10. Regional Cooperation Bodies
The IAF and ILAC Arrangements are structured to
build on existing and developing regional MLAs/MRAs
established around the world
10
European
Cooperation
for
Accreditation
(EA)
Asia Pacific
Laboratory
Accreditation
Cooperation
(APLAC)
Inter-American
Accreditation
Cooperation
(IAAC)
Pacific
Accreditation
Cooperation (PAC)
Southern African
Development
Community
Accreditation
(SADCA)
African
Accreditation
Cooperation
(AFRAC)
Arab
Accreditation
Cooperation
(ARAC)
17. The ISO/CASCO Toolbox – 17SMA/CASCO
• IT tools
• Standards
development
procedures
• Consensus
building
• Dissemination
162 national membres
98% of world GDP*
97% of world population
274 active TCs
3 555 technical
bodies
100 000 experts
(1509 meeting in
45 countries -
2016)
Central
Secretariat
in Geneva
135
FTE staff
19 countries
Collection of 22217
ISO Standards
The ISO System
12 May 2020
19. History and development of ISO/IEC 17025
ISO Guide 25:1987
ISO Guide 25:1982
ISO Guide 25:1990
ISO /IEC 17025:1999
ISO /IEC 17025:2005
ISO /IEC 17025:2017
20. Revision timeline
Oct
2014
Vote to
revise
ISO/IEC
17025
WG 44
meeting
WG 44
meeting
CD 1
CD1
Ballot
Feb
201
5
Aug/Sept
2015
June
2015
Feb
2016
WG 44
meeting
Result: 80% Approval;
2,606 comments
May
2016
CD2
Ballot
Dec
2016
Sep
2016
Aug
2017
WG 44
meeting
DIS
Result: 96% Approval;
~2,100 comments
WG 44
meeting
CD 2
DIS
Ballot
Result: 91% Approval;
9% Negative
~2,000 comments
July
2017
WG 44
meeting
FDIS
FDIS
Ballot
Nov
2017
Publication
Result: 99%
Approval;
1% Negative
23. ISO/IEC 17025 Benefits
ISO/IEC 17025
Benefits
Increased
Accuracy
Prevent
Defective
Cost
Saving
Reduced
Waste
Sound
Managemen
t system
International
Recognition
Access to
Global
Marketplace