Notice of Change(s)
It is imperative for all PAC accredited conformity assessment bodies to comply with following accreditation requirements and IAF requirements which are applicable to the scope of accreditation, as per the accreditation agreement:
- ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-2:2016, Conformity assessment - Competence Requirements for auditing and certification of Environmental Management Systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-3:2017, Conformity assessment – Competence Requirements for auditing and certification of Quality Management Systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-4:2013, Conformity assessment - Competence requirements for auditing and certification of event sustainability management systems for event sustainability management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-5:2014, Conformity assessment - Competence requirements for auditing and certification of asset management systems for asset management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-6:2014, Conformity assessment - Competence requirements for auditing and certification of business continuity management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-7:2014, Conformity assessment - Competence requirements for auditing and certification of road traffic safety management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-9:2016, Conformity assessment - Competence requirements for auditing and certification of anti-bribery management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-10:2018, Conformity assessment - Competence requirements for auditing and certification of anti-bribery management systems
- ISO/IEC TS 17021-11:2018, Conformity Assessment - Competence Requirements For Auditing And Certification Of Facility Management (FM) Management Systems
- ISO/IEC 27006:2015, Information technology - Security techniques - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of information security management systems
- ISO/IEC 20000-6:2017, Information Technology - Service Management - Requirements For Bodies Providing Audit And Certification Of Service Management Systems
- ISO 50003:2014, Energy Management Systems - Requirements For Bodies Providing Audit And Certification Of Energy Management Systems
- ISO/TS 22003:2013, Food Safety Management Systems - Requirements For Bodies Providing Audit And Certification Of Food Safety Management Systems
- IAF MD 1:2018, IAF MD for the Certification of Multiple Sites Based on Sampling
- IAF MD 2:2017, IAF MD for the Transfer of Accredited Certification of Management Systems
- IAF MD 4:2018, IAF Mandatory Document for the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Auditing/Assessment Purpose (Application)
- IAF MD 5:2019, Determination of Audit Time of Quality and Environmental Management Systems
- IAF MD 7:2010, IAF Mandatory Document for Harmonization of Sanctions to be applied to Conformity Assessment Bodies
- IAF MD 9:2017, Application of ISO/IEC 17021-1 in the Field of Medical Device Quality Management Systems (ISO 13485)
- IAF MD 12:2016, Accreditation Assessment of Conformity Assessment Bodies with Activities in Multiple Countries
- IAF MD 15:2014, IAF Mandatory Document for the Collection of Data to Provide Indicators of Management System Certification Bodies' Performance
- IAF MD 17:2019, Witnessing Activities for the Accreditation of Management Systems Certification Bodies
- IAF MD 20:2016, Generic Competence for AB Assessors: Application to ISO/IEC 17011
- IAF MD 22:2019, Application of ISO/IEC 17021-1 for the certification of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- IAF MD 23:2018, Control of Entities Operating on Behalf of Accredited Management Systems Certification Bodies
- IAF Resolutions
- IAF Resolution 2010-10, CABs not to offer accredited certification to ISO 26000.
- IAF Resolution 2015-14, Non-Accredited certification where the MS CB is accredited for the same scope.
- IAF Resolution 2016-17, Accredited MS Certification Document - Further to Resolution 2015-14.
- IAF Resolution 2017-20, CABs not to offer accredited certification to ISO 31000.
- IAF Resolution 2019-15, Accredited Certification Only Issued Against Normative Documents That Contain Requirements.
- Other applicable IAF resolutions, if any.
PAC shall notify CABs about any changes or applicable transitions by updating the above requirements. CABs shall have to abide and implement the required changes before the deadlines as per PAC and IAF policies.
Furthermore, CABs shall also notify PAC about any significant change(s), as detailed in accreditation agreement, without any delay.