Accredia

The Italian
Accreditation Body

Choosing quality

Competence, impartiality, reliability

Accredia is the sole national accreditation body appointed by the Italian government in compliance with the application of the European Regulation 765/2008, attesting the competence and impartiality of certification, inspection, validation and verification bodies, as well as testing and calibration laboratories. Accredia is a recognized association which operates on a non-profit basis, under the vigilance of the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.

Accredited bodies
2,263
Assessors and experts
587
Days of assessment
19,702
WE HAVE ACCREDITED
Certification, inspection and verification bodies
666
Testing laboratories, medical laboratories and PTPs
1,382
Calibration laboratories, RMPs and biobanks
215

LATEST NEWS

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Closing conference of the EU Twinning project: strengthening Georgian Accreditation System

On Wednesday, 15th of March, 2023, at 13:00, the closing conference of the EU-funded Twinning project “Strengthening Georgian Accreditation System with the Focus on EU Technical Regulations” took place at the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel. The closing conference aimed to present the project’s results and benefits and inform Georgian society about the role and importance of […]
Verifications and validations: the first Body accredited by Accredia in Italy according to ISO/IEC 17029
20 Jan 2023
Prevention and treatment of oncological diseases: one step further with accreditation
24 Nov 2022
The first Italian research biobank compliant with UNI ISO 20387 has been accredited
01 Aug 2022
Gender equality: the first certification bodies accredited in Italy
19 Jul 2022
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New ILAC MRA Agreement for PTPs: worldwide mutual recognition

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Diffusion and effects of accredited certification among exporting companies

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Accreditation and certifications. Economic value and social benefits

Documents

30 May
Informative circular DC N° 27/2023 – Collaboration between the database www.IAFCERTSEARCH.org and ANAC – Withdrawal of ACCREDIA RT-05
19 May
LS-19 rev.08 – List of Informative and Technical Circulars of Testing Laboratories Department
11 May
Informative circular DC N° 24/2023 – Start-up of non- programmed surveillance activities for ICT accreditation schemes (MS and PRD)
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Accreditations

19 May
Delibera del Comitato Settoriale di Accreditamento Agroalimentare del 15-05-2023
05 May
Delibera del Comitato Settoriale di Accreditamento Laboratori di prova del 22-03-2023
02 May
Delibera del Comitato Settoriale di Accreditamento Certificazione e Ispezione del 20-04-2023
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Accredia Activities 2021

Accreditation for sustainability

This brochure depicts the benefits of the accreditation and of the accredited services for the support and the implementation of the 17 SDGs.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a broad and ambitious plan of action. At its core are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets with the overarching objective of leaving no one behind. Accreditation and the accredited services provide with the solutions to implement, measure and monitor many of these objectives and targets.

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Workplace safety

Agri-food, industry, transport and infrastructure, utility networks, professional services: the activity of Accredia covers increasingly global and complex sectors, in which accreditation can play a strategic role for the development of new policies, for sustainability, environmental protection, competitiveness and internationalization.

The accredited certification of the occupational health and safety management system is an instrument recognized by companies and institutions to implement effective policies to prevent accidents and occupational diseases.

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Accreditation for cybersecurity

The research of the Accredia Osservatorio “Cybersecurity and data protection: the role of accredited certification”, carried out with CINI.

The analyses contained in the study, realized together with the Cybersecurity National Lab of CINI, provide useful elements in support of the principle according to which the assessment of conformity with technical standards, strengthened by accreditation, represent enabling factors for cybersecurity, playing a decisive part in the current digital transformation process of society.

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