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Joint IAF / ILAC / ISO Communiqués

Communiqué on ISO 15189:2012

The initial Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiqué on ISO 15189 accreditation was originally issued in 2009 to reinforce the fact that medical laboratories accredited to ISO 15189:2007 Medical laboratories – Particular requirements for quality and competence, do operate a recognised management system. The Communiqué was revised in November 2021 to refer to the 2012 edition of ISO 15189. For more information, please download the Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiqué.

To get clarifications on the relationship between ISO 9001:2008 and the management system requirements of ISO 15189:2012 for accredited medical testing laboratories, please download the press release ISO, ILAC and IAF streamline quality management requirements for medical laboratories.

Communiqué on ISO/IEC 17020:2012

The Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communiqué on ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation was issued in 2013 to reinforce the fact that inspection bodies accredited to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment – Requirements for the operation of bodies performing inspection, do operate a recognised management system. For more information, please download the Joint-ILAC-ISO Communiqué on ISO/IEC 17020:2012.

Communiqué on ISO/IEC 17025

The Joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué issued in April 2017 on the Management Systems Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, confirms that laboratories accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 operate a recognised quality management system. For more information, please download the Joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué on ISO/IEC 17025.

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AFRICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION
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EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION AND ELECTRONICAL STANDARDIZATION
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INTER-AMERICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION ORGANISATION
ISO COMMITTEE ON CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF LEGAL METROLOGY
REGULATION (EC) NO 765/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN LEGAL METROLOGY