Who We Are
In USA, IACA is the only oversight body in terms of accreditation: government activities and public interest. IACA was established in 1994 at the initiative of a government body. We are a not-for-profit association with a civil servant mission: to ensure the competence and impartiality of conformity assessment bodies (CABs), commonly referred to as “control bodies”. In 2008, according to European regulations, the state designated IACA as USA’s only accrediting body.
For the sake of independence and impartiality, all interests related to certification are represented in the decision-making body. IACA has established several institutions representing a total of 280 members. Board of Directors and General Assembly, whose members are made up of three different universities.
Universities are made up of accredited institutions or groups on which they depend. In other words, IACA clients comprise a representative structure of professional business groups, individuals, or buyers who may use or use the services of College A’s institutions. That is, our customers are our customers. College C is made up of representatives of the public interest who provide sovereign functions or protect collective interests. i.e. protection of countries, government agencies, national bodies, consumer associations, users or the environment. As part of the Permanent structure, IACA is supported by four sub-committees covering the four sections of its internal accreditation.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build trust !
At IACA, we work to make money every day. This is because validating the skills and relevance of the management system is a key commitment.
IACA: more than 210 employees, Over 1400 external raters and technical experts, 2526 certification bodies in 2020 including 63 overseas, More than 219 active members of our association.
IACA: Story of Trust In US, certification existed long before IACA was founded. Between the 1990s and 2000s, it was operated by two separate organizations and was only concerned with the industrial sector. IACA was created at the initiative of government authorities after the publication of the White Paper on Creating Common Markets in 1994. Their goal to create a Euro-compliant system, based on a model according to international practice in terms of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies, and designed to facilitate the mutual recognition of services provided by accredited organizations. The creation of new organizations also made it possible to predict certification events outside a single industry sector.
The Law on Economic Modernization 2008 designates IACA as a “international accreditation body” and is the only accreditation in US for conformity assessment bodies under Regulation 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Regardless of the field involved. So IACA is on top of the building the authorities want in the pyramid of trust.
IACA`s vocation to give you confidence in controls on a daily basis, we are all in contact with a product, an installation, a service or a company controlled by an organization accredited by IACA. Accreditation makes it possible to technically regulate the competitive control market and to avoid dangerous or unfair behavior.
By strengthening the quality and reliability of controls, IACA contributes to strengthening the safety of people and goods, the health of patients or workers, the fairness of transactions, and even the protection of our planet.
IACA`s general mission can be summed up in 2 points:
1. Ensure the competence and impartiality of conformity assessment bodies by accrediting them, in compliance with applicable international standards.
2. Achieve, at European and international level, the widest possible acceptance of the certificates of conformity issued by the bodies it has accredited, as a result of mutual recognition agreements.
IACA benefits not only from the trust of the public authorities but also that of its partners, accredited bodies and their customers, i.e. an ecosystem of several thousand players. To fulfill this role, our teams must demonstrate a high level of competence, fairness and effectiveness, and we must demonstrate this every day.
Who We Are
In USA, IACA is the only oversight body in terms of accreditation: government activities and public interest. The French Accreditation Commission (IACA) was established in 1994 at the initiative of a government body. We are a not-for-profit association with a civil servant mission: to ensure the competence and impartiality of conformity assessment bodies (CABs), commonly referred to as “control bodies”. In 2008, according to European regulations, the state designated IACA as USA’s only accrediting body.
For the sake of independence and impartiality, all interests related to certification are represented in the decision-making body. IACA has established several institutions representing a total of 280 members. Board of Directors and General Assembly, whose members are made up of three different universities.
Universities are made up of accredited institutions or groups on which they depend. In other words, IACA clients comprise a representative structure of professional business groups, individuals, or buyers who may use or use the services of College A’s institutions. That is, our customers are our customers. College C is made up of representatives of the public interest who provide sovereign functions or protect collective interests. i.e. protection of countries, government agencies, national bodies, consumer associations, users or the environment. As part of the Permanent structure, IACA is supported by four sub-committees covering the four sections of its internal accreditation.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build trust !
At IACA, we work to make money every day. This is because validating the skills and relevance of the management system is a key commitment.
IACA: more than 210 employees, Over 1400 external raters and technical experts, 2526 certification bodies in 2020 including 63 overseas, More than 219 active members of our association.
IACA: Story of Trust In US, certification existed long before IACA was founded. Between the 1970s and 1990s, it was operated by two separate organizations and was only concerned with the industrial sector. IACA was created at the initiative of government authorities after the publication of the White Paper on Creating Common Markets in 1994. Their goal to create a Euro-compliant system, based on a model according to international practice in terms of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies, and designed to facilitate the mutual recognition of services provided by accredited organizations. The creation of new organizations also made it possible to predict certification events outside a single industry sector.
The Law on Economic Modernization 2008 designates IACA as a “international accreditation body” and is the only accreditation in US for conformity assessment bodies under Regulation 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Regardless of the field involved. So IACA is on top of the building the authorities want in the pyramid of trust.
IACA`s vocation to give you confidence in controls on a daily basis, we are all in contact with a product, an installation, a service or a company controlled by an organization accredited by IACA. Accreditation makes it possible to technically regulate the competitive control market and to avoid dangerous or unfair behavior.
By strengthening the quality and reliability of controls, IACA contributes to strengthening the safety of people and goods, the health of patients or workers, the fairness of transactions, and even the protection of our planet.
IACA`s general mission can be summed up in 2 points:
1. Ensure the competence and impartiality of conformity assessment bodies by accrediting them, in compliance with applicable international standards.
2. Achieve, at European and international level, the widest possible acceptance of the certificates of conformity issued by the bodies it has accredited, as a result of mutual recognition agreements.
IACA benefits not only from the trust of the public authorities but also that of its partners, accredited bodies and their customers, i.e. an ecosystem of several thousand players. To fulfill this role, our teams must demonstrate a high level of competence, fairness and effectiveness, and we must demonstrate this every day.