Name : IAF MD20:2023 Generic Competence for AB Assessors: Application to ISO/IEC 17011

Category : Mandatory Documents (MD Series)

Description : This document ensures the consistent and harmonized application of ISO/IEC 17011 for defining the generic competence for assessors.

Issue : 1

Code : MD 20:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 14 Jun 2023

Application Date : 25 May 2018

Document File :

Name : IAF MD22:2023 Application of ISO/IEC 17021-1 for the Certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OH&SMS)

Category : Mandatory Documents (MD Series)

Description : This document is mandatory for the consistent application of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 for the accreditation of Certification Bodies providing certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OH&SMS).

Issue : 2

Code : MD 22:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 14 Jun 2023

Application Date : 07 May 2020

Document File :

Name : IAF ID 1:2023 IAF Informative Document for QMS and EMS Scopes of Accreditation

Category : Informative Documents (ID Series)

Description : This document is applicable for QMS and EMS management systems certification and is intended to facilitate the consistent application of Clause 7.1.2 of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 and Clause 7.2.1 of ISO/IEC 17011:2017 by Accreditation Bodies.

Issue : 3

Code : ID 1:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 13 Jun 2023

Application Date : 06 Aug 2020

Document File :

Name : IAF ID 4:2023 Market Surveillance Visits to Certified Organizations

Category : Informative Documents (ID Series)

Description : This document is intended to provide suggestions about how short market surveillance visits might be used by accreditation bodies or others in order to complement traditional oversight techniques.

Issue : 2

Code : ID 4:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 13 Jun 2023

Application Date : 06 Aug 2020

Document File :

Name : IAF ID12:2023 Principles on Remote Assessment

Category : Informative Documents (ID Series)

Description : This document provides suggestions about how to plan, manage, and facilitate remote assessments used by Accreditation Bodies in order to complement traditional oversight techniques.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF ID 12:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 13 Jun 2023

Application Date : 23 Dec 2015

Document File :

Name : IAF MD14:2023 Application of ISO/IEC 17011 in Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification (ISO 14065:2013)

Category : Mandatory Documents (MD Series)

Description : Provides normative criteria for Accreditation Bodies assessing and accrediting GHG validation and verification bodies to ISO 14065, in addition to the requirements contained within ISO/IEC 17011. It is also appropriate as a requirements document for the peer evaluation process for the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) among Accreditation Bodies.

Issue : 1

Code : MD 14:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 13 Jun 2023

Application Date : 09 Jun 2015

Document File :

Name : IAF MD25:2023 Criteria for Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes

Category : Mandatory Documents (MD Series)

Description : This document contains minimum requirements for conformity assessment schemes (CAS) to be applied by IAF member accreditation bodies when evaluating national, regional or international CAS to ensure they meet requirements specified in ISO/IEC 17011, Clause 4.6.3.

Issue : 1

Code : MD 25:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 13 Jun 2023

Application Date : 07 Jan 2024

Document File :

Name : IAF ID14:2023 Guidance on the Determination of Audit Time for Integrated Audit of Multi-Site Management Systems

Category : Informative Documents (ID Series)

Description : This informative document provides guidance for achieving a basic level of consistency for determining the audit time according to the application of the relevant requirements of ISO/IEC 17021-1 for audits of different management systems.

Issue : 1

Code : ID 14:2023

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 13 Jun 2023

Application Date : 25 May 2022

Document File :

Name : IAF ML 2: 2023 General Principles on the Use of the IAF MLA Mark

Category : MLA Documents (ML Series)

Description : This document describes principles on the use of the IAF MLA Mark by signatories of the IAF MLA and by CABs accredited by IAF MLA accreditation body signatories.

Issue : 4

Code : ML 2:2023

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 31 May 2023

Application Date : 31 May 2023

Document File :

Name : IAF MD26:2023 Transition Requirements for ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Category : Mandatory Documents (MD Series)

Description : This document provides transition requirements for ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

Issue : 2

Code : MD 26:2023

Version Number : 1

Issue Date : 15 Feb 2023

Application Date : 15 Feb 2023

Document File :

Name : IAFDB PL 1:2022 Structure for the Management and Operation of IAF Database, LLC

Category : IAF Database Policy Documents (IAFDB PL Series)

Description : This document sets forth the structure for the management and operation of IAF Database, LLC.

Issue : 4

Code : IAFDB PL 1:2022

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 06 Sep 2022

Application Date : 01 Mar 2022

Document File :

Name : Database Principles (2022) - Annex 1 to IAFDB PL1

Category : IAF Database Policy Documents (IAFDB PL Series)

Description : Database Principles (2022) - Annex 1 to IAFDB PL1.

Issue : 3

Code : IAFDB PL 1:2022 Annex

Version Number : 1

Issue Date : 06 Sep 2022

Application Date : 06 Sep 2022

Document File :

Name : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiqué on the Management system requirements of ISO 15189 - Medical laboratories - Particular requirements for quality and competence

Category : Communiqués Documents

Description : Related to : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiques

Issue : 3

Code : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 08 Nov 2021

Application Date : 08 Nov 2021

Document File :

Name : IAF - An overview

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) is a worldwide association of accreditation bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, processes, services, personnel, validation and verification and other similar programmes of conformity assessment. Learn more about IAF in this brochure.

Issue : 2

Code : IAF B1

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 27 Oct 2021

Application Date : 27 Oct 2021

Document File :

Name : IAF-ILAC Statement on Replacement of Assessments During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Category : IAF-ILAC Joint Publications (A Series)

Description : The IAF and ILAC General Assemblies have supported the publication of this statement, Replacement of Assessments During the COVID-19 Pandemic, developed by a Joint IAF/ILAC Executive Committee Task Force. The implementation date for this statement is the date of publication, i.e. March 2021.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF-ILAC Statement

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 04 Mar 2021

Application Date : 04 Mar 2021

Document File :

Name : IAF-ILAC Statement re Delayed Evaluations 12 March 2020

Category : IAF-ILAC Joint Publications (A Series)

Description : This statement has been released by IAF and ILAC as a result of the increasing restrictions on travel and mandatory quarantine periods following travel due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It includes additional guidelines agreed by the IAF MLA MC and ILAC AMC to help ensure the transition of all accreditation bodies that are signatories to the ILAC MRA and IAF MLA to the 2017 version of ISO/IEC 17011 continues to be managed consistently across all regions in the final six to eight months of this transition period.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF-ILAC Statement

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 12 Mar 2020

Application Date : 12 Mar 2020

Document File :

Name : Accreditation: Delivering a safer world

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : Completed projects, raw materials, products, services, management systems, and/or personnel can be evaluated against a standard, code of practice, or regulatory requirement by testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies (collectively known as conformity assessment bodies). Conformity assessment bodies are used to check that products and services are safe for use.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF/ILAC B10

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 03 Mar 2020

Application Date : 03 Mar 2020

Document File :

Name : Accreditation: Supporting the Delivery of Health and Social Care

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : The successful provision of health and social care is one of the greatest challenges today. Whether caused by expanding global population growth or increased life expectancy, the need to provide reassuring, consistent and cost-effective health and social care will only grow in its magnitude and complexity.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF/ILAC B

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 03 Mar 2020

Application Date : 03 Mar 2020

Document File :

Name : Accreditation: Adding Value to Supply Chains

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : Product supply chains are increasingly globalised and complex as companies seek to optimize costs while retaining flexibility. Supply chains that stretch across multiple countries and sites pose major challenges in terms of quality, compliance with regulations and standards relating to safety, as well as environmental and social responsibility.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF/ILAC B11

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 03 Mar 2020

Application Date : 03 Mar 2020

Document File :

Name : Accredited Conformity Assessment – Removing Technical Barriers To Trade

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : Trust is the key component of all trading relationships, whether they are conducted within national borders or internationally. Economies around the world rely on an integrated system of standards, agreements, regulations and assessments to create a quality infrastructure.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF/ILAC B

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 14 Oct 2019

Application Date : 14 Oct 2019

Document File :

Name : The IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA)

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : Accreditation body members of IAF are admitted to the MLA only after stringent evaluation of their operations by a peer evaluation team. It is the responsibility of this team to assess that the applicant member complies fully with both the relevant international standards and associated IAF documents.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF B2

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 13 Oct 2019

Application Date : 13 Oct 2019

Document File :

Name : How does Accredited Certification benefit Regulators?

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : Accreditation used to be seen as predominantly a voluntary activity; however, in many economies, accreditation has become widely embraced by Governments and has become “mandatory” in many regulated areas, as more and more Governments and regulatory authorities appreciate the benefits that accreditation brings in meeting their responsibilities and to safeguard the public.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF B4

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 03 Oct 2019

Application Date : 03 Oct 2019

Document File :

Name : INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORUM “Certified Once, Accepted Everywhere”

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : This presentation provides an introduction to IAF.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF B

Version Number : 1

Issue Date : 11 Jun 2019

Application Date : 11 Jun 2019

Document File :

Name : The route to signing the IAF or ILAC Arrangements

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : The objective of this guideline is to highlight the steps in the application and evaluation process to enable accreditation bodies to sign the IAF and/or ILAC Arrangements. The intention is to help new accreditation bodies in IAF and ILAC and also newcomers in Regional Accreditation Groups to better understand the evaluation process.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF/ILAC B1

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 03 Feb 2019

Application Date : 03 Feb 2019

Document File :

Name : IAF/ILAC ISO/IEC 17011:2017 Transition Plan

Category : IAF-ILAC Joint Publications (A Series)

Description : In preparation for the publication of the revised ISO/IEC 17011 Conformity assessment – General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies in November 2017, IAF and ILAC have developed a plan to ensure that all accreditation bodies that are signatories to the IAF MLA and ILAC MRA have transitioned to ISO/IEC 17011:2017 three years from its date of publication in accordance with 2016 JGA Delhi Resolution 1 - Transition to ISO/IEC 17011:2017 and 2017 JGA Vancouver Resolution 2 - Implementation of transition to ISO/IEC 17011:2017.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF/ILAC ISO/IEC 17011:2017

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 29 Oct 2017

Application Date : 29 Oct 2017

Document File :

Name : On the Management Systems Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

Category : Communiqués Documents

Description : Related to : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiques

Issue : 1

Code : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 19 Apr 2017

Application Date : 19 Apr 2017

Document File :

Name : Fact sheet – Specifying accreditation in Regulation

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : In many economies, Regulators may be national, state, provincial, or even municipal in their scope of responsibility. Regulators may be public authorities or represent private sector specifiers.

Issue : 1

Code : IAF B

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 01 Feb 2017

Application Date : 01 Feb 2017

Document File :

Name : ISO, ILAC and IAF streamline quality management requirements for medical laboratories (2015)

Category : Communiqués Documents

Description : Press Release - Related to : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiques

Issue : 1

Code : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 12 Feb 2015

Application Date : 12 Feb 2015

Document File :

Name : Management Systems Requirements of ISO/IEC 17020:2012, Conformity assessment - Requirements for the operation of bodies performing inspection

Category : Communiqués Documents

Description : Related to : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiques

Issue : 1

Code : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 01 Sep 2013

Application Date : 01 Sep 2013

Document File :

Name : The IAF Initiative for Accredited Certification to ISO 13485 –Medical Devices

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : The purpose of this brochure is to explain the benefits and use of the ISO 13485 Medical Device initiative developed by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).

Issue : 1

Code : IAF B5

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 01 May 2012

Application Date : 01 May 2012

Document File :

Name : The value of accredited certification - Survey Report

Category : Promotional Documents

Description : In 2010/11, the IAF carried out a global survey to capture market feedback on the value of certification. The survey aimed to gain intelligence on the drivers for seeking certification, the selection criteria when choosing a body to provide certification services, the appropriateness of the process, and the positive outcomes of certification.

Issue : 1

Code : Survey Report 2012

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 01 May 2012

Application Date : 01 May 2012

Document File :

Name : IAF ID 3:2011 Informative Document for Management of Extraordinary Events or Circumstances Affecting ABs, CABs and Certified Organizations

Category : Informative Documents (ID Series)

Description : Informative document intended to provide guidance to ABs and CABs on the appropriate course of action for the proper maintenance of accreditation and certification when extraordinary events or circumstances beyond the control of the organization happen.

Issue : 1

Code : ID 3:2011

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 08 Nov 2011

Application Date : 08 Nov 2012

Document File :

Name : IAF PR 6:2011 Assignment of IAF Liaisons

Category : Procedure Documents (PR Series)

Description : Procedure for the appointment of individuals to represent IAF or act as contact persons between organisations where IAF and its members have special interests

Issue : 8

Code : PR 6:2011

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 08 Nov 2011

Application Date : 08 Nov 2011

Document File :

Name : IAF MD 7:2010 IAF Mandatory Document for Harmonization of Sanctions to be applied to Conformity Assessment Bodies [SUPERSEDED BY IAF MD 7:2023]

Category : Mandatory Documents (MD Series)

Description : Under ISO/IEC 17011, accreditation bodies are required to have procedures for suspension, withdrawal or reduction of the accreditation scope. The intention of this document is to clarify the situations where the sanctions shall be applied to applicant or accredited conformity assessment bodies and the subsequent necessary communication which shall be taken by accreditation bodies. [SUPERSEDED BY IAF MD 7:2023]

Issue : 1

Code : IAF MD7:2010

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 15 Sep 2010

Application Date : 15 Sep 2010

Document File :

Name : IAF PL 1:2009 Code of Conduct for IAF Members

Category : Policy Documents (PL Series)

Description : This Code of Conduct has been prepared to outline the broad principles of legal and ethical business conduct embraced by IAF. It is not a complete list of legal or ethical questions that may be faced in the course of business, and, therefore, this Code must be used together with common sense and sound judgment. This Code signifies voluntary assumption by IAF members of a standard of conduct that may often be above and beyond the requirements of the law. Acceptance of this Code of Conduct is mandatory for IAF members as a condition of membership of IAF. Failure to abide by the Code of Conduct will serve as a basis for disciplinary action, at the discretion of the IAF Board, up to and including suspension or termination of IAF membership.

Issue : 2

Code : IAF PL 1:2009

Version Number : 2

Issue Date : 23 Dec 2009

Application Date : 22 Dec 2009

Document File :

Name : What is covered or planned to be covered in the immediate future by the respective Arrangements of IAF, IAF/ILAC or ILAC

Category : Communiqués Documents

Description : Related to : Joint IAF-ILAC Communiques

Issue : 1

Code : Joint IAF-ILAC

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 12 Sep 2008

Application Date : 12 Sep 2008

Document File :

Name : IAF PR 3:2005 Procedures for IAF General Assembly Meetings

Category : Procedure Documents (PR Series)

Description : This procedure sets out the formal rules for the management of the IAF General Assembly Meetings.

Issue : 7

Code : PR 3:2005

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 07 Oct 2005

Application Date : 07 Oct 2005

Document File :

Name : ILAC-MRA Mark & IAF MLA Mark - September 2004

Category : Communiqués Documents

Description : Related to : Joint IAF-ILAC Communiques

Issue : 1

Code : Joint IAF-ILAC

Version Number : Publication Version

Issue Date : 01 Sep 2004

Application Date : 01 Sep 2004

Document File :