Accreditation

Accreditation – an attestation by a national accreditation body that a conformity assessment body meets the requirements set by harmonized standards and, where applicable, additional requirements including those set out in relevant sectorial schemes, to carry out a specific conformity assessment activity;

Accreditation determines the technical competence, integrity and impartiality of organizations providing services such as testing, inspection, calibration and certification services.

Kosovo Accreditation General  Directorate (DAK) operates in the public interest in all market sectors, ensuring a transparent and impartial evaluation of these services based on international standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

International standards for accreditation

The standards that apply are as follows:

• testing and calibration laboratories: ISO/IEC 17025:2006 General requirements for

      competence of testing and calibration laboratories

• medical testing laboratories: ISO 15189:2012
• Inspection bodies: ISO/IEC 17020:2012
• Certification bodies: ISO/IEC 17065: 2012 Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies that certify products, processes and services, EMS ISO 14000, 14001, 14004 and 14005 quality and environmental management system certification, EN ISO/IEC 17024:2003 (new version: ISO/IEC 1724:2012) Conformity Assessment – General requirements for bodies operating person certification schemes.

Accreditation Procedure

• Application
• Review of documentation
• Pre-assessment visit
• Assessment visit
• Evaluation report
• Decision on accreditation
• Approval
• Supervision
• Re-accreditation.

For more information on accreditation procedures, you can contact us at 038 200 36 572.