International Standard ISO/IEC 17000 defines Conformity Assessment as a “Demonstration that specified requirements related to a product, process, system, person or body are fulfilled. Conformity Assessment procedures, such as testing and/or calibration, offers assurance that when products and services adhered in true spirit by CABs comply with specified or declared requirement of standard and practices.

Each organization or CAB must decide which type of conformity assessment is necessary for which purpose. This decision should be based on an assessment of the risk involved with a particular product or process, and on an understanding of the impact the associated costs and benefits will have on achievable development. Successive reviews of the WTO/TBT agreement have established the usefulness of ISO/IEC conformity assessment standards and guide in harmonizing the conformity assessment practice and as benchmarks for the technical competence of assessment bodies, which ensures credibility and confidence in their results and associated activity.

Accreditation is the third party endorsement related to a conformity assessment body conveying the formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment task.

CAMS as an authoritative body shall give formal recognition of technical competence for specific tests/ measurements, based on third party assessment and prevailing best practices in line with Standard ISO/IEC 17025-2017 and ISO 15189:2012.

Inbuilt confidence in accreditation is obtained by a transparent system of control and adherence of unbiased practices over the accredited CABs. As such CAMS accredited CABs fulfils reasonably the accreditation criteria, and provides assurance to all stake holders including uses, purchaser, regulator, government, organized sector and the public.

CAMS Accreditation Board is impartial, transparent and performs accreditation and allied activities as established in its accreditation system in accordance with ISO/ IEC 17011 “Conformity Assessment – General requirements for Accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies”.

CAMS is providing accreditation based on ISO/ IEC 17025: 20017 ‘General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories’ and ISO 15189: 2012 ‘Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence’.

CAMS has entered agreement with International Organization for Laboratories (IOL)- An ILAC stakeholder for promotion of Laboratory quality Accreditation. IOL has given the commitment to provide financial subsidy to IOL member laboratory organization for Accreditation by CAMS only.

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