This document describes principles on the use of the IAF CERTSEARCH Mark by IAF MLA Signatory Accreditation Bodies under main scope ISO/IEC 17021-1, CBs accredited by IAF MLA Signatory ABs, and entities certified by CBs accredited by IAF MLA Signatory ABs.
Issue : 1
Code : PL 9:2023
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 15 Jun 2023
Application Date : 14 Nov 2019
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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
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This document is mandatory for the consistent application of the relevant clauses of ISO/IEC 17021-1 for audits of quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems. All clauses of ISO/IEC 17021-1 continue to apply and this document does not supersede any of the requirements in that standard.
Issue : 4
Code : MD 5:2023
Version Number : 3
Issue Date : 14 Jun 2023
Application Date : 07 May 2020
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This document is mandatory for the consistent application of ISO 14065:2020 for the accreditation of validation or verification bodies for environmental information validation or verification.
Issue : 3
Code : MD 6:2024
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 11 Sep 2024
Application Date : 30 Jun 2024
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This document provides normative criteria on the application of ISO/IEC 17011:2017 for the accreditation of bodies providing audit and certification of organization’s management system to ISO 13485. All clauses of ISO/IEC 17011:2017 continue to apply and this document provides additional criteria to that standard.
Issue : 5
Code : MD 8:2023
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 20 Nov 2023
Application Date : 20 Nov 2023
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This document specifies normative criteria for Conformity Assessment Bodies auditing and certifying organizations’ Quality Management Systems to ISO 13485, in addition to the requirements contained with ISO/IEC 17021-1. It is also appropriate as a requirements document for the peer evaluation process for the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) among Accreditation Bodies.
Issue : 5
Code : MD 9:2023
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 20 Nov 2023
Application Date : 20 Nov 2023
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Provides a harmonised approach to how Accreditation Bodies assess a Certification Body’s management of competence in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021:2011. This document was withdrawn 03 September 2021 as a result of a 30-day ballot to all IAF Members.
Issue : 1
Code : MD 10:2013
Version Number : Publication Version
Issue Date : 11 Feb 2013
Application Date : 11 Feb 2014
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This document provides requirements for the application of ISO/IEC 17021-1 for the planning and delivery of audits of IMS and, if appropriate, the certification of an organization’s management system(s) against two or more sets of audit criteria/standards.
Issue : 3
Code : MD 11:2023
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 12 Sep 2023
Application Date : 12 Sep 2023
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Provides requirements for the consistent application of Clause 7 of ISO/IEC 17011 regarding an Accreditation Body (AB)'s Assessment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CAB)'s that provide certification in countries outside the country in which their head office is located.
Issue : 2
Code : MD 12:2023
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 14 Jun 2023
Application Date : 07 Jan 2016
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Provides specific knowledge requirements for Accreditation Body personnel to harmonize their application of Clause 6.1.2.1 of ISO/IEC 17011:2017 for the accreditation of bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems (ISMS) to ISO/IEC 27001.
Issue : 2
Code : MD 13:2023
Version Number : 3
Issue Date : 14 Jun 2023
Application Date : 03 Dec 2020
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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
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This document specifies normative criteria for Accreditation Bodies assessing and accrediting Certification Bodies that provide audit and certification of FSMS, 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 : MD16:2023
Version Number : 3
Issue Date : 14 Jun 2023
Application Date : 15 Dec 2016
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This document is mandatory for the consistent application of the relevant clauses of ISO/IEC 17011:2017 Conformity assessment - General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies.
Issue : 2
Code : MD 17:2023
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 14 Jun 2023
Application Date : 07 May 2020
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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
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This document provides requirements for the migration from OHSAS 18001:2007 to ISO 45001:2018.
Issue : 1
Code : MD 21:2022
Version Number : 3
Issue Date : 01 Feb 2022
Application Date : 01 Mar 2018
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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
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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
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The purpose of this document is to provide a tool for the evaluation and report preparation process, allowing an AB under evaluation to present information, facts and figures about its performance and to provide a means for the evaluation team to present confirmation of this information within the evaluation report.
Issue : 1
Code : A3:06/2023
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 29 Jun 2023
Application Date : 29 Jun 2023
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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...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF/ILAC ISO/IEC 17011:2017
Version Number : Publication Version
Issue Date : 29 Oct 2017
Application Date : 29 Oct 2017
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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...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF-ILAC Statement
Version Number : Publication Version
Issue Date : 12 Mar 2020
Application Date : 12 Mar 2020
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Related to: Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiques
Issue : 1
Code : Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO
Version Number : Publication Version
Issue Date : 01 Jan 2015
Application Date : 01 Jan 2015
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Accredited ISO 9001 certification and accreditation to ISO/IEC 17020 both provide confidence in the services of an inspection body. Learn how in this brochure.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF/ILAC B
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 18 Sep 2023
Application Date : 18 Sep 2023
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ISO/TS 22003:2013 was published on 15 December 2013. It incorporates revised and new requirements for third-party certification auditing of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) and the competence of personnel involved in the certification process.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF ID 8:2014
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 09 Jul 2014
Application Date : 15 Dec 2016
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This document provides guidance for the transition from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 and has been prepared by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) in cooperation with ISO/TC 176/SC 2/WG 23 to provide advice to interested parties on transition arrangements to be considered before implementing ISO 9001:2015.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF ID 9:2015
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 12 Jan 2015
Application Date : 12 Jan 2015
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This document provides guidance for the transition from ISO 14001:2004 to ISO 14001:2015, and has been prepared by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) with cooperation with ISO/TC 207/SC 1 to provide advice to interested parties on transition arrangements to be considered before implementing ISO 14001:2015.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF ID 10:2015
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 27 Feb 2015
Application Date : 27 Feb 2015
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ISO/IEC 17021:2011 was subject to systematic review and revision and is likely to be published early in 2015. It incorporates relatively few new requirements for third-party audit and certification of management systems. Resolution 2014-12 was passed by the IAF General Assembly in Vancouver on 15 October 2014 endorsing a 2 year transition period for the implementation of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF ID 11:2015
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 10 Mar 2015
Application Date : 10 Mar 2015
Document File :
This document is mandatory for the consistent application of ISO/IEC 17021. All clauses of ISO/IEC 17021 continue to apply and this document does not supersede any of the requirements in that standard.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF MD 18:2015
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 08 Jan 2015
Application Date : 08 Jan 2015
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The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have jointly produced a concise statement of outcomes that are to be expected as a result of accredited certification to ISO 9001. The intent is to promote a common focus throughout the entire conformity assessment chain in order to achieve these expected outcomes and thereby enhance the value...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF B6 1/2012
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 01 Jul 2009
Application Date : 01 Jul 2009
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The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have jointly produced a concise statement of outcomes that are to be expected as a result of accredited certification to ISO 14001. The intent is to promote a common focus throughout the entire conformity assessment chain in order to achieve these expected outcomes and thereby enhance the value...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF B7 1/2012
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 01 Jul 2009
Application Date : 01 Jul 2009
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This document is mandatory for the consistent application of ISO/IEC 17021-1 by Certification Bodies (CBs) for planning and delivery of Audits of Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
Issue : 2
Code : IAF MD 11:2019
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 03 Jul 2019
Application Date : 17 Jan 2021
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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 :
This document provides transition requirements for ISO 50003:2021.
Issue : 1
Code : MD 24:2023
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 16 Jun 2023
Application Date : 08 Dec 2021
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The new ISO/IEC 17024 was published on July 1, 2012. It incorporates new requirements for bodies operating certification of persons. Many of the requirements from IAF Guidance Document GD 24:2009 have been included in the new ISO/IEC 17024:2012. Resolution 2012-10 was passed by the IAF General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in October 2012 endorsing a three (3) year transition...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF ID 6:2014
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 13 Jan 2014
Application Date : 01 Jul 2015
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The ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 was revised and published as ISO/IEC 17065:2012 on 15 September 2012. Resolution 2012-09 was passed by the IAF General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro on 24 October 2012 endorsing a three year transition period to ISO/IEC 17065:2012.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF ID 7:2014
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 05 Feb 2014
Application Date : 15 Sep 2015
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The guidance material contained below is mainly directed at certification of tangible products. It can also be applied to certification of non-tangible products (e.g. software, service ) and to process certification. The distinctive features of service certification and of process certification are addressed in Annex 1 and Annex 2, respectively. Unless otherwise noted, the word “product” is intended to include...
Issue : 3
Code : IAF GD 5:2006
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 08 Dec 2006
Application Date : 08 Dec 2007
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The scope of accreditation of a certification body will be expressed in terms of type of certification, e.g. welders, auditors, safety professionals, etc and, if applicable, levels within the scheme and categories of persons, and the applied competence standards or normative documents. Limitations may apply, e.g. restriction to certain physical locations of the certification body or restriction to certain sectors...
Issue : 2
Code : IAF GD 24:2009
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 01 Feb 2009
Application Date : 01 Feb 2010
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ISO/IEC 17021 was revised on 1 February 2011. It incorporates new requirements for third- party certification auditing of management systems and the competence of personnel involved in the certification process. This was originally developed as ISO/IEC 17021 Part 2. Resolution 2010-12 was passed by the IAF General Assembly in Shanghai 29 October 2010 endorsing a 2 year transition period to...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF ID 2:2011
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 01 Feb 2011
Application Date : 01 Feb 2013
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ISO/IEC 17021 was published on 15 September 2006. It replaces ISO/IEC Guide 62 and ISO/IEC Guide 66 and incorporates the majority of the guidance contained in their respective IAF guidance documents, GD2 and GD6. IAF has agreed not to issue immediate guidance on ISO/IEC 17021 other than stand-alone documents which will be derived from all the Annexes to IAF GD2...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF GD8:2007
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 10 May 2007
Application Date : 10 May 2007
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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 :
IAF Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC Guide 66
Issue : 4
Code : IAF GD 6:2006
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 15 Aug 2006
Application Date : 15 Aug 2007
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IAF Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC Guide 61:1996
Issue : 3
Code : IAF GD 1:2003
Version Number : 3
Issue Date : 01 Dec 2003
Application Date : 01 Nov 2004
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IAF Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC Guide 62:1996
Issue : 4
Code : IAF GD 2:2005
Version Number : 4
Issue Date : 15 Dec 2005
Application Date : 15 Dec 2006
Document File :
IAF Transition Plan for Accredited EMS Certification from ISO 14001:1996 to ISO 14001:2004
Issue : 1
Code : IAF GD4:2004
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 20 Dec 2004
Application Date : 20 Dec 2004
Document File :
Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC 17020
Issue : 1
Code : IAF/ILAC A4: 2004
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 14 Dec 2004
Application Date : 01 Jan 2004
Document File :
This document specifies normative criteria for Conformity Assessment Bodies auditing and certifying organizations’ Quality Management Systems to ISO 13485, in addition to the requirements contained with ISO/IEC 17021. It is also appropriate as a requirements document for the peer evaluation process for the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) among Accreditation Bodies.
Issue : 3
Code : MD9:2017
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 09 Jun 2017
Application Date : 09 Jun 2018
Document File :
The objective of this document is to ensure the consistent and harmonized application of ISO/IEC 17011 for transitioning from one version of a normative document to another version of that document.
Issue : 1
Code : PR 7:2023
Version Number : 2
Issue Date : 15 Jun 2023
Application Date : 19 May 2022
Document File :
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
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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
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This position paper aims to outline the value of the international system of accreditation and accredited bodies in providing frameworks that ensure the credibility of the verification of sustainability-related information that meets the requirements of mandatory rules and the emerging expectations of stakeholders; highlight the benefits that the international accreditation system can offer to public authorities, financial and other stakeholders...
Issue : 1
Code : IAF B
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 12 Jul 2023
Application Date : 12 Jul 2023
Document File :
This document provides transition requirements for ISO 22003-1:2022.
Issue : 1
Code : MD 27:2023
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 30 Aug 2023
Application Date : 30 Aug 2023
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The purpose of this communiqué is to highlight the publication of Climate Action Amendments to existing and new ISO Management Systems Standards (MSS) to reflect ISO’s Climate Action commitments.
Issue : 1
Code : Joint
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 22 Feb 2024
Application Date : 22 Feb 2024
Document File :
This document provides transition requirements for ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024.
Issue : 1
Code : MD 29:2024
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 21 May 2024
Application Date : 21 May 2024
Document File :
This document specifies normative criteria for accreditation bodies assessing and accrediting certification bodies that provide audit and certification of food safety management systems, 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 : 2
Code : MD 16:2024
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 21 May 2024
Application Date : 21 May 2024
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This brochure outlines the importance of accredited certification to ISO/IEC 17024.
Issue : 1
Code : IAF B6
Version Number : 1
Issue Date : 26 Apr 2023
Application Date : 26 Apr 2023
Document File :
Development of ISO/IEC TS 17012 Guidelines for use of remote methods in conducting audits of management system
