Criteria

  CNAS conducts its certification body accreditation activities mainly against the following fundamental criteria:

  l  CNAS-CC01:2015 Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems (1st revision in 2019) (ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, IDT)

  l  CNAS-CC02:2013 Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services (2nd revision in 2019)(ISO/IEC 17065:2012, IDT)

  l  CNAS-CC03:2014 General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons (2nd revision in 2019)(ISO/IEC 17024:2012, IDT)

  l  CNAS-CC51:2014 General requirements for Software Process and Capability Maturity Assessment Bodies(1st revision in 2015)

  And a series of application guidance and explanations which are developed against specific criteria in specific technical areas at the basic of fundamental criteria above are in use.

  Please view Publications for more information about certification body accreditation criteria.