IAAC maintains international recognition as a Regional Cooperation by IAF and ILAC
It is a pleasure to share with you the decisions made by IAF and ILAC in February 2023 resulting from the peer evaluation of IAAC as a regional cooperation. IAF and ILAC regularly perform a reevaluation of IAAC within a period of four years to confirm that it complies as a region with the relevant international accreditation standards and requirements of IAAC, IAF, and ILAC.
The IAAC evaluation took place in several stages at different times. In December 2021, the IAF-ILAC peer evaluation team conducted a remote evaluation of the IAAC Secretariat. In February 2022 the team reviewed MLA peer evaluation records and conducted interviews with IAAC peer evaluators to confirm their competence. In March 2022, the team observed the IAAC MLA Committee and MLA Group remote meetings. The IAF/ILAC team drafted a peer evaluation report for review and decision by IAF and ILAC.
The ILAC Arrangement Council approved that IAAC maintains recognition as a Regional Cooperation Body for the ILAC MRA scopes of Calibration and Testing Laboratories using ISO/IEC 17025, Medical Laboratories using ISO 15189, Inspection Bodies using ISO/IEC 17020, Proficiency Testing Providers using ISO/IEC 17043 and Reference Material Producers using ISO 17034.
The IAF MLA Management Committee approved that IAAC maintains recognition as a Regional Cooperation Body for the IAF MLA scopes of Quality Management Systems (QMS) Certification Bodies, Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Certification Bodies, Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) Certification Bodies, Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Certification Bodies, Medical Devices Management Systems (MDMS) Certification Bodies, Energy Management Systems (EnMS) Certification Bodies, Occupational Health, and Safety Management Systems (OH&SMS) Certification Bodies using ISO/IEC 17021-1; and Product Certification Bodies (ISO/IEC 17065) including GLOBAL G.A.P.
Multilateral Recognition Arrangements (MLAs) are agreements between signatory Accreditation Bodies that recognize the equivalence of each other’s accreditations worldwide. These arrangements help to facilitate trade by reducing technical barriers to trade, promoting mutual recognition of products and services, and fostering cooperation among accreditation bodies. MLAs can help to ensure that products and services can be traded more easily and efficiently, while maintaining high standards of quality and safety, for the benefit of consumers worldwide.
Congratulations to all IAAC members, IAAC MLA Group members, IAAC Secretariats, and IAAC peer evaluators, who dedicate significant time and effort to maintain the operation of the IAAC MLA within full compliance of international accreditation requirements.
Let's keep working together to shape the future of Accreditation and accredited Conformity Assessment in the region!
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 Mexico
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ONARC | Órgano Nacional de Acreditación de la República de Cuba www.onarc.cubaindustria.cu |
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 Guatemala
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OGA | Oficina Guatemalteca de Acreditación www.oga.org.gt |
 Honduras
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OHA | Organismo Hondureño de Acreditación http://oha.hondurascalidad.org/ |
 Jamaica
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JANAAC | Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation www.janaac.gov.jm/ |
 Nicaragua
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ONA | Oficina Nacional de Acreditación www.mific.gob.ni/ |
 Panamá
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CNA | Consejo Nacional de Acreditación www.cna.gob.pa |
 Trinidad y Tobago
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TTLABS | Trinidad & Tobago Laboratory Accreditation Services / TTLABS www.ttbs.org.tt |
 Argentina
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OAA | Organismo Argentino de Acreditación www.oaa.org.ar |
 Bolivia
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DTA-IBMETRO | Dirección Técnica de Acreditación del Insitituto Boliviano de Metrología www.ibmetro.gob.bo |
 Brazil
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Cgcre | Coordenação Geral de Acreditação www.inmetro.gov.br/credenciamento |
 Chile
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INN | Instituto Nacional de Normalización www.inn.cl |
 Colombia
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ONAC | Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia http://www.onac.org.co |
 Ecuador
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SAE | Servicio de Acreditación Ecuatoriano http://www.acreditacion.gob.ec |
 Perú
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INACAL-DA | Instituto Nacional de Calidad - Dirección de Acreditación www.inacal.gob.pe |
 Paraguay
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ONA | Organismo Nacional de Acreditación www.conacyt.gov.py/ |
 Uruguay
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OUA | Organismo Uruguayo de Acreditación www.organismouruguayodeacreditacion.org |
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IAAC Associate Members
List of IAAC Associate Members organized alphabetically by country.
Americas - Inter-American Metrology System (SIM)
Javier Arias, Chair
Claudia Santo, Executive Secretary
Tel: + 598 9860 2396
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Website: https://sim-metrologia.org/
Americas - Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC)
Randy Durband, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 415 378 3572
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Website: https://www.gstcouncil.org/
Andean Community - Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina (SGCA)
Gabriela Zamora, Project Manager
Tel: +511 710-6559
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Website: http://www.comunidadandina.org
Brazil - IBA – INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE ACREDITAÇÃO
Sergio Constantino, CEO/Executive Director
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Website: http://www.iba-ab.org.br
Dominican Republic - Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad (INDOCAL)
Néstor Julio Matos Ureña, General Director
Tel: +809 686-2205
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Website: http://www.indocal.gob.do
USA-Joint Commission International (JCI)
Ron S. Quicho, General Director
Tel: +1 630 268 2667
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Website: https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/
USA - Universal Accreditation Board (UNIVAB)
George Bouras, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 (302) 406-2771
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Website: www.univab.org
Canada - Committe on Accreditation For Evaluation of Quality (CAEQ)
Mr. Vincent Vilela, Accreditation Director
Tel: +1 514 864-8999 Ext. 208
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Website: https://www.caeq.ca/
Canada - Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board (CLSAB)
Chuck Dentelbeck, President and CEO
Tel: +1 (613) 601-2480
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Website: https://www.clsab.ca/
Honduras - Organismo Hondureño de Acreditación (OHA)
Dr. Liza Madrid, Technical Coordinator
Tel: +504 2242-8340 EXT. 34115
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Website: https://sde.gob.hn/oha/
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Mexico - Mexicana de Acreditación, MAAC, A.C. (MAAC)
Maria del Rosario Miranda Reyes, General Director
Tel: +52(55)5204- 3460
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Website: https://www.maac-ac.com.mx/
Mexico - SIAAC Sociedad Internacional de Acreditación, A.C. (SIAAC)
Santiago Macias, Executive Director
Tel: +52 (55) 5161-9195
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Website: https://www.siaac.org/
Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad & Tobago Laboratory Accreditation Services (TTLABS)
Karlene Lewis, Laboratory Accreditation Manager
Tel: +1 (868) 662 4481/2
Fax: +1 (868) 663 4335
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Website: http://www.ttbs.org.tt
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United States- International Accreditation Service (IAS)
Mr. Raj Nathan, Chair
Tel: +1 562.364.8201 Ext 3337
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Website: https://www.iasonline.org/services/
Mr. Alberto Herrera, Senior Manager Accreditations/Americas
Tel: +1 562.364.8201
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Website: https://www.iasonline.org/services/
United States of America - National Accreditation Center (NAC)
Zeynep Naz Ayvaz, Operations Manager
Tel:+1 (786) 304-0529
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Website: www.nac-us.org
International - Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)
Ricardo Fragoso, Chair
Kory Eguino, Executive Secretary
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Website: http://www.copant.org
International - CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)
Stephen Farquharson, Technical Officer - Accreditation
Tel: +1 (246) 622-7670
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Website: https://website.crosq.org/
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