IAF Mandatory Document for Duration of QMS （IAF强制性文档质量管理体系的持续时间）.pdf

IAF MD 5:2013 International Accreditation Forum, Inc. IAF Mandatory Document IAF Mandatory Document for Duration of QMS and EMS Audits Issue 2 (IAF MD 5: 2013) Issued: 4 March 2013 Application Date: Immediate IAF MD 5: 2013 Issue 2 © International Accreditation Forum, Inc . 2013 IAF MD 5: 2013 International Accreditation Forum, Inc. Issue 2 IAF MANDATORY DOCUMENT FOR DURATION Page 2 of 20 OF QMS AND EMS AUDITS The International Accreditation Forum, Inc. (IAF) details criteria for the accreditation of bodies that provide conformity assessment services, and such accreditation facilitates trade and reduces demands for multiple conformity assessment activities. Accreditation reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring that accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) are competent to carry out the work they undertake within their scope of accreditation. Accreditation Bodies (ABs) that are members of IAF and the CABs they accredit are required to comply with appropriate international standards and the applicable IAF application documents for the consistent application of those standards. ABs that are signatories to the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) are evaluated regularly by an appointed team of peers to provide confidence in the operation of their accreditation programs. The structure and scope of the IAF MLA is detailed in IAF PR 4 - Structure of IAF MLA and Endorsed Normative Documents. The IAF MLA is structured in five levels: Level 1 specifies mandatory criteria that apply to all ABs, ISO/IEC 17011. The combination of a Level 2 activity(ies) and the corresponding Level 3 normative document(s) is called the main scope of the MLA, and the combination of Level 4 (if applicable) an