Governance &
Structure
How the Committee is organised, how decisions are made, and how independence and impartiality are maintained.
Designed for
independence
The governance structure of the Eurasian Accreditation Committee is built around the principle that accreditation decisions must be made independently of all parties that could have a commercial or other interest in the outcome.
This structure conforms to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17011:2017, which defines how accreditation bodies shall be organised to ensure impartiality, competence, and accountability.
Roles &
responsibilities
- Approval of the Committee's strategic direction and annual plan
- Approval of accreditation policies, criteria, and procedures
- Oversight of the Committee's financial and operational performance
- Appointment of members of the Accreditation Panel
- Ensuring the Committee's conformance with ISO/IEC 17011:2017
- Members are appointed on the basis of relevant expertise
- Board members declare and manage conflicts of interest
- Composition ensures balanced representation
- Review of assessment reports submitted by the assessment team
- Making independent accreditation decisions (grant, suspend, withdraw)
- Review of applicant responses to nonconformities
- Consideration of appeals against accreditation decisions
- Panel members act in a personal capacity
- No member may participate in a decision where a conflict of interest exists
- Panel operates separately from the assessment team
- Receipt and processing of accreditation applications
- Coordination of assessment scheduling and logistics
- Maintenance of accreditation records and the public register
- Communication with applicants and accredited bodies
- Support to the Governing Board and Accreditation Panel
- All accreditation enquiries are directed to the Secretariat
- Response time: within 5 business days
- Conducting document reviews and on-site assessments
- Witness audits of certification activities
- Preparation of assessment reports for the Accreditation Panel
- Identifying nonconformities against accreditation requirements
- Assessors are selected against defined competence criteria
- Competence is scheme-specific — assessors are qualified per management system
- Assessors are subject to regular performance monitoring
Managing conflicts
of interest
The Committee maintains a documented Impartiality Policy that defines how threats to impartiality are identified, evaluated, and eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level.
All personnel involved in accreditation activities — including board members, panel members, and assessors — are required to declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest and to recuse themselves from relevant decisions.
View Impartiality PolicyQuestions about
governance?
Contact the Secretariat for enquiries about the Committee's governance structure or to request documentation.
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