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DAR:
Deutscher
Akkreditierungsrat
(DAR),
the
German
Accreditation
Council
is a
working
group
established
by
ministries
of
the
German
Federal
Government,
ministries
of
the
German
Federal
States
as
well
as
by
representatives
of
the
German
industry.
It
coordinates
the
activities
of
all
bodies
involved
in
accreditation
work
in
Germany
and
maintains
an
accreditation
register.
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The
IAF
is
the
world
association
of
Conformity
Assessment
Accreditation
Bodies
and
other
bodies
interested
in
conformity
assessment
in
the
fields
of
management
systems,
products,
services,
personnel
and
other
similar
programs
of
conformity
assessment.
Its
primary
function
is
to
develop
a
single
worldwide
program
of
conformity
assessment
which
reduces
risk
for
business
and
its
customers
by
assuring
them
that
accredited
certificates
may
be
relied
upon.
Accreditation
assures
users
of
the
competence
and
impartiality
of
the
body
accredited.
Accreditation
is
the
independent
evaluation
of
conformity
assessment
bodies
against
recognized
standards
to
ensure
their
impartiality
and
competence.
Through
the
application
of
national
and
international
standards,
government,
procurers
and
consumers
can
have
confidence
in
the
calibration
and
test
results,
inspection
reports
and
certifications
provided.
The
primary
purpose
of
IAF
is
two-fold.
Firstly,
to
ensure
that
its
accreditation
body
members
only
accredit
bodies
that
are
competent
to
do
the
work
they
undertake
and
are
not
subject
to
conflicts
of
interest.
The
second
purpose
of
the
IAF
is
to
establish
mutual
recognition
arrangements,
known
as
Multilateral
Recognition
Arrangements
(MLA),
between
its
accreditation
body
members
who
reduce
risk
to
business
and
its
customers
by
ensuring
that
an
accredited
certificate
may
be
relied
upon
anywhere
in
the
world.
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