Standards

Fundamental standards for the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies

1. Standard for accreditation bodies

The following chart contains the normative standard rules relevant for accreditation bodies.

Standard *

Application by
 
Effective since
 
Last day of validity
 
Remarks
 
SN EN ISO/IEC 17011:2018 Accreditation of conformity assessment bodies 2017-12-05 ---  

2. Standards for accredited bodies

The general requirements for accreditation are defined by the standards of the serie ISO/IEC 17000 and by other normative basics. This following chart gives an overview over the standards for accredited bodies.

Standard *
 
Application by
 
Effective since Last day of validity Remarks
 
SN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Testing laboratories and calibration laboratories 2017-12-01 ---  
SN EN ISO 15189:2013 Medical laboratories   2013-01-01 2025-12-05  
SN EN ISO 15189:2022 Medical laboratories 2022-12-06 ---  
SN EN ISO 17034:2017 Reference material producers 2016-11-01 ---  
SN EN ISO/IEC 17043:2010 Proficiency testing providers 2010-06-01 2026-05-07  
SN EN ISO/IEC 17043:2023 Proficiency testing providers 2023-05-08 ---  
SN EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Inspection bodies 2012-06-01 ---  
SN EN ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Certification bodies for management systems 2015-06-15 ---  
SN EN ISO/IEC 17024:2012 Certification bodies for persons 2012-09-01 ---  
SN EN ISO/IEC 17065:2013 Certification bodies for products, processes and services
2013-03-01 ---  
SN EN ISO 20387:2021 Biobanks ** 2021-01-01 --- ** system in development

3. Standards with additional accreditation requirements
 

Standard *
 
Application by
 
Effective since
Last day of validity
 
Remarks
 
ISO/IEC 17021-2:2016 Certification bodies for management systems 2016-12-01 ---  
ISO/IEC 17021-3:2017 Certification bodies for management systems 2017-03-01 ---  
ISO/IEC TS 17021-10:2018 Certification bodies for management systems 2018-03-01 ---  
ISO/IEC 20000-6:2017 Certification bodies for management systems 2017-06-01 ---  
ISO/IEC 27006:2015 Certification bodies for management systems 2015-10-01 2026-03-31  
ISO/IEC 27006-1:2024 Certification bodies for management systems 2024-03-01 ---  
ISO 50003:2021 Certification bodies for management systems 2021-05-04 ---  
ISO/TS 22003:2013  Certification bodies for management systems 2013-12-15 2025-06-30  
ISO 22003-1:2022 Certification bodies for management systems 2022-06-30 ---  
SN EN 9104-001:2014
Certification bodies for management systems 2013-07-01 ---  
SN EN 9104-1:2023 Certification bodies for management systems 2023-12-01 ---  

The international accreditation organizations ILAC, IAF and EA as well as the SAS itself, have established a series of guides and mandatory documents, which support applicants, accredited bodies and also SAS auditors with the branch relevant application of the standards. These documents can be downloaded for free from the website of all four organizations.

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Last modification 05.06.2024

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