Types of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)

• Certification Bodies

the organization providing auditing and certification services so called conformity assessment – demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, process, system, person or body are fulfilled.

• Inspection Bodies

The organization conducting inspection or examination of a product design, product service or process/plant. Inspection involves determining its conformity, either against specific requirements or on the basis of professional judgment.

• Testing Laboratories (Including medical testing laboratories)

A laboratory which measures, examines, or determines the characteristics or performance of materials or products or specimen.

• Calibration Laboratories

A laboratory that calibrates measuring and test equipment.

The certification body/ inspection body/ testing laboratory/ calibration laboratory may be a public or private entity, an established business or corporation, or an identifiable division or in-house activity of a business or corporation.

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• Product Certification Body
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