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1 国际认可论坛一次认证, 全球接受

简介国际认可论坛 (IAF) 是一个由认可机构认证机构协会以及其他与管理体系产品服务和人员等的合格评定有关的组织所组成的全球性协会历史国际认可论坛成立于 1993 年 1 月 28 日在美国休斯敦召开的质量体系注册机构和认证方案的认可组织第一次会议来自美国墨西哥荷兰英国澳大利亚新西兰和日本的代表参加了这次会议会议发表公报, 宣布由参加会议的组织成立国际认可论坛,

2 简介国际认可论坛 (IAF) 是一个由认可机构认证机构协会以及其他与管理体系产品服务和人员等的合格评定有关的组织所组成的全球性协会历史国际认可论坛成立于 1993 年 1 月 28 日在美国休斯敦召开的质量体系注册机构和认证方案的认可组织第一次会议来自美国墨西哥荷兰英国澳大利亚新西兰和日本的代表参加了这次会议会议发表公报, 宣布由参加会议的组织成立国际认可论坛, 目的是建立和发展认可机构间的相互承认制度, 确保各认可机构使用等效的程序, 从而使一个国家或地区的产品过程或服务认证在其他国家或地区也应当获得接受 IAF 成立后,IAF 的成员组织为达成以上目标定期召开会议, 讨论互认制度的建立和实施问题, 互相交流信息, 进行认可方面的合作后来,IAF 将这些会议制度化, 以增进成员之间的相互了解, 增强相关方对认可制度的信心, 发挥认证和认可对国际贸易的促进作用 2

IAF 多边承认协议 (MLA) 由于 IAF 多边承认协议签约认可机构所运作的认可方案相互等效, 因此这些认可机构所授予的认可在世界范围内得到承认, 从而为工业界和消费者降低成本提供增值因此, 由 IAFMLA 签约认可机构所认可的管理体系产品服务或人员认证证书以及其他合格评定证书在国际贸易中得到信赖如果没有国际标准, 技术贸易壁垒将导致进口商和消费者成本增加, 竞争减少,

3 IAF 多边承认协议 (MLA) 由于 IAF 多边承认协议签约认可机构所运作的认可方案相互等效, 因此这些认可机构所授予的认可在世界范围内得到承认, 从而为工业界和消费者降低成本提供增值因此, 由 IAFMLA 签约认可机构所认可的管理体系产品服务或人员认证证书以及其他合格评定证书在国际贸易中得到信赖如果没有国际标准, 技术贸易壁垒将导致进口商和消费者成本增加, 竞争减少, 产品或服务的标准不一 MLA 签约方 IAF 认可机构成员在接受同行评审组对其运作情况的严格审查后才能签署 MLA 同行评审组的责任是评价申请加入 MLA 的成员是否完全符合国际标准和 IAF 指南一个认可机构在成为 MLA 成员后, 有义务承认所有其他 MLA 成员对合格评定机构的认可 IAF 给予了太平洋认可合作组织 (PAC) 欧洲认可合作组织 (EA) 和泛美认可合作组织 (IAAC) 三个区域性认可组织特别承认资格, 接受这些区域性组织所建立的互认协议这样, 如果 IAF 的认可机构成员成为了 PACMLA EAMLA 或 IAACMLA 的签约方, 就自动被接纳为 IAF 的相应 MLA 的成员 IAF 质量管理体系 (QMS) MLA 于 1998 年 1 月 22 日在中国广州,14 个 IAF 成员首批签署 IAF 环境管理体系 (EMS) MLA 于 2004 年 10 月在南非开普敦 IAF 成员大会上签署 IAF 鼓励其成员在接受严格的同行评审后加入 MLA, 以确保他们的认可方案符合国际标准加入 IAFMLA 的好处在于 MLA 成员所认可的合格评定机构将具有同等的可信性 6

The on-going work of the IAF and ILAC as the appointed authorities to which accreditation bodies comply, provides additional

4 Accreditation provides peace of mind and assurance to both business and consumers that the products and services they are using in daily life have been verified by conformity assessment bodies against national and international standards. The on-going work of the IAF and ILAC as the appointed authorities to which accreditation bodies comply, provides additional re-assurance and confidence that transcends frontiers and the subsequent acceptance of accredited certification in multiple markets, based on one accreditation.

About HKAS Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) provides accreditation for laboratories, certification bodies and inspection bodies located in Hong Kong, through the Hong Kong Laboratory

HOKLAS was launched in 1985; HKCAS was launched in 1998 while HKIAS was launched in 1999. HKAS is advised by the Accreditation Advisory Board (AAB) on matters relating to accreditation.

5 About HKAS Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) provides accreditation for laboratories, certification bodies and inspection bodies located in Hong Kong, through the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS), Hong Kong Certification Body Accreditation Scheme (HKCAS) and Hong Kong Inspection Body Accreditation Scheme (HKIAS) respectively. HOKLAS was launched in 1985; HKCAS was launched in 1998 while HKIAS was launched in HKAS is advised by the Accreditation Advisory Board (AAB) on matters relating to accreditation. Chairman and members of AAB are appointed by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development under the delegated authority of the Chief Executive. Working Parties and Task Forces are established under AAB to undertake specific tasks. HKAS is a member of the International Accreditation Forum ( IAF), International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) and Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC). HKAS is also a signatory to the multilateral mutual recognition arrangements of these co operations. All together under these arrangements, HKAS has 87 mutual recognition arrangement partners in 69 economies. Besides QMS Certification, HKAS Extended its IAF and PAC MLA Signatory Status to cover EMS and Product Certification During the general assembly meeting of the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) on 16 June 2011 in Manila, Mr. Terencee Chan, the Executive Administrator of HKAS signed the PAC Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) for accreditation of Environmental Management System (EMS) certification and product certification. Signatories to the MLA recognize each other s accreditation and recommend other parties to recognize the same. The HKAS accreditation for QMS certification has already been recognized by both the PAC and International Forum (IAF) MLAs since 2003 and 2004 respectively. Following with the signing of the PAC MLAs, HKAS has been accepted by IAFF as a Member of the IAF MLA for the EMS and Product Certification Body Accreditation on 12 July The achievement of worldwide recognitions will significantly improve the acceptance of EMS and product certifications granted by HKAS accredited certification bodies. Besides, as product certification programs such as US EPA ENERGY STAR will only recognize certification bodies accredited by IAF MLA partners, the extension of IAF MLA to cover product certification will allow HKAS accredited product certification bodies to provide corresponding product certification services. For more details on the IAF MLA partners for QMS EMS and Product certification, please visit the HKAS website at /en/quality/hkas/hkcas/agreement.htm.

6 Hong Kong Certification Body Accreditation Scheme (HKCAS) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) Partners Economy Argentina Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) ( ) Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile China Costa Rica Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Korea (South) Korea (South) Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Netherlands Acronym of Partner OAA JAS ANZ BMWFJ BELAC CGCRE/INMETRO SCC INN CNAS ECA CAI DANAK OAE EGAC FINAS COFRAC DAkkS ESYD NAT NABCB KAN INAB ACCREDIA JAB KAB KAS OLAS DSM ema RvA QMS EMS Product URL anz.com.au QMS: Quality Management System EMS: Environmental Management System Hong Kong Certification Body Accreditation Scheme (HKCAS) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) Partners 1 / 2

7 Economy Norway Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan, China Thailand Tunisia Turkey United Kingdom Uruguay Viet Nam Acronym of Partner NA INDECOPI PAO PCA IPAC RENAR SAC SNAS SA SANAS ENAC SWEDAC SAS TAF NSC ONAC TUNAC TURKAK UKAS A2LA ANAB ANSI IAS OUA BoA QMS EMS Product URL accreditation.gov.sg/ QMS: Quality Management System EMS: Environmental Management System Hong Kong Certification Body Accreditation Scheme (HKCAS) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) Partners 2 / 2

IAF MLA 會員名單 No. 認證機構經濟體簽署範圍 1. General Directorate of Accreditation (DPA) Albania 阿爾巴尼亞 1 管理系統 2. Organismo Argentino de Acreditacion (OAA) Argentina

IAF MLA 會員名單 No. 認證機構經濟體簽署範圍 1. General Directorate of Accreditation (DPA) Albania 阿爾巴尼亞 1 管理系統 2. Organismo Argentino de Acreditacion (OAA) Argentina IAF MLA 會員名單 1. General Directorate of Accreditation (DPA) Albania 阿爾巴尼亞 1 管理系統 2. Organismo Argentino de Acreditacion (OAA) Argentina 阿根廷 2 管理系統產品 Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Australia