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Accreditation – Memorandum of Understanding strengthens international cooperation

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), strengthening their cooperation on accreditation.

The new agreement provides the three organisations with a mechanism to collaborate with each other at strategic and planning levels, in addition to the work already being carried out at a technical level.

Accreditation is the formal recognition by a specialised accreditation body, that a certification body, an inspection body, or a testing laboratory, is competent to perform its activities. It is an important and recognised way of generating confidence in international trade. It involves the evaluation and recognition of operators involved in testing, calibration, and inspection, as well as in assessing the conformity of products, services, management systems, and personal competence, based on international Standards and guides developed by ISO and its partner, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).