ISO and IEC have published ISO/IEC TS 17012, a technical specification providing comprehensive guidelines for the use of remote auditing methods in auditing management systems.
Plastic can have serious environmental impacts. Accreditation plays a vital role in ensuring that recycling practices are effective and aligned with international quality and sustainability standards.
The “GQII-Report 2023: Insights and Trends on Economies Using Metrology, Standards, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Services” was published earlier this year. The GQII database and ranking integrate information on quality infrastructure in 185 economies.
In July 2024, the West African Accreditation System (SOAC WAAS) officially launched its project to digitalise accreditation and conformity assessment systems in West Africa.
UN/CEFACT has published a business requirements specification that describes a basic set of data elements and linkages to enhance utility of data issued by conformity assessment bodies.
Delegates from National Accreditation Bodies and National Cybersecurity Certification Agencies participated in an online workshop on the EU Cybersecurity Act and the Implementing Regulation on the EU CC scheme and State-of-the-Art (SoA) documents for accreditation, held on 20 June 2024.
NCA strives to promote GLOBALG.A.P. standards in Kazakhstan, to help the growing Kazakh economy conquer new markets.
The Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC) has been accepted as an IAF MLA signatory, demonstrating its commitment to fostering excellence and reliability in key sectors.
The Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation (SADCA) held its 2024 SADCA Regional World Accreditation Day Celebrations virtually on 14 June 2024.
One of the key regular tasks of the IAF Technical Committee is to monitor, and provide input to, the updating and development of standards in the conformity assessment sphere.
Digital transformation increasingly impacts citizens and businesses, leading to new laws and regulations. The EU has over 100 regulations and directives to manage the digital economy, with GDPR as the most prominent.
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) recently rebranded itself as JANAAC Global Accreditation. JANAAC’s rebranding marks a new chapter in the agency’s history, one that is defined by growth, innovation, and a steadfast commitment to excellence on a global scale.
IAF CertSearch was created by IAF so businesses and regulators can efficiently verify which suppliers (and supplier locations) hold valid accredited certifications across their global supply chains. The requirements in IAF MD 28, ‘IAF Mandatory Document for the Upload and Maintenance of Data on IAF Database’, become mandatory on 26 October 2024.
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