Accreditation is a third-party attestation (by the Saudi Accreditation Center) that an entity provides conformity assessment services in a specific field and is officially qualified to perform certain conformity assessment tasks after meeting all the requirements outlined in international guidelines to ensure the continuity of its competence.

Accreditation builds confidence in reports, certificates, and conformity data. It supports the quality of results by ensuring their traceability, comparability, validity, and interchangeability, and it has positive economic impacts on both public and private sectors as well as consumers.

The center offers accreditation for laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies, Halal certification bodies, personnel certification bodies, management systems certification bodies, and product, process, and service certification bodies.

Yes, you can view the list of accredited entities through the following link:
https://www.saac.gov.sa/ar/accredited-cabs/

Conformity assessment bodies such as laboratories, inspection bodies, or certification bodies (for management systems, products, processes and services, personnel, Halal), whether they are government, private, or non-profit entities.

Please refer to the user guide for the Accreditation Application Management System (for Conformity Assessment Bodies).

Yes, the Saudi Accreditation Center has received international recognition from the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) in 2021 in the fields of laboratories and inspection, and from the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) in 2024 in the field of certification.

Yes, they can, in accordance with the regulations followed by the center.

Standards help increase the competitiveness of products and services, meet requirements in line with the latest production and technological methods, remove technical barriers to enhance international trade, and protect consumers by defining acceptable and internationally recognized quality levels for goods and products.

Conformity is the process of testing to determine whether a product or system complies with the requirements of a specification, contract, or regulation. Conformity assessment refers to any activity that directly or indirectly determines whether a process, product, or service meets relevant technical standards and requirements.

The conformity assessment body submits the accreditation request through the electronic portal. The center then verifies the completeness of the request, studies and evaluates the entity's documents, and conducts an on-site visit to assess competency. Once all requirements are met and the body's competence is confirmed, an accreditation decision is made.

You can view the application requirements for conformity assessment bodies at the following link:
https://www.saac.gov.sa/ar/knowledge/

The duration varies depending on the accreditation scope, the readiness and responsiveness of the entity, and how long it takes to close non-conformities. Generally, the process takes between 3 to 6 months.

It depends on the number of accreditation scopes. The accreditation officer will coordinate the schedule with you.

The accreditation certificate is valid for 3 years, with a surveillance visit conducted mid-cycle. Renewal should begin six months before the expiration date.

You can view the costs through the Conformity Assessment Bodies Accreditation Regulation available at: https://www.saac.gov.sa/media/uidhftvq/...

1. Log in to the new accreditation system.
2. From the main page, select 'Invoices'.
3. Choose the invoice to be paid.
4. Generate the payment number.
5. Complete the payment.
6. The invoice status will be updated on the same page.

Please refer to the Saudi Accreditation Center's remote assessment policy.

Please refer to the policy on the use of the Saudi Accreditation logo and mark.

You can apply via the official assessor platform: https://assessors.saac.gov.sa/

Log into your profile via the following link: https://assessors.saac.gov.sa/

You can track your application status via: https://assessors.saac.gov.sa/

Participation is based on the technical field and the center's needs. Signing the cooperation agreement does not guarantee participation.

The center provides general and specialized training programs in accreditation, quality, and conformity assessment to enhance the competence of assessors, experts, and practitioners.

Visit the training page on: training.saac.gov.sa

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A commercial registration (for private labs), license from relevant authority, lab's organizational chart, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 quality system, quality policy, latest internal audit and management review reports.

Accreditation of testing and calibration labs (ISO/IEC 17025), medical labs (ISO 15189), reference material producers (ISO 17034), proficiency test providers (ISO/IEC 17043), and biobanks (ISO 20387).

Please refer to the center's policy regarding proficiency testing and inter-laboratory comparison programs.

Please refer to the center's traceability policy for international measurement units.

Accreditation of bodies for: ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 22000, 50001, 13485, 27001, 22301, and based on ISO/IEC 17021-1, 17065, and 17024.

The center launches new accreditation services based on feasibility studies in coordination with legislative and regulatory bodies.

Training alone is not enough. The body must issue certificates based on structured programs with theoretical and practical exams and clear passing criteria.

Scopes should be drafted according to the inspection scope drafting guide available in the center's document library.

Yes, the body must have served at least one client to complete evaluation requirements.

No specific number, but enough inspectors must be contracted based on the volume of work.

Risk insurance covering inspection activities, or financial reserves as specified by the standard.

Yes, please refer to the user guide for the Accreditation Application Management System (for Conformity Assessment Bodies).

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