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
Management System of BELAC
BELAC operates according to the international requirements with regard to the management of the accreditation bodies.
Documental structure
The management system of BELAC is documented by a quality manual (PDF, 248.13 Kb) and a set of documents (see the publications at the bottom of this page) to which the manual refers.
The quality manual is limited to the presentation of the aims pursued by BELAC and to the general lines relating to its organization.
The documents associated with the quality manual are divided into various series, according to their nature:
- legal documents and reference standards (Series BELAC 0-xx) ;
- documents which detail the criteria of accreditation and the aspects of the procedure directly related to the rights and obligations of the accredited bodies or bodies standing up for an accreditation (Series BELAC 2-0xx, Series BELAC 2-1xx, Series BELAC 2-2xx, Series BELAC 2-3xx, Series BELAC 2-4xx) ;
- documents of the procedure relating to the management of the accreditation body and the implementation of the accreditation procedures (Series BELAC 3-xx) ;
- instructions detailing the enforcement stipulations of the procedures by the third parties (Series BELAC 4-xx) and by the secretariat (Series BELAC 5-xx) ;
- lists of names, data banks and model documents/forms for the application of the procedures (Series BELAC 6-0xx, Series BELAC 6-1xx, Series BELAC 6-2xx, Series BELAC 6-3xx, Series BELAC 6-4xx) ;
- informative documents compiled by BELAC within the framework of the promotion of the system and guidance documents coming from national or international organizations outside of BELAC (Series BELAC 7-xx).
Maintenance of the Management System
All new documents integrated into the management system of BELAC are added to the list of the documents available on this site and their publication is mentioned in the heading « News ».
When an existing BELAC x-yy document is revised, the new version is put on line and replaces the old version. Any change is also communicated in the heading « News ».
BELAC
- Série BELAC 6-4xx: Modules assessment reports
- Series BELAC 0-xx: Legal documents and reference standards
- Series BELAC 1-xx: General Management
- Series BELAC 2-0xx: Guidelines and general criteria
- Series BELAC 2-1xx: Guidelines for laboratories
- Series BELAC 2-2xx: Guidelines for inspection bodies
- Series BELAC 2-3xx: Guidelines for certification bodies
- Series BELAC 2-4xx: Guidelines for specific applications
- Series BELAC 3-xx: Accreditation procedures
- Series BELAC 4-xx: Instructions for third parties
- Series BELAC 5-xx: Instructions for the secretariat (Not published)
- Series BELAC 6-0xx: Lists related to the accreditation system
- Series BELAC 6-1xx: Check lists for assessment of compliance with the accreditation requirements
- Series BELAC 6-2xx: Forms to be used within the accreditation system
- Series BELAC 6-3xx: Forms and lists to be used by the secretariat (Not published, only available for the secretariat)
- Series BELAC 7-xx: Information
Useful hyperlinks
- European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
- European co-operation for Accreditation (EA)
- European Union law (EUR-Lex)
- International Accreditation Forum (IAF)
- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
- International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- The Belgian Standardization Body (NBN)