Has the NAB duty to evaluate a conformity assessment scheme (not based on legislation) that is not listed in “Results of CA schemes analysis for use by EA NABs according to EA-1/22” but other AB is providing accreditation according to it? Is there any difference in case of granting initial accreditation or reaccreditation?
September 2018
If the CAS is not in the list, this means that the Scheme owner has not applied for an evaluation of its CAS by EA using the home AB system.
In this case, the CAS has to be evaluated by each AB that is proving accreditation for this CAS.
An AB may use elements of the evaluation of the scheme by another AB for its own evaluation of the CAS, but it will have to take full responsibility the evaluation.
This evaluation is to be done prior normal initial accreditation process of the CAB (see requirement ISO/IEC 17011 § 4.6.3) does not need to be repeated at reaccreditation if the CAS has not been modified.
This evaluation has to be revised in any case of revision of the CAS.
In such a case, the most efficient way to proceed is to get in contact with the SO and suggest to go through an EA1/22 evaluation using the home AB process.