International Accreditation Forum
Acronym: IAF
General Information
Identification Code: 790644850494-77
Website: https://iaf.nu/en/home/
Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 6/15/2023
Last Update: 6/21/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) is a worldwide association of accreditation bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, processes, services, personnel, validation and verification and other similar programmes of conformity assessment.
Our primary function is to develop a single worldwide program of conformity assessment which reduces risk for businesses and their customers by assuring them that accredited certificates and validation and verification statements may be relied upon.
EA (https://european-accreditation.org/), established in Europe in compliance to EU Reg. 765/2008, is a Regional member of IAF. The most or European accreditation bodies, established by each EU/EFTA members states, are members of IAF.
In this moment I'm the chair of IAF, and also Vice General Director of the Italian national accreditation Body (ACCREDIA https://www.accredia.it/)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Banking and financial services
- Climate action
- Digital economy and society
- Energy
- Environment
- External relations
- Food safety
- Fraud prevention
- International co-operation and development
- Single market
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: All Directives and Regulations that have a reference to accreditation (reg. 765 of 2008)
For example: GDPR, Green Claims, Greenwashing, CSRD, CBAM, Due Diligence, EUDR, CPR, cybersecurity
Communication Activities: IAF periodically participates, with its members, in events that promote the accreditation activity.
here are some recent examples:
GDPR
https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/iot/en/2023-privacy-symposium-conference/people/19063/Emanuele%20Riva
CSRD
https://twitter.com/IAF_Global/status/1621555349860884486
EUDR
https://iaf.nu/en/news/ifcc-eudr-public-consultation-period/
Here various examples where IAF accreditation has an impact on regulated activities
https://publicsectorassurance.org/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Green new deal,Artificial intelligence and digital,Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment,Anti-corruption,Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development,Welfare and conservation of animals
Head Office
Address: Axis Mundi Consulting LLC 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 102Unit 332
Post Code: 22201
City: Arlington
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone:
Indic Phone: 1
Phone Number: 4548159
EU Office
Address: AccrediaVia Tonale 26
Post Code: 20128
City: Milano
Country: ITALY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 39
Phone Number: 022100961
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Complementary Information: IAF is an association that operates with the voluntary contribution of its members.
For example, as Chair of the IAF, I don't get paid from the IAF, but from the Italian accreditation body (Accredia).
Any expenses are therefore covered, in my case, by Accredia and not by the IAF
IAF Inc.’s main revenue source derives from annual membership fees. IAF has 130 members who in the aggregate contribute 572,000 euros (2023) No single member contributes more than 10% of the annual budget.
Current members are 130; 124 if Regional Accreditation Groups are not considered.
EA is one of the Regional Accreditation Groups members of IAF
the fees are used to pay the Secretary and to organize the annual meetings, jointly with ILAC.
Membership Information
Members50 Percent: 5
Members: 5
Members F T E: 2.5
Info Members: IAF already participates indirectly in the EU works through EA.
However, a direct participation of the IAF would also be useful, because the accreditation activity, governed by the TBT agreements of the WTO, involves world trade, and not only the European one.
it is important to listen to the voice not only of the European accreditation bodies, but also those of non-European bodies, because the products placed on the European market are certified in most cases by non-European certification bodies.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: IAF memebers are (updated at July 2023): 95 Accreditation bodies, 27 associates members, 6 Region (including EA https://european-accreditation.org/)
Organisation Members: IAF is a member of INETQI, an international network in which UNIDO, WTO, World Bank Group, ISO, ILAC, UNECE, BIPM, IEC, IIOC, IQNET, ITC, ITU, OIML, TIC Council ,participate, among others
https://www.inetqi.net/about/members/
Current Job Opportunities
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