Who can be accredited?

WWA provides accreditations to conformity assessment bodies (CAB). These bodies consist of laboratories, certification and inspection bodies, providers of proficiency tests and reference material producers.

A CAB may be accredited by UACIL (UNITED ACCREDIUM CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION LIMITED) if it meets the requirements of the corresponding international standards.


Accreditation activities of Canada Quality Accreditation Services ISO/IEC 17025
LaboratoriesTesting and Calibration Laboratories ISO/IEC 17025
 
Medical Laboratories ISO 15189
Inspection BodiesISO/IEC 17020
Certification Bodiesfor Person ISO/IEC 17024
 
for Management Systems ISO/IEC 17021
 
for Products ISO/IEC 17065 (or EN 45011)
Validation and Verification BodiesISO 14065
Providers of Proficiency TestsISO/IEC 17043
Producers of Reference MaterialsISO Guide 34

Accredited once, accepted everywhere


The international harmonization of these standards warrants that the accreditations are carried out on a global basis according to the same criteria. As a result of these harmonized standards, and thanks to international agreements, the assessment services of bodies accredited in United Kingdom are accepted in many European and non-European countries.

This ability to overcome technical barriers to trade facilitates cross-border trade and warrants the acceptance of conformity assessments results at an international level without requiring further inspections.