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What is “accreditation”?

Accreditation is a third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body, that conveys formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks.

Laboratories, inspection, and certification bodies may, through accreditation, provide evidence with regard to their technical abilities.

Why seek accreditation?

Accreditation plays an important role in the field of global competitiveness to gain the confidence of trade and business partners and other stakeholders.

Clients of accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) have more confidence in their technical expertise and have greater assurance of an impartial and professional conduct of certification.
Accreditation boosts CABs service reputation through gained credibility, added value, and recognition
Accreditation also provides the general public assurance of quality, health, safety, and protection in obtaining products and services of certified organization by accredited CABs.