How is accreditation organized at national level?

Given that accreditation is a strategic tool as it underpins the credibility of products and services, each country should ensure access to accreditation services.

Whether these services are to be provided by a NAB or by a regional body or a foreign body depends on the critical mass of local and export conformity assessment needs.

Whether a new AB needs to be created or the services are to be provided by an existing institution such as the NSB, provided the latter does not offer CA services, is a matter of policy and rationalization of scarce resources.

The NQP should be the tool to clarify the way forward on the above options.

 

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