information on companies certified by them. For example:
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