Any laboratory performing calibration or testing, as well as any certification body for the certification of products, quality systems or personnel, or an organization performing inspection, can be included in accreditation procedure. These bodies can be either independent or constituent parts of a larger system. The basis for work in the field of accreditation, testing, certification and inspection are the standards of the SIST EN 45000 series. SMIS-SA is organized and operates in compliance with SIST EN 45003. The decision to obtain accreditation is made on a voluntary basis.
Accreditation is accessible to every applicant without discrimination.
However, in the regulated area, accreditation for the performance of testing, calibration, certification and inspection can be required by the law, and it represents the basis for obtaining nomination by the competent ministry. International credibility of the results of testing, calibration, certification and inspection has reduced the unnecessary repetition of these procedures, and created the conditions for a free flow of goods, services and personnel. However, in the regulated area, that is in the area in which technical and other regulations require certification of products, services or thereto related processes and production procedures, testing as a condition for obtaining a certificate of conformity, and certification, can only be performed by the accredited bodies. Accreditation requirements An applicant wishing to obtain SMIS-SA accreditation must meet the requirements stipulated by the SIST EN 45000 series of standards. All these documents require of an applicant to make available the documents which describe its legal identity, organization, quality system, documents control, qualifications of personnel, technical competence and capacities, work procedures, the appropriate records and the documents it issues.