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Accreditation Commission for Conformity Assessment Bodies (ACCAB) is an Independent, International Accreditation Body (AB). It works to serve the global communities of businesses and consumers. ACCAB accredits appropriately qualified independent third party Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) such as the Certification Bodies, the Inspection Bodies, and the Testing & the Calibration Laboratories to ensure their competence to carry out specific tasks as per the International Standards & the Benchmarks. ACCAB also operates the "Responsible Education Provider” TM Accreditation for Further Education & Training Institutions. ACCAB Accreditation is voluntary in nature.

ACCAB offers accreditation according to the following Standards:

a.	ISO/IEC 17021:2011 Conformity assessment -- Requirements for the bodies providing the audit and the certification of the management systems. b.	ISO/IEC 17024:2003 Conformity assessment -- General requirements for the bodies operating certification of persons. c.	ISO/IEC 17020:2012 General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection. d.	ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. e.	ISO/IEC 15189:2007 Medical laboratories -- Particular requirements for the quality and the competence. f.	ISO/IEC 17043:2010 - Conformity assessment -- General requirements for proficiency testing g.	ISO Guide 34:2009 General requirements for the competence of reference material producers. h.	ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996- General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems; i.	ISO 14065:2007 Green House Gases – requirements for Green House Gas validation & verification bodies for using accreditation or other forms of recognition; j.	ACCAB’s “Responsible Education Provider” TM Accreditation Standard for Further Education & Training Institutions.