List of certification bodies and registrars, assisting with selection for accreditation

ASSISTING WITH REGISTRAR Selection, listing / directory - As a courtesy to visitors and organizations pursuing certification, we assist by answering questions that relate to the Selection of Certification - Registration Bodies, Registrars and Accreditation Service Entities. Need help in Certification Body or Registrar selection? Need an objective and unbiased list of Certification Bodies and Registrars? [Contact us...]

This page is to objectively assist visitors in the selection of accreditation and/or registration - certification body (or registrar; conformity assessment - certification bodies list) to help businesses and governments to objectively and impartially achieve and maintain recognition of competence, namely certification of official management system. Selection of certification body is critical when an organization voluntarily opts for certification. When certification is forced or compulsory selection is simpler because your organization need to select the specific certification body imposed upon or a given guild. Please note that we do not endorse any one specific accreditation entity providing services, certification - registration body or any subsidiary (namely registrar). And impartiality is regardless whether they sponsor us. This is an objective informative site and upon requesting assistance we will act on the following criterion, our policy is to recommend three (3) certification bodies or accreditation entities. Also, visit our page on changing the Registrar , may be of interest and beneficial in providing other relevant information. Certification Franchises need not to apply. The list of accreditation providers (entities / bodies) is based on known accreditation guilds and accreditation programs and includes all official and legal accreditation bodies known to us and available to provide services.

For inclusion to our listing of certification bodies - registration bodies must meet the following criteria:

Customer Satisfaction - We have verified with client / customers, through either personal contact or phone conversation, level of satisfaction given prior to, during and throughout certification - registration. Also we verify that audit teams meet the requirements set forth by the specific management system on the basis of legal obligations, regulatory requirements in applying benchmarks including ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 27006, ISO/TS 22003 and others. We also verify competence regardless of claims of "internationally" jargon as well generally accepted to conduct assessment - audits in adhering to consumer - centric expectations.

Ethics - We have verified for issues or practices to assure acceptable ethics with integrity and the purpose to certify. This means that their specific protocols carry and assure a valuable purpose to the end-customer. These includes that certificate through registration bodies, such as: (a) performing audits with no competence, including auditors in training under billing; (b) while permitted by available information we consider conflict of interest, the issue of providing consulting, in-house training, administration of the in-house program, and combination of previous in a "package" to the same organization to which registration - certification is granted we consider conflict of interest, unethical and amoral; (c) conducting an excessive number of audits within a period of 12 months [as ethics code dictates and is construe as consulting, the reasonable limit and expectation is three (3) annum] as a mean to increase unethical billing, and (d) creation of compulsory schemes to create a business need by propitiating compulsory consulting and certification.

Note: If your organization provides certification and consulting as well in-house training and advice, please do need not request inclusion to the list of recommended certification - registration bodies and registrars, regardless if accreditation has officially been granted with combination of consulting and certification. This is regardless if your certification body is in compulsory listing of forced to choose.

Following reasonable expectations under "accreditation" requirements and scheme The based criteria of operations that we consider are first legal obligations and regulatory requirements; e.g. 21 CFR Part 110 (cGMP), 21 CFR Part 120 (HACCP)... Further, we recognize benchmarks such as ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006 and other that relate to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024:2003, ISO/IEC 17025, and ISO 15189. While accreditation is not an imperative requirement in providing conformity assessment or certification, accreditation with ethics bearing integrity and consumer-centric purpose provides confidence in certification. Thereof we list registrars and certification - registration bodies which we have verified matters of ethics with integrity and which may contribute to the purpose and validity of your certificate of registration. The validity of your certificate, may be questionable if the certification body provides consulting, in-house and admin.

E.g. We verify that a Registration Body or Registrar's business units (of a centralized registration body) operations follows practices and that operating criteria is follow as set by International Standards). Also we verify that that these bodies do not provide consulting to the same organization under which registration is granted, as this is construe as conflict of interest and defies the purpose of namely accredited certification.

There is no specific preference in the order that the list of registrars and certification - registration bodies are shown:

Management Systems...

Certification - Registration Bodies (and Registrars) Directory of recommended... (Regions or limitations recommended, links are established for your convenience based on information and complaints that we receive) - Please notice that there is inclusion to a specific region and not necessarily to all world regions wherein these CBs operate. We receive information from various sources which includes the general public, governments,certification bodies, providers of accreditation services and consumers.

ISO 9001, OSHMS - OSHAS 18001, ISO 14001, HACCP-9000^®

NSF International for North America only based ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/TS 22003 also operating certification body within the USA and regions of Asia Pacific only

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO 13485, "CE" Mark services, TS 16949, AS9100, inquire on ISO 22000, QC 080000

TÜV SÜD [ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006, certification body] within the USA, Canada, Asia, Japan, and European Community only

ISO 9001, ISO 13485 based 21 CFR 820, ISO 14001 - QC 080000, 21 CFR based ISO 22000, HACCP MS, OSHMS^® (OHSAS 18001 | ILO-OSH, 29m CFR 1910 based), ISMS^® ISO/IEC 27001, Social Accountability (SrA), Inspection and assess IAW Federal Regulations

BRS [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006, Guide 65) North America, South America, European Community, Euro Asia, and Asia Pacific only

ISO 9001, TL-9000, ISO 14001, inquire on ISO 9000-3, Tick-IT / ITQS ISO/IEC 20000, and ISO/IEC 27001, TS 16949, and ISO 13485 - CMDCAS, and Canadian Regulations

QMI* [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006) Canada, USA and Colombia only
Note 1: Acquired by services group SAI Global.
Note 2: Please report any certification issues with consulting.

ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 14001, EMAS 761/2001, SA 8000, "CE" Mark services, ISO 13485, TS 16949, HACCP, OHSAS 18001 / OSHMS, (inquire information ISO 27001), TL 9000, AS9100, QC 080000, inquire on ISMS ISO/IEC 27001

DNV (Dert Norske Veritas) [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006) Europe, North & South America, Asia, Middle-East

ISO 9001, ISO 22000, ISO 14001, EMAS, AS9100, TS 16949, TL 9000, HACCP, OSHMS, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, ISO 22000, QC 080000, "CE" Mark Services

LLOYD's Register Quality Assurance Limited [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006, Guide 65)] North America and European Community only

ISO 9001, ITQMS, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, "CE" Mark services, TL 9000, EMAS, inquire information ISO/IEC 27001 and OSHMS OHSAS 18001

NSAI* , National Standard Authority of Ireland for European Community and North America only [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003]
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting.

ISO 9001, TS 16949, ISO 14001, EN 16001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 2000, BS 25999, ISO/IEC 27001, BS 8901, Tick-IT, ISO 50001

Certification Europe for the Euro Zone
Community only [ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 27006]

ISO 9001, TL 9000, TS 16949, AS9100, Tick-IT, AS9100

NQA* [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] United Kingdom and North America only
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting.

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, ISO/IEC 27001, CE, ISO/IEC 20000

Nimbus [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] Certifications for North America, China, Singapore, Bangladesh only

ISO 9001, CE Marking, TS 16949, QC 080000

DQS [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] Europe, North America, Asia only

ISO 9001, QS 9000, AS9000 and ASME

HSB Registrar Services [ISO/IEC 17021] North America, Asia Pacific and Colombia - mainly for the metal and heavy industry (steel related) sector

ISO 9001, TS 16949, ISO 14001, EMAS 761/2001, OSHMS / OHSAS 18001, Tick-IT, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO 13485 CMDCAS, ISO 22000, "CE" Mark services, TL 9000, ISMS ISO/IEC 27001 and others

BSi* British Standard Institution Quality Assurance [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] Europe and North America only
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting.

QMS ISO 9001

QSR , [ISO/IEC 17021] Quality Systems Registrar for United States of America only

ISO 9001, EMAS, ISO 14001, EMAS 761/2001, ISO 22000, "CE" Mark, TS 16949

AFNOR - French Association for Quality Assurance [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] for European Community and Middle-East only

AS9100, TS 16949, TL 9000, "CE" Marking, ISO 13485 CMDCAS, and (inquire about SA 8000, and OSHMS and OHSAS 18001)... ISMS ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 20000

ITS - Intertek Services [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] for European Community and North America only

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EMAS 761/2001, AS9100, TS 16949, SA 8000, OHSMS / OHSAS 18001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 20000, TL 9000, ISO 22000, QC 080000

BVQI* [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] Only the European Community, also see CESMEC below, which is BVQI acquired business unit
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting. Current litigation issues in South America, once allegations and accusations are processed by a court we will review the status of BVQI.

EMS ISO 14001

AWM , Advanced Waste Management Systems, Inc. [ISO/IEC 17021] North America, Latin America and European Community only

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

SQS , Swiss Association for Quality Management [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] North America, Middle-East and European Community only

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, HACCP-9000^®

SIRIM QAS*, [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] Asia-Pacific and regions of Asia, ASEAN
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting.

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

CESMEC* , Chile and "MercoSur" (regions of South America); Acquired by BVQI, see prior in this listing of BVQI
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting, whether BVQI or CESMEC.

ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001, EMAS, "CE" Marking services, OSHMS / OHSAS 18001, TS 16949, ISO 13485, TL 9000 (inquire on ISMS ISO/IEC 27001)

SGS* - [(ISO/IEC 17021, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006)] European Community, USA, Canada and limited regions of Latin America only.
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting.

ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, inquire on other management systems

IAPMO - plumbing and relating business sector [ISO/IEC 17021] USA, Canada, European Community and Asia Pacific only

ISO 9001 and inquire on other management systems

Platinum - quality management sector [ISO/IEC 17021] USA, Canada, Mexico only

ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 15378 and ISO 14001, and "CE" Marking services

LNE/G-MED America* - regulatory requirements and management sector based ISO/IEC 17021 USA, Canada and European Community
Note: Please report any certification issues with consulting.

From time-to-time we receive inquiries requesting inclusion to our list, as well we receive complaints, and provided that meets the requirements set-forth above, for which we update this portal frequently. Since we provide this service as a courtesy (no fees) and with objectivity, we will verify references on the basis of the criterion at top of page and within a time that logistically allow us to verify. We reserve the right to inclusion and we may verify with companies others than those presented for verification. We carry our role as objectively as the information (and complaints) we receive allows. Asteriks (*) means that there may be consulting unit of this organizations or the organization itselg might have provided consulting to grant certification.

For inclusion, the listing of Registrars / Certification - Registration Bodies may operate under an accreditation protocol, while not imperative per comments of the International Organization for Standardization. We believe that is the legal obligations and fulfillment of requirements the true purpose in the role of government to protect its citizens and that management systems may be a tool in helping to achieve this role, but when it is for mere business purpose the whole notion crumbles.

Please contact us through e-mail or phone for additional information. As a commitment to industry and free of charge, you may also request us to research for your specific type of industry (this request can be focuses on your company's type of industry), product/service and/or market objectives. Our commitment is to provide objective information.

Disclaimer:

Many organizations and companies have registered the name Bulltek in the Internet some with dubious intent because some in contacting us do so with possible infringement to extort. BULLTEK LTD does not endorse no specific Certification - Registration Body or any of its Registrar, the listing is based on information and feedback objectively obtained. We do not endorse no financial institution as we had to act in regards to pass on information using the BULLTEK name and for which you will need to inquire. We can objectively recommend a minimum of 3 Certification - Registration Bodies or Registrars to assist you in deciding or reference our listing above. As a USA tax paying legal entity we encourage the selection of truly USA bodies and protocols.

Please note that we do not include in our listing or recommend registrars or registration bodies if we obtain information / evidence that it is not meeting any one of the three (3) criteria we list (see top of page), alternatively we may indicate with annotation. Thereof we may exclude certification or accreditation bodies that have or conduct unethical practices. Exclusion of accreditation may occur when evidence demonstrates continuous pattern of unethical practices or dubious purpose.

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ISO - International Organization for Standardization; technical specifications publishers

Voluntary accreditation may provide for consumer protection. Accreditation measures competence, impartiality, organizational management, internal proceesses, safe practices and services' outcome. Organizations that have have achieved accreditation usually are most serious about the services they provide. A list of Accreditation providers & authoritatively Legal Entities operating ISO/IEC 17011 accreditation - recognition in addressing regulations and laws. We attempt to maintain these lists up-to-date, but the continual number of accreditation - recognition - certification change. The list below list is not an endorsement, only providing a list of accreditation & recognition providers:

European based, also
www.i-a-b-ch, accreditation services

International, European based accreditation services

European Oorganization for Quality, Membership for Recognition

Europe Accreditation
Co-operation, accreditation membership

A2LA is for accreditation of laboratories, entities and other accreditations, USA

AClass for Laboratories and
Specialized Sectors,
accreditation services

A Plubic Charity | Foundation with global jurisdiction for consumer protection thriugh authoritative accreditation, USA

International Accreditation services from New Zealand

Automotive and Auto Parts Recognition Board

General, International Quality Network

Telecommunication, recognizes under accreditation, a division of the ASQ

International Accreditation Agency

American International Accreditation Organization, Bureau of Accredited Registrars; Mail-in Accreditation

Australian Clean Energy Accreditation and Certification

Aviation - Aerospace, as reference for recognition of conformity and certification bodies, visit the Society of Automotive Engineers

International Organic Accreditation Services

European Federation of Assiciations of Certification Bodies

International Accreditation Forum, providers of accreditation memberships, USA

USA Accreditation Services

Global Accreditation Organization, GA

IAS

International Accreditation Services, USA based

Regional, Africa based accreditation membership

Accreditation within the Clinical Health Care and Laboratory fields

Council for Accreditation of Professionals and Certification of Projects, Green Building Initiatives

Accreditation Services International GmbH

Accredited Certification International

International Accreditation Registry, accreditation services

Below, find specific listing of country national standards publications which may include accreditation servce providers (per countries; same as above). These are fee based business units operating within the following countries to provide accreditation services:

Note 2: In some countries there are numerous accreditation services provider, which may complement with the list above..
Note 2: Some links may be open, this may happen because accreditaton businesses could change their web location or no longer offer accretitation service or has taken over by other entities..