Responsibilities and functions
Body appointed by the Italian government to certify the competence and impartiality of bodies and laboratories that verify the conformity of goods and services to standards.
Each European country has its own Single Accreditation Body, which operates in line with EC Regulation 765/2008 and international standard ISO/IEC 17011. Accredia is the body designated by the Italian government.
Accreditation certifies the competence and impartiality of certification, inspection, verification and validation bodies, and of testing and calibration laboratories, and ensures their suitability to assess the conformity of goods and services to the requirements established by voluntary and mandatory standards.
Accredia is a recognised association that operates on a non-profit basis, under the supervision of the Ministry of Business and Industry, the accreditation authority at national level.