IACA’s published information describes governance and technical functions that support its accreditation work. The structure brings oversight together with specialist input, while keeping accreditation decisions grounded in competence, impartiality and the requirements of the applicable scheme.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is identified in IACA’s published description of its governance. It provides a member-level forum within the association’s structure.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is identified as a governance body. IACA’s public materials describe decision-making arrangements intended to represent different interests and support impartiality.
Accreditation Committee
The committee provides technical consideration of accreditation matters. IACA’s published committee information describes work on professional interpretation and coordination of specialist input.
Sector expertise
IACA’s committee page identifies sectoral groups covering control bodies, chemistry, metrology, microbiology and medical laboratories. These groups bring relevant technical perspectives to the development and interpretation of accreditation requirements.
How the functions work together
- Governance provides oversight for the association and its decision-making framework.
- Technical committees consider accreditation requirements and specialist questions in their areas.
- Assessment teams evaluate conformity assessment bodies against the criteria that apply to the requested scope.
- Accreditation decisions are made through the applicable IACA review and decision process, based on assessment evidence and the relevant rules.
This overview summarizes the bodies identified in IACA’s public materials. For current governance documents, committee mandates or organizational updates, contact info@iacaab.org.