Accreditation by UGAAS is formal recognition that a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) is competent, adequate and enough to carry out specific tasks, i.e. specific types of tests, calibration methods, procedure and inspections, or certification pursuit or activities. The specific spaces of competence are specified in the scope and outlook of accreditation.
United Group of Accreditation & Assessment Services “UGAAS” offers various stream of accreditations of ISO, and other standard as per the norms to conformity assessment bodies (CAB). These Entities May belongs to Certification and inspection bodies, & Laboratories providers of proficiency tests and reference material producers.
A CAB may be accredited by UGAAS if it the CAB Qualify the Quality guidelines and parameters recommended to International Standard requirements else application for accreditation will be strictly denied, if the applier of accreditation failed to fulfill the requisite parameters of international standard Then the aspirant can apply the accreditation only once again in a year from the date of refusal of accreditation application form.
Laboratories | Testing and Calibration Laboratories ISO/IEC 17025 | Medical Laboratories ISO 15189 | |
Inspection Bodies | ISO/IEC 17020 | ||
Certification Bodies | for Person ISO/IEC 17024 | for Management Systems ISO/IEC 17021 | for Products ISO/IEC 17065 (or EN 45011) |
Validation and Verification Bodies | ISO 14065 | ||
Providers of Proficiency Tests | ISO/IEC 17043 | ||
Producers of Reference Materials | ISO Guide 34 |
The international harmonization of these standards warrants that the accreditations are carried out on a global basis according to the same criteria. As a result of these harmonized standards, and thanks to international agreements, the assessment services of bodies accredited in Germany are accepted in many European and non-European countries. This ability to overcome technical barriers to trade facilitates cross-border trade and warrants the acceptance of conformity assessments results at an international level without requiring further inspections.