SADCA

SADCA, as the regional accreditation structure of SQAM (Standardisation, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology) was tasked with defining a suitable accreditation infrastructure, enabling organisations in the SADC Member States to access accreditation services from internationally recognised National Accreditation Bodies within their countries, or to form a regional accreditation service, SADCAS

The SADC Cooperation in Accreditation shall facilitate the creation of a pool of internationally acceptable accredited laboratories and certification bodies (for personnel, products and systems, including quality and environmental management systems) in the Region, and provide Member States with accreditation as a tool for the removal of TBTs in both the voluntary and regulatory areas.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

“At their meeting held on 14 and 15 August 2007 in Lusaka, Zambia, the SADC Council of Ministers approved the application by the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service [SADCAS] under the principle of subsidiarity”.

The only other organisation to have obtained SADC subsidiarity status is the Southern African Development Community – Development Finance Resource Center [SADC-DFRC].