ROLE OF ACCREDITATION EMERGING SCENARIO

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ROLE OF ACCREDITATIONEMERGING SCENARIO

• ANIL JAUHRI
• Adviser
• National Accreditation Board for Certification
  Bodies
• QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA
• New Delhi

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INTERNATIONAL SCENE

• Increasing use of standards for products,
  services, processes and systems mandatory on
  grounds of health, safety, environment, national
  security, unfair trade practices
• Food sector facing stringent regulations and
  demand for private certifications
• Need for checking compliance to prescribed
  standards regulations and voluntary standards -
  conformity assessment inspection/testing/certifi
  cation
• Confidence in conformity assessment
• International acceptability for facilitating
  trade - Need for recognition of
  inspection/testing/ certification across borders
• Accomplished through accreditation

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WTO AGREEMENTS

• Rules for trade being written down by WTO
• Agreements relating to standards and compliance
• SPS Agreement - Equivalence-allows use of
  different standards different inspection
  methods for same level of protection-encourages
  members to enter into bilateral/multilateral
  recognition agreements (Article 4)
• TBT Agreement - Mutual recognition of conformity
  assessment in other countries Accreditation
  (Article 6)

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WTO/TBT AGREEMENT

• Members shall ensure, whenever possible,
  that results of conformity assessment procedures
  in other Members are acceptedadequate and
  enduring technical competence of the relevant
  conformity assessment bodies in the exporting
  Member, so that confidence in the continued
  reliability of their conformity assessment
  results can exist in this regard, verified
  compliance, for instance through accreditation,
  with relevant guides or recommendations issued by
  international standardizing bodies shall be taken
  into account as an indication of adequate
  technical competence
• Article 6

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ACCREDITATION

• Third-party attestation related to a conformity
  assessment body conveying formal demonstration of
  its competence to carry out specific conformity
  assessment tasks ISO 17000
• Conformity assessment bodies Certification
  bodies/ Inspection bodies/Labs
• QCI responsible for national accreditation
  structure
• International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Pacific
  Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) - NABCB member
  from India
• International Laboratory Accreditation
  Cooperation (ILAC) Asia Pacific Laboratory
  Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) - NABL member
  from India
• Basis of accreditation generally international
  standards on conformity assessment developed by
  ISO/ IAF or ILAC guidance documents
• Primary purpose facilitate trade by acceptance
  of certification/inspection/testing worldwide

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ACCREDITATION STANDARDS

• ISO CASCO - ISO's policy development committee on
  conformity assessment
• ISO 17020 Requirements for Inspection Bodies
• ISO 17021 Requirements for Management Systems CBs
  ISO 9001/ISO 14001
• ISO 17025 Requirements for Testing labs
• ISO Guide 65 Requirements for Product CBs
  covers Products, Process or Service certification
• ISO 22003 Requirements for CBs for FSMS - basis
  for operation of CBs as well as their
  accreditation cross refers to ISO 17021
• ISO 27006 Requirements for ISMS CBs cross
  refers to ISO 17021
• ISO 17024 Personnel certification bodies
• ISO 15189 Medical labs

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CODEX STANDARDS

• Codex Committee on Food Inspection
  Certification (CCFICS)
• CAC/GL 20 Principles for Food Import and Export
  Certification and Inspection
• CAC/GL 26 Design, Operation, Assessment and
  Accreditation of Food Import and Export
  Inspection and Certification Systems
• CAC/GL 27 Guidelines for the Assessment of the
  Competence of Testing Laboratories Involved in
  the Import and Export Control of Foods
• CAC/GL 28 Food Control Laboratory Management
  Recommendations
• CAC/GL 34 Judgment of Equivalence Agreements
  Regarding Food Imports and Export Inspection and
  Certification Systems
• New subject National Food Control Systems

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PROVISIONS IN CODEX STANDARDS

• Official accreditation is the procedure by which
  a government agency having jurisdiction formally
  recognizes the competence of an inspection and/or
  certification body to provide inspection and
  certification services.
• Competent authorities should take all necessary
  steps to ensure the integrity, impartiality and
• independence of official certification systems
  and officially-recognized certification systems.
• Self-assessment or third-party audits should be
  carried out periodically at various levels of the
• inspection and certification system, using
  internationally-recognized assessment and
  verification procedures.
• No formal worldwide system

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SUPPLY CHAIN IN CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
International Accreditation Forum
Accreditation Body
Certification Body/ Registrar
The organization
The customer
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INTERNATIONAL EQUIVALENCE

• Accreditation Bodies to comply with ISO 17011
• Peer Assessment if successful, signatory to
  MRAs
• NABCB - Signed PAC MLA for QMS Aug 2002 IAF
• MLA for QMS Sept 2002 - Signed PAC MLA for
  EMS July 2007 IAF MLA for EMS Oct 2007
• NABL signatory to ILAC/APLAC MRAs for Testing
  and Calibration Labs since 2000 APLAC MRA for
  medical labs Dec 2008
• No equivalence yet in FSMS/HACCP certification
• NABCB accreditation equivalent worldwide and
• certificates with NABCB logo acceptable
• internationally
• Sum up India has world class accreditation
• infrastructure

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BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION

• Recognition of certification/inspection/ testing
  by Indian conformity assessment bodies in other
  countries NABCB signatory to IAF MLA NABL
  signatory to ILAC MLA certificates/test reports
  issued by accredited CABs accepted worldwide
• Regulators accepting reports from IAF/ILAC
  members examples Ecuador, South Africa
• Increasing use in G-to-G MRAs example
  India-Singapore MRA, draft India-EC agreement
• Reduces risk for government, business and
  customers - international system - ensures
  through regular surveillance that Conformity
  assessment bodies are both independent and
  competent
• Lower cost of accreditation in turn lower cost
  of certification/inspection/testing for industry
  enhances competitiveness

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EMERGING REGIME

• Regulatory regime Regulatory bodies
  increasingly seeking accredited CABs more
  prevalent in non-food sectors ECs agreements
  with Australia, USA, Japan etc India-Singapore
  MRA, APEC MRAs - growing in food - growing in
  food - e.g. HACCP accreditation in Australia on
  Victorian Meat Authoritys request in 1997 UK
  DEFRA to use accredited micro labs - MFPIs MoU
  with QCI (HACCP/GHP/GMP etc) in 2005 MoHs
  request to QCI for accreditation of agencies for
  checking GMP/GHP compliance in 2006 -Indias Food
  Authority to rely on NABCB/NABL accreditations
• Voluntary standards market driven ISO
  9001/14001/ 22000/27001 etc, generally retail
  industry driven Scheme owners - Globalgap,
  GFSI, SQF, GOTS, Organic prescribe
  accreditation as requirement for CBs, IBs and
  Labs
• EC Regulation legislation on accreditation in
  July 2008 wef 1 Jan 2010 single national
  accreditation body public, non profit, non
  competition, impact worldwide

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EMERGING STRUCTURE

• Government
• (to enact legislation)
• Regulatory Bodies may be sector specific like
  Food, Drugs
• (to enforce the law)
• Accreditation Body
• (technical competence of CABs)
• Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)
• (support regulation voluntary
  certification/quality assurance)
• Manufacturers and Service providers
• Common man recipient of goods and services

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INDIAN SCENARIO

• Regulators relying on accreditation PNGRB
  accredited inspection bodies QCI helping
  develop framework MoU with QCI
• FSSAI accredited bodies for food safety audits
  MMPO NABL accredited labs QCI helping
  develop rules for both certification/ inspection
  bodies and labs to be notified by FSSAI
• DGFT NABCB accredited CBs to be listed in
  Handbook of Procedures
• WDRA helping develop framework for
  certification of warehouses and inspection
  commodities
• APEDA/EIC schemes Organic, inspection, Labs
• Voluntary initiatives FSSAI for certification
  of restaurants QCI provided draft standard
  NABCB accredited bodies to be used
• AYUSH initiative QCI developing Scheme and to
  manage it
• NMPB initiative certification of medicinal
  plants based on GAP and GCP - QCI helping develop
  standards and drafting scheme
• MoEF - Forest certification for sustainable
  forest management and legality of wood chain
  of custody

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INDIAN SCENARIO(contd)

• Financial assistance
• DCMSME subsidy for ISO 9000/14000/22000
  certification -NABCB accreditation
• MFPI financial assistance for HACCP/ISO 9001
  implementation
• APEDA CBs for HACCP to be NABCB accredited for
  ISO 22000
• Others
• UNWFP suppliers to have ISO 22000 certificate
  from NABCB accredited CBs

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ABOUT QCI

• Established in 1997 by a Cabinet decision in
  partnership with CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM
  independent, non profit, successful PPP
• Autonomous body regd as society - Chairman
  appointed by PM (Ratan Tata, Venu Srinivasan, Dr.
  R.A.Mashelkar) currently Secretary, DIPP
  holding charge DIPP nodal Ministry
• Provide accreditation structure in the country
• Spread quality movement in India assigned
  National Quality Campaign funded by Govt
• Provide right and unbiased information on quality
  related standards
• Represent Indias interest in international fora
• Help establish brand equity of Indian products
  and services

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STRUCTURE OF QCI
QUALITY COUNCIL OF INDIA
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION
BODIES (NABCB)
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR TESTING AND
CALIBRATION LABORATORIES (NABL)
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR EDUCATION AND
TRAINING (NABET)
NATIONAL BOARD FOR QUALITY PROMOTION (NBQP)
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR HOSPITALS AND
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS (NABH)
CURRENTLY INDEPENDENT BODY
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NABCB

• Schemes in operation
• Quality Management Systems/ISO 9001
• Environmental Management Systems/ISO 14001
• Food Safety Management Systems/ISO 22000 and
  others
• Product Certification as per ISO Guide 65
• Inspection Bodies as per ISO 17020

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STATISTICS

• QMS 36 CBs 3 Withdrawn, 2 Reaccreditation
  withheld, 8 Applicants
• EMS 12 CBs, 2 Withdrawn, 4 Applicants
• FSMS 5 CBs, 9 Applicants
• Product Certification - 1 CB, 1 Applicant
• Inspection Bodies 3 IBs, 5 Applicants
• For GlobalGap and Dutch BHC
• includes BRC, Organic
• NABCB recognized by BRC

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INFORMATION ON ACCREDITATION

• Quality Council of India
• 2nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building2,
  Bahadur Shah Zafar MargNew Delhi - 110002INDIA
• Telefax 91-11-23379321/9260/0567/8057
• Email info_at_qcin.org, nabcb_at_qcin.org,
  adviser_at_qcin.org
• Website www.qcin.org

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