Background
The National Accreditation Council of Cambodia (CANC) held its sixth meeting to review the compliance status of conformity assessment bodies and to support measures strengthening the national accreditation framework. The Council reviewed conformity assessment issues and backed steps to expand use of accredited services that underpin product verification and regulatory confidence.
The General Department of Accreditation of Cambodia (GDAC) implements national accreditation schemes and has developed a quality management system consistent with international standards, including ISO/IEC 17011. Conformity assessment bodies (CABs) provide accredited testing, inspection and certification services that document technical competence for product quality and market access assessments.
Policy Context
Accreditation schemes define criteria and procedures for demonstrating the technical competence and impartiality of CABs through assessment and peer review processes. Aligning GDAC’s schemes with ISO/IEC 17011 signals an institutional effort to match international accreditation practices used in regulatory and trade contexts.
Institutional Role
CANC functions as a national forum for assessing accreditation policy, reviewing CAB compliance and coordinating measures to expand accredited services, while GDAC operates the accreditation schemes and related quality-management processes. The ministry press release records that the Council examined CAB compliance status and discussed GDAC’s quality management and accreditation framework.
Compliance Implications
CABs are subject to evaluation against GDAC accreditation criteria and quality-management requirements developed to align with international standards. Use of accredited testing, inspection and certification provides documented evidence of conformity-assessment competence that regulators and commercial partners can reference when assessing product conformity.
Official Source
Ministry statement: https://www.misti.gov.kh/pressroom/news-and-events/NGS70LvogU9H
