Testing Accreditations
ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing services
Many economies require accreditation prior to the acceptance of EMC test results for certain approvals, examples include; the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, and many South American economies
NVLAP is an ILAC MRA signatory
The ILAC Arrangement supports international trade by promoting international confidence and acceptance of accredited laboratory and inspection results. Technical barriers to trade, such as the retesting and inspection of products each time they enter a new economy would be reduced.
Quote from ISO-ILAC-IAF Communique on 17025
"A laboratory's fulfillment of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 means the laboratory meets both the technical competence requirements and management system requirements that are necessary for it to consistently deliver technically valid test results and calibrations. The management system requirements in ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (Section 4) are written in language relevant to laboratory operations and meet the principles of ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems — Requirements."