GENERAL DOCUMENT
National Accreditation
Agency of Ukraine
GD-08.08.29
Approved
by NAAU Decree
dated 16.06.2015 No. 198-Я
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
General Document
«Criteria for Evaluation and Acceptance of Conformity Assessment
Schemes»
General Document
«Criteria for Evaluation and Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Schemes»
Revision 02 dated
Developed by:
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16.06.2015
V. Krasiuk
А.Chekalin
NAAU
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GENERAL DOCUMENT
GD-08.08.29
Criteria for Evaluation and Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Schemes
According to the ЕА-1/22 the Scheme of conformity assessment is a set of the
documents that establishes:
1. requirements/normative documents, that must be used by conformity
assessment bodies (CAB) ( for example, testing procedures, regulatory
documents on certification or inspection, that must be executed);
2. requirements that were used to the CAB that establish specific
requirements to the organization, activity, personnel, equipment, reports,
etc.;
3. Requirements that were used to the organization that evaluates CAB
(accreditation bodies and other organizations that evaluate CAB).
NAAU evaluates and accepts to the accreditation the schemes of conformity
assessment if:
1. Owner of the scheme can show the support of the market on his scheme. It
must contain support proofs of the scheme from all stakeholders. Number and
list of "interested parties" may be different for different schemes, in any case
always must be proofs of scheme acceptability by the end user.
2. Requirements / normative documents which must be used by CAB are international, regional, national standards, the requirements of regulatory
bodies, normative legal documents contain the requirements to the object of
conformity assessment.
3. Any requirements that were established by conformity assessment scheme for
CAB, must comply with the provisions of relevant standards (ISO/IEC
17025, ISO 15189, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17021,
ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17067:2013, ДСТУ 3413-96, technical regulations,
and EA guidance. Any other requirements that are contained in the
conformity assessment scheme, do not contradict or do not exclude any
requirements that are contained in the above mentioned documents.
4. The accreditation procedures and decision-making in the accreditation scope
accreditation is carried out by NAAU in accordance with the international
standard ISO / IEC 17011.
5. Documents that are describing the conformity assessment scheme are
publicly available and do not create barriers concerning competition.
Document is developed by:
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General Document
«Criteria for Evaluation and Acceptance of Conformity Assessment Schemes»
Revision 02 dated
Developed by:
Checked by:
16.06.2015
V. Krasiuk
А.Chekalin
V.Krasiuk
NAAU
Page
2
Total number 2