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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 Ecuador
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IAAC MLA Signatories
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Argentina - Organismo Argentino de Acreditación (OAA)
Ruben Aguglino, Director
Tel: +54 (11) 4344-4894
Fax: +54 (11) 4349 3962
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Website: https://www.oaa.org.ar/
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Bolivia - Dirección Técnica de Acreditación (DTA-IBMETRO)
Hortencia Dávila, Accreditation Director
Tel: +591-2-2372046 int. 501
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Website: http://www.ibmetro.gob.bo/web/acreditacion
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Brazil - Coordenação Geral de Acreditação (Cgcre)
Marcus Barradas, General Accreditation Coordinator
Tel: +55 (21) 2145-3838
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Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br
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Chile - Instituto Nacional de Normalización (INN)
Eduardo Ceballos, Head of Accreditation Division
Tel: + 56 (2) 445-8800
Fax: +56 (2) 441-0427
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Website: https://www.inn.cl
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Colombia - Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia (ONAC)
Alejandro Giraldo Lopez, Executive Director
Tel: + 57 (1) 7427592 Ext 103
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Website: www.onac.org.co
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Costa Rica - Ente Costarricense de Acreditación (ECA)
Ilse Delgado, Secretaría de Acreditación
Tel: + (506) 2221-7222
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Website: www.eca.or.cr
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Cuba - Organo Nacional de Acreditación de la República de Cuba (ONARC)
María Miranda, Executive Secretary
Tel: +537 830 0832, 0825
Fax: +537 836 8048
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Website: http://www.onarc.cu
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Dominican Republic - Organismo Dominicano de Acreditación (ODAC)
Angel Taveras ,Executive Director
Tel: +809 227-9100
Email:
Website: http://www.odac.gob.do
Ecuador - Servicio de Acreditación Ecuatoriano (SAE)
Carlos Echeverría, Executive Director
Tel: +593 (2) 290-5870
Fax: +593 (2) 290-3499
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Website: www.acreditacion.gob.ec/
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United States of America - AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC
Cheryl O. Morton, Managing Director
Tel: +1(703) 846-0789
Fax: +1 (703) 207-8558
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Website: https://www.aihaaccreditedlabs.org/
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United States of America - ANSI National Accreditation Board, LLC. (ANAB)
R. Douglas Leonard
Executive Director
Vice President Product, Inspection, Laboratories and Related Activities
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Tel: +1 (260) 413-5104
Website: www.anab.org
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United States of America - National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
Dana Leaman, Chief
Tel: +1 (301) 975 4016
Fax: +1 (301) 926 2884
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Website: http://www.nist.gov/nvlap
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Guatemala - Oficina Guatemalteca de Acreditación (OGA)
Carlos Archila, Head of OGA
Tel: +502 2247-2600
Fax: +502 2247-2687
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Website: http://www.oga.org.gt
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Jamaica - Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC)
Sharonmae Shirley, CEO
Tel: +1 (876) 968-7790/9
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Website: www.janaac.gov.jm
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Mexico - entidad mexicana de acreditación a.c. (ema)
Maribel López, General Director
Tel: +52 (55) 9148-4300
Fax: +52 (55) 5591-0529
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Website: www.ema.org.mx
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Nicaragua - Oficina Nacional de Acreditación, (ONA)
Walter Orozco, Director
Tel: +505 2248-9300 Ext. 1325
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Website: www.mific.gob.ni
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Panama - Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (CNA)
Carlos Guerra , Head of the Accreditation Technical Unit
Tel: +507 560-0600 ext. 5971, 5972, 5973
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Website: www.cna.gob.pa
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Paraguay - Organismo Nacional de Acreditación (ONA)
Alba Cabrera, Executive Secretary
Tel: +595 21 506-223
Fax: +595 21 506-369
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Website: www.conacyt.gov.py
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Peru - Instituto Nacional de Calidad – Dirección de Acreditación (INACAL-DA)
Patricia Aguilar Rodríguez, Accreditation Director
Tel: +51 (1) 640-8820 ext. 1401
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Website: http://www.inacal.gob.pe
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El Salvador - Organismo Salvadoreño de Acreditación, (OSA)
Alejandra Avelar, Technical Director
Tel: (503) 259 05300
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Website: www.osa.gob.sv
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Uruguay - Organismo Uruguayo de Acreditación (OUA)
Lilliane Somma, Executive Director
Tel: +598 (2) 908 1653
Fax: +598 (2) 908 0952
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Website: www.organismouruguayodeacreditacion.org
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Americas - Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)
Ricardo Fragoso, Chair
Kory Eguino, Executive Secretary
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Website: http://www.copant.org
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)
Lorenzo Ramirez, 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
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