Tasks, such as documentation, conformity assessment, procedures, technical assistance, training, multilateral recognition agreement, public relations and promotion, calibration and testing activities. In order to achieve its objective the IAAC carries out an annual Plenary Meeting, an Executive Committee Meeting every six months, seminars and workshops in Accreditation activities. Procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks. An accreditation body is a body which grants formal recognition to certification bodies, training bodies, inspection bodies and laboratories. Any activity concerned with determining directly or indirectly that relevant requirements are fulfilled.
Certification is an activity which points out a certain level of reliability.
Such reliability should comply with a specific standard or other regulatory documents. A certification body is an organism which operates the certification activity. A calibration laboratory is the one which carries out specific services for the calibration of measurement instruments, related to different physical units. A testing laboratory is the one which carries out. Any activity concerned with determining directly or indirectly that relevant requirements are fulfilled.