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ILAC and IAF
ILAC and IAF
THE GLOBAL
ACCREDITATION SYSTEM
The ILAC and IAF Handbook
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GLOBAL VISION
VISION VISION
Accredited once accepted everywhere. Accreditation makes the world better.
MISSION MISSION
To be the global solution for the national, regional and IAF facilitates trade and supports sustainable development
international demonstration of equivalence of reliable using internationally recognized accredited conformity
results from testing, calibration, inspection and related assessment to deliver the confidence needed for market
activities in both voluntary and mandatory fields/sectors. acceptance of goods and services.
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QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE
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Provide assistance to
Maintain the Arrangements,
developing countries by
and expand coverage into
providing appropriate support
new economies
to new accreditation activities
OBJECTIVES
ABOUT IAF
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IAF STRUCTURE
IAF Members
Financial Oversight
Committee (FOC)
IAF STRUCTURE
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Mr. Emanuele Riva Ms. Lori Gillespie Ms. Elva Nilsen Mr. Pedro Alves Mr. Kevin Belson Mr. Carlos Martín Echeverría Cueva
IAF Chair IAF Vice-Chair IAF Secretary IAF Treasurer TC Chair DSC Chair
Mr. Brahim Houla Mr. Mrutunjay Jena Mr. Peter Kronvall Mr. Marcus Long Mr. Rajesh Maheshwari Ms. Kylie Sheehan
CMC Chair UAC Chair ABIEG Co-Chair CABAC Chair ABIEG Co-Chair MLAC Chair
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Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed Mr. Chankar Bheekhun Mr. Norman Brunner Mr. Hany El Desouki Ms. Etty Feller
ARAC Representative SADCA Representative IAF JWG A-Series Co-Convenor AFRAC Representative ILAC Chair (Guest)
(Guest)
Mr. Hamza Khan Ms. Maureen Logghe Ms. Andrea Melo Mr. Raj Nathan Mr. Rick Parsons
Quality Manager (Guest) EA Representative IAAC Representative APAC Representative Chief Financial Officer (Guest)
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There are 82 IAF MLA AB Signatories in the following main scope and sub-
scope areas:
Main Scope:
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ABOUT ILAC
ILAC is the international authority on ILAC promotes the increased global use ILAC operates and manages the
laboratory, inspection, reference and acceptance by industry and multi-lateral, mutual recognition
material producer and proficiency government, of the results from arrangement (the ILAC MRA) to
testing provider accreditation with a accredited laboratories and inspection promote the acceptance of
membership consisting of bodies, proficiency testing programs accredited test, calibration and
accreditation bodies and affiliated from accredited proficiency testing inspection data and results,
organisations through out the world. providers and reference materials proficiency testing providers and
produced by accredited reference reference material producers.
material producers.
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ILAC STRUCTURE
The General Assembly (GA) is the primary body of ILAC and ensures that specific tasks are pursued in
accordance with the objectives of ILAC. All members of ILAC are eligible to nominate one representative.
Advisory
Committees
Financial Audit
Committee (FAC)
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ILAC COMMITTEES
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ILAC COMMITTEES
Inspection Committee Marketing and Laboratory Committee (LC) Joint Development Support
(IC) Communications Committee (JDSC)
Committee (MCC)
Responsible for the Responsible for internal and Laboratory Committee (LC) - Responsible for representing
harmonisation and external marketing and is a stakeholder group that the interests of developing
improvement of accreditation communication issues. It is provides a means of countries and operates in
practices for inspection involved with the promotion of interaction and exchange of conjunction with the
activities at the international ILAC's objectives, and the ideas between ILAC and the International Accreditation
level. publication of ILAC documents, laboratory community. Forum (IAF).
newsletters and other
information. This committee
operates in conjunction with
the IAF Communications and
Marketing Committee.
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EC members
Ms Etty Feller Ms Maribel Lopez Ms Annette Dever Ms Jennifer Evans Mr Jeff Gust
Chair Vice Chair ILAC Secretary AMC Chair LC Chair
Ms Dana Leaman Mr Erik Oehlenschlaegar Ms Verónica Ramirez Ms Sharonmae Shirley Ms Lorraine Turner
ARC Chair AIC Chair MCC Chair JDSC Chair Inspection Committee Chair
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EC members
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1993 – IAF 1996 – ILAC 2000 - ILAC MRA 2003 - ILAC 2007 - IAF MLA 2014 - IAF MLA 2020 - ILAC
established MOU Testing & Incorporated Persons Validation & MRA Reference
Calibration Verification Material
Producers
1977 – ILAC 1995 – 1998 - IAF MLA 2001 1st Joint IAF - 2004 - IAF MLA 2012 - ILAC 2019 - ILAC MRA
established IAF MOU Management ILAC General Product MRA Inspection Proficiency Testing
Systems Assembly Providers
IAF Bylaws
IAF Incorporated
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IAF/ILAC MULTILATERAL
MRAS European Cooperation
for Accreditation (EA)
Inter-American
Accreditation Cooperation
(IAAC)
• The structure of the global accreditation system is divided into two Asia Pacific Southern African
Accreditation Cooperation Development Community
levels: the regional level (EA, ARAC, APAC, SADCA, AFRAC and IAAC) (APAC) Cooperation in Accreditation (SADCA)
and the global level (ILAC and IAF).
• The IAF MLA recognises AFRAC, APAC, ARAC, EA, IAAC and SADCA.
• The ILAC MRA recognises AFRAC , APAC, ARAC, EA, IAAC and SADCA.
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Accreditation bodies in the major parts of the world are both members
of a region and of the global associations.
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ILAC and IAF rely on the evaluations Exceptions are accreditation bodies from
undertaken by the recognised regions to parts of the world where a regional
grant and maintain signatory status for the
05 02 cooperation is not established yet; those
accreditation bodies. accreditation bodies are only members of
the global associations (unaffiliated bodies).
Recognition of a region is achieved after successful Stakeholders and other interested parties may also
peer evaluation by ILAC or IAF. 04 03 be members of the global associations.
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For Business
• Greater acceptance of products and services
• Avoid costs associated with repeat conformity assessment
• Informed procurement
For Consumers
• Public confidence in goods and services
• Minimises product failures or recalls
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Yes No
Member of IAF/ILAC
Arrangements for defined
activities
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MEMBERSHIP TYPES
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ILAC PARTNERS
ILAC liaises and cooperates with many international bodies such as MoU partners to achieve shared objectives.
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IAF PARTNERS
IAF works with a number of organisations and cooperates with many international bodies, including numerous MoU partners, to achieve shared objectives.
International Organization of The Global Food World Bank International Civil GLOBALG.A.P.
Legal Metrology Safety Initiative Aviation Organization
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International Halal The Quality and Safety International Personnel Foundation FSSC INetQI
Accreditation Forum System for Specialty Feed Certification Association
Ingredients
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Peer evaluators
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CONTACT DETAILS
Secretary@iaf.nu ilac@nata.com.au
IAF_Global ILAC_Official
international-accreditation-
forum-inc IAFandILAC
IAFandILAC
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