LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

List of abbreviations used in this Guide

CB Certification Body

IB Inspection Body

CAB/CABs Conformity Assessment Body/Bodies

QMS Quality Management Systems

EMS Environmental Management System

MLA/MLAs Multilateral Recognition Agreement (s)

MRA Mutual Recognition Arrangement (s)

List of relevant organisations and abbreviations used

CASCO Committee on Conformity Assessment

1.12 Differences between Product Certification
and Inspection page 21 EA European co-operation for Accreditation
1.13 Benefits of Certification page 22
IAF International Accreditation Forum
1.14 Benefits of Inspection page 23
1.15 Common structures of Certification Bodies page 24 IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
1.16 Common structures of Inspection Bodies page 26
2. Requirements for Accreditation page 29 ILAC International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation
2.1 Requirements for Accreditation of Certification Bodies NDT Non Destructive Testing
for Management Systems according to ISO/IEC 17021 page 29
2.2 Requirement for Accreditation of Inspection WTO World Trade Organisation
Bodies according to ISO/IEC 17020 page 37
IATF International Automotive Task Force
2.3 Requirements for Auditors and Lead Auditors page 46
2.4 Requirements for Inspectors page 48 IAQG International Aerospace Quality Group
3. Related websites page 50
Annex 1 - Overview of standards, standard APLAC Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation
documents and recommended guidance
documents in the different fields of Accreditation page 51