FPS Economy, S.M.E., self-employed and Energy
Secretariat BELAC
FPS Economy, S.M.E.s, Self-employed and Energy
General Direction Quality and Safety
BELAC Secretariat
NG II - 5th floor
16 Boulevard du Roi Albert II
B - 1000 Brussels
Phone: + 32 2 277 54 34
Fax: + 32 2 277 54 41
E-mail: belac@economie.fgov.be
Web: http://belac.fgov.be
Accreditation
- About BELAC
- Management System of BELAC
- News
- Accredited bodies
The accreditation is a third party attestation related to a conformity assessment body. Laboratories, inspection and certification bodies may, through accreditation, provide evidence of their technical abilities, but also of their independency and impartiality.
A product or service accompanied by a report issued by an accredited body inspires increased confidence as to conformity with the laid down specifications, which facilitates market access: reports of laboratories, inspections, certification attestations.
In Belgium, the accreditation body BELAC is established according to legal stipulations and placed under the responsibility of the Federal Public Service Economy, S.M.E.s, Self-employed and Energy.
Functioning of BELAC
BELAC operates according to the international requirements with regard to the management of the accreditation bodies.
That implies in particular that BELAC follows the evolutions of standardization in the field of conformity assessment and adapts its management system to it.
Consult the documents which describe the way in which the Belgian accreditation body BELAC manages its mission.
Accreditations issued under the BELAC roof are recognized by the Belgian State.
Accredited bodies
To identify the accredited bodies in a particular field, consult the database of BELAC.
International recognitions
BELAC is a signatory of all existing MLAs (multilateral agreements) and MRAs (multilateral recognition agreements) of EA (European co-operation for Accreditation), ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) and IAF (International Accreditation Forum).
In this way, reports and certificates issued by the accredited bodies are internationally recognized, which facilitates the circulation of the associated products on the international markets.
Publications
- Belac: Conformity of products and services (Brochure)
- Belac: Conformity of products and services (Leaflet)
Regulation
- Law of July 20, 1990 on the accreditation of bodies for conformity assessment
- Ministerial decree of February 16, 2006 establishing the list of standards with respect to the functioning of BELAC
- Royal Decree of Januari 31, 2006 creating the BELAC system for accreditation of conformity assessment bodies