EGAC

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Welcome to Egyptian Accreditation Council EGAC

The Egyptian Accreditation Council was Established by Presidential Decree No. 312 for Year 1996 to Become the Only National Body Competent in the Arab Republic of Egypt to Evaluate/Assess and Accredit Conformity Assessment Bodies, which are (Testing Laboratories/ Calibration Laboratories / Inspection Bodies / Certification Bodies of Management Systems / Medical Testing Laboratories / Product Certification Bodies/ Technical Proficiency Testing Service Providers /Proficiency Testing Bodies/ Personal Certification Bodies/ Halal Certification Bodies/ Forensic Laboratories /Biobanks Laboratories).

Presidential Decree No. 248 of Year 2006 was also Issued to Reorganize the Egyptian Accreditation Council and Grant EGAC Technical, Administrative and Financial Independence to Assess and Accredit Conformity Assessment Bodies in Egypt, The Authority of the Egyptian Accreditation Council Comes from the Authority Granted to it by the State.

The Egyptian Accreditation Council is a Government Organization Affiliated to the Ministry of industry and is a Non-Profitable Organization.

We Grant Accreditation in

Accreditation of

Validation and Verification

conformity assessment activities include claims related to greenhouse gas emissions, environmental labelling, product declarations and footprint, such as the environmental product declaration, sustainability or environmental reporting.

Accreditation of

Medical Laboratories

Medical Testing Laboratories accreditation is considered as added value to these accredited Laboratories and consequently to the users of their medical services.

Accreditation of

Calibration Laboratories

EGAC Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Department Services Customers in All Metrology Industries and Provides Opportunities for Accreditation in Virtually Every Field of Measurement.

Accreditation of

Halal Certification Bodies

The accreditation of the Halal certification bodies is a formal declaration, which attests that the specific certification body is competent to certify Halal products or services.

Accreditation of

Inspection Bodies

Inspection is an accreditation activity that involves examining products, processes, services, their structures, or designs to determine their compliance with specific requirements.

Accreditation of

Person Certification Bodies

Accreditation department for person certification bodies is responsible for assess and accredited the organizations which are operating certification of persons in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024 and the certification scheme.

Accreditation of

Product Certification Bodies

The overall aim of certifying products is to give confidence to all interested parties that a product, fulfills specified requirements. The value of certification is the degree of confidence and trust that is established by an impartial and competent demonstration of fulfillment of specified requirements by a third-party.

Accreditation of

Proficiency Testing Providers

Proficiency Testing is a laboratory comparison where many laboratories test or calibrate uniform samples and where results are subsequently compared and treated statistically.

Accreditation of

Testing Laboratories

Accreditation of testing laboratories is a means of determining the technical competence of laboratories to perform specific types of testing.

Accreditation of

Management System Certification Bodies

Accreditation demonstrates to the marketplace that certification bodies are technically competent to audit and certify management system activity in accordance with the requirements of international standards and regulations.

Accreditation of

Biobanking Laboratories

Biobanking is integral to many different scientific scopes, and applications for biobanking are becoming more widespread.

Accreditation of

Forensic Service Providers

EGAC Supporting the criminal justice system through the accreditation of testing, examination and scene of crime activity, where is EGAC accreditation determines the technical competence and impartiality of forensic organizations delivering testing and inspection services to the Criminal Justice System.

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Training Services

Assessors Services

Accreditation Process

Application for Accreditation

Submit an application form through the website.

Document Study by EGAC

Egyptian Accreditation Council reviews the documentations as part of assessment preparation.

Appointment of Assessment Team

Assigned assessment team conducts the initial assessment.

Pre-assessment Visit (Optional)

CAB submits corrective action evidences for closure of findings within allowed time limit.

Assessment Visit and Defining Nonconformities, If any

Deliverables include: Assessment reports, the nonconformity cases, scope of accreditation, corrective action evidences.

Work of Technical and Accreditation Committees

The technical committee reviews the previous steps to provide recommendations and the accreditation committee reviews the outputs of the technical committee and provides the accreditation decision.