Accreditation Benefits

Accreditation is a way to demonstrate quality and competence. It has positive effects for authorities, purchasers, industry, manufacturers and consumers.

We can list main benefits of accreditation as:

• Provides greater safety for the customer
• Means increased competitiveness
• Provides “orderliness” of activities and minimises the risk of errors
• May be necessary to be considered for an assignment
• Simplifies global trade

Accredited bodies performing conformity assessment services meet all required standards, as well as regulatory requirements and sector specific criteria, in terms of:

• Technical competence;
• Independence, impartiality and integrity;
• Risk management;
• Adequate use of human and equipment resources;
• Mechanism for continuous improvement of product and service quality;
• Complaint and appeal system.

Accreditation supports the market in facilitating the movement of goods and services where demand for quality and safety is growing. It offers a harmonized, transparent and sustainable approach which:

• Helps fulfil legal requirements at reasonable costs;
• Enables innovation;
• Reduces the need for regulators to use their own resources;
• Builds consumers’ and businesses’ confidence.