Accreditation Standards and Related ILAC/IAF/AFRAC/SADCA Documents

Contains key accreditation international standards and related accreditation IAF and ILAC guidance documents. ISO standards are available through the respective member states National Standards Bodies or directly from the ISO website.

ILAC publications are available from the ILAC website.

IAF publications are available from the IAF website.

Accreditation Standards and Related ILAC/IAF Guidance Documents

Accreditation Standard		Related ILAC/IAF/AFRAC/SADCA Documents
ISO/IEC 17011: 2017	Conformity assessment – general requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies	ILAC IAF/ILAC A3:03/2020 - IAF/ILAC Multi-Lateral Mutual Recognition Arrangements (Arrangements): Template report for peer evaluation of an Accreditation Body based on ISO/IEC 17011:2017 AFRAC M002: AFRAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement SADCA M002: SADCA Mutual Recognition Arrangement ILAC P5 :05/2019 ILAC MRA Scopes Obligations
ISO 15189: 2012	Medical laboratories – Particular requirements for quality and competence	ILAC G 26: 11/2018 – Guidance for the implementation of a medical laboratory accreditation scheme ILAC P 9: 06/2014 – ILAC policy for participation in proficiency testing activities ILAC P 10:07/2020 – ILAC policy on metrological traceability of measurement results
ISO/IEC 17020: 2012	Conformity assessment – Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection	ILAC P 15: 05/2020 – Application of ISO/IEC 17020: 2012 for the accreditation of inspection bodies
ISO/IEC 17021 -1: 2015	Conformity assessment -- Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems - Part 1: Requirements	IAF MD Series as appropriate for the sub - scope
ISO/IEC 17024: 2012	Conformity assessment – General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons
ISO/IEC 17025: 2017	General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories	ILAC P 9: 06/2014 – ILAC policy for participation in proficiency testing activities ILAC P 10: 07/2020 – ILAC policy on metrological traceability of measurement results ILAC P 14: 09/2020 ILAC policy for measurement uncertainty in calibration ILAC G 24: 2007 - Guidelines for the determination of calibration intervals of measuring instruments
ISO/IEC 17043	General requirements for proficiency testing
ISO/IEC 17065: 2012	Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services
ISO 17034: 2016	General requirements for the competence of reference material producers