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GCC Accreditation Centre – GAC

Applicant details:
Name of the organization
(same name may appear on the accreditation certificate upon grant of accreditation)

Address (physical & mailing)

Application status ☐ New application ☐ Application for extension of scope

Commercial registration number or Professional Licence No:
Name of the contact person from Top Management Position/Title:
Telephone (with country code) Mobile:
Email & Website
Name of the contact person for this application Position/Title:
Email & Website Mobile:
Legal status (please tick one or more): ☐ Private limited company ☐ Private partnership ☐ Public body ☐ Public limited company ☐ Sole trader
☐ Part of a learned/technical institution ☐ Part of an academic/ professional body ☐ Other: Specify
☐ Reference from a regulator/regulation ☐ Newspaper/Journal advertisements ☐ Conference/Trade show.
Where did you hear about GAC’s accreditation services?
☐ Reference from another CAB ☐ GAC website ☐ Other: Specify…………..
Are you part of a bigger entity? please name the bigger entity and
describe the relationship
Accreditation being sought for (only one choice per application is allowed):
☐ Product certification in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065 ☐ Halal Product Certification in accordance with GSO 2055-2
☐ Personnel certification body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024 ☐ Testing laboratory/ facility in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025
☐ Calibration laboratory/ facility in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 ☐ Inspection body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020
☐ MS certification body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021 ☐ PT Provider in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043
☐ Medical laboratories in accordance with ISO 15189
Any other:
Other conformity assessment activities / services provided:
Is the accreditation being sought for multiple locations: ☐ yes ☐ No Number of locations requested
Name all locations: 1). 2). 3).
Total number of employees and contractors in the applicant’s organisation:
For inspection bodies please identify what type of inspection body you are as defined in ISO/IEC 17020 (please tick): ☐A ☐B ☐C
Any other business or services provided by the inspection body – please state:

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For Management System Certification Body (ISO/IEC 17021) please identify what kind of Management system you perform (please tick:)
☐ ISO 9001 ☐ ISO 14001 ☐ ISO 22000 ☐ Medical devices ISO 13485 ☐ ISO 45001 ☐ any other: Specify
Does the organisation carry out work outside the Gulf region (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Yemen) : ☐ Yes ☐ No
If so, please state where:
For ISO 15189, Field of medical testing for which accreditation is sought (please tick:)
☐ Cytopathology ☐ Histopathology ☐ Chemical Pathology ☐ Haematology ☐ Medical Microbiology ☐ Virology ☐ Cytogenetics ☐ any other: Specify
Instructions on filling the scope table: The scope must be filled in the relevant table, you can insert as many rows as needed, for more than one location you can insert/copy another
table accordingly, an example for each scope/scheme is prefilled for your ease to follow, the test methods/standards must be stated along with their applicable edition or year or version
number as applicable. (only activities where the CAB can prove its competence to perform are included in the scope, which excludes externally provided activities on an ongoing basis).
When filling the form for scope extension, type only parameters/activity for which extension of scope is being sought – do not type the already accredited scopes.

Testing laboratories/facilities (including medical testing)

Location#1 (Main): address/name (if different from the one stated on page 1 of this application):
TEST CATEGORY ITEMS, MATERIALS SPECIFIC TESTS / PARAMETERS OR SPECIFICATION, STANDARD TEST METHOD OR TECHNIQUE USED Tests are performed at
OR PRODUCTS TESTED PROPERTIES, COMPONENTS, Permanent laboratory
CHARACTERISTICS TESTED (P) or on-site (O)
pH
Chemical testing Drinking water (for microbiology parameters state detection APHA/AWWA 4500-H+B / 23rd Ed 2017 P
or enumeration)
Phase Contrast Examination of Uncentrifuged Urine Using Kova
Medical microbiology Urine Microscopy P
Slide As documented in LWI-M02 - 2018
Bromocresol Green Method as documented in LWI-CP02
Chemical pathology Serum Albumin P
Hitachi 747/911 - 2018

Calibration laboratories/facilities
For calibration laboratories/facilities seeking accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 please indicate the field of calibration and all the measurement parameters for which you seek GAC
accreditation (for example force, mass, pressure):
Method (standard/guide + internal Calibrations performed at Permanent
Measurand / Equipment Measuring Range CMC (k=2)
procedure) laboratory (P) or on-site (O)
Instrument calibrators
1 – 10V 0.3mV Euramet Guidelines … P
(DC Voltage)

Inspection bodies

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For inspection bodies seeking accreditation to ISO/IEC 17020 please indicate the scope(s) for which you seek GAC Accreditation (see the relevant supplementary accreditation requirements
for predefined scopes): Type A ☐ Type B ☐ Type C ☐

Inspection Category Items of inspection Type of inspection Reference standards / Regulations

Lifting Equipment Mobile Crane Initial and periodic inspections BS 7121

Product certification bodies

For product certification bodies seeking accreditation to ISO/IEC 17065 please state the name of products and applicable standards and/or schemes against which you are applying for
GAC Accreditation:
Scheme Type Specification, standard method or Technique used
Product Category Items, Materials or Products
General Requirements for house hold
HOUS G-mark scheme IEC 60335-1
appliances

Proficiency testing providers

For Proficiency testing providers, Please complete the relevant table(s) for all proficiency testing schemes for which you seek GAC accreditation

Properties
Discipline Sub- Discipline Material, Matrix or Type
measured

Halal certification bodies

Specification, standard method or Technique used
Categories Products Scheme Type
Long shelf life GSO scheme
Canned products, biscuits, sugar, sault etc GSO 2055-1, GSO 993, OIC/SMIIC 1
products (CAT E) SMIIC scheme

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Management system certification bodies

For management system certification bodies seeking accreditation to ISO/IEC 17021-1 please state applicable standards and IAF codes against which you are applying for GAC Accreditation:

Name of the standard IAF Code / NACE code Description of Industry / Sector Product/Process/Service

ISO 9001:2015 IAF 30 / NACE 55, 56 Hotels & restaurants Catering

For Testing & Calibration laboratories, Inspection bodies to provide below information:
Do you perform in-house calibrations? (in relation to the scope of accreditation): Yes ☐ No ☐
Do you hold any valid accreditation for the in-house calibrations you perform: Yes ☐ No ☐ (if yes, please provide copy accreditation certificate and scope)
Method (standard/guide + internal Calibrations performed at Permanent
Measurand / Equipment Measuring Range CMC (k=2) laboratory (P) or on-site (O)
procedure)
Incubator 300C - 500C 0.50C Euramet Guidelines … P

Policies:
A. Confidentiality Policy: I authorize GAC to release information regarding our application status. Yes ☐ No ☐
B. Language Policy: All documentation must be provided in English (however GAC can also accept documents in Arabic & conduct assessment using Arabic/English or other languages
as needed for facilitation). If required by GAC an appropriate translation of pertinent documentation must be provided as well as a translator, if needed, to facilitate an assessment.
C. Application Validity: The application is valid for a period of 2 years from the date application invoice, all fees are non-refundable. The application will expire if no assessment is undertaken
by the applicant within first 12 months. An accepted application may lapse in case of no follow-up or communication by the CAB for a period of 6 months. In case the accreditation was not
granted GAC imposes a minimum of 3 months cool off period after which only CAB can re-apply for accreditation, new application fee will be charged if the duration of 2 years exceeded
with ref. to the earlier application that resulted in decline of accreditation.
D. Legally Enforceable agreement: The annex -1 constitutes the legally enforceable agreement between GAC and the applicant in line with requirements of ISO/IEC 17011.

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Annex - 1
Accreditation Agreement
1. Conditions for Accreditation
To attain and maintain accreditation, an applicant must agree to:
a. Committed to fulfil continually the requirements for accreditation for the scope for which accreditation is sought (new applicant) or granted (already accredited) and to
commit to provide evidence of fulfilment, these requirements for accreditation includes but not limited to e.g. compliance with accreditation criteria (scheme),
requirements of GAC such as applicable technical notes, FADs (GAC’s accreditation policies and procedures are all available on its website http://gcc-accreditation.net/en/),
and requirements of international bodies such as ILAC, IAF, IHAF. This also includes agreement to adapt to changes in the requirements for accreditation.
b. Cooperate as is necessary to enable GAC to verify compliance and fulfilment of requirements for accreditation;
c. Provide access to conformity assessment body personnel, locations (includes all as applicable e.g. CAB & customer premises, other sites for witnessing activities),
equipment, information, documents and records as necessary to determine the compliance with requirements of accreditation thru assessments, (initial, surveillance,
reassessment, follow-up, unannounced assessments..), resolution of complaints & investigations, and fulfillment of Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA/MLA) and/or
specifier requirements. The CAB shall provide all the documents as necessary and specified by GAC (see annex-2) so it can perform document review in relation to any type
of assessment to be conducted (including documents that provide insight into the level of independence of the applicant from any other related activities undertaken by their
organization, where applicable), in case if a CAB doesn’t wish to provide some documents, GAC will then accordingly determine the necessary increase in the duration of
assessment to cover the review onsite.
d. Arrange the witnessing of conformity assessment activities (accredited or applied) when applicable and as requested by the GAC;
e. To have, where applicable, legally enforceable arrangements with their clients that commit the clients to provide, on request, access to accreditation body assessment
teams to assess the conformity assessment body's performance when carrying out conformity assessment activities at the client’s site.
f. To claim accreditation only with respect to the scope for which accreditation has been granted and which are carried out in accordance with these conditions.
g. to commit to follow the GAC's policy (TN6) for the use of the accreditation symbol;
h. Not use its accreditation in such a manner as to bring GAC into disrepute and not make any statement relevant to its accreditation which GAC may consider misleading or
unauthorized;
i. Inform GAC within one week and in writing of changes or pending changes in any aspect of the organization’s status or operation that affects the organization’s legal, commercial
or organizational or ownership status; organization or top management or key personnel (e.g., managerial staff); significant change to management system, and to where
appropriate; premises (including relocation of premises), equipment, facilities, working environment or other resources, where significant; authorized signatories; or such
other matters that may affect the organization’s capability, or scope of accredited activities, or compliance with the criteria, requirements and conditions for accreditation;
j. Pay all necessary fees at the time of application and during the duration of accreditation services being invoiced by the GAC (Please refer to fee schedule available on website),
all the fees applicable are to be paid upfront in advance before execution of the services unless special approval is given by GAC financial department.
k. Assist in the investigation and resolution of any accreditation-related complaints about the conformity assessment body referred to it by the GAC.
l. Maintain impartiality and integrity

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m. Carry out any adjustments to its procedures in response to due notice (by GAC publication, email and/or hardcopy) of any intended changes by GAC to the criteria, requirements,
or conditions for accreditation, in such time as in the opinion of GAC is reasonable.
n. Retain all quality and technical records (as defined in relevant management system standard such as ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 15189, ISO 17020, etc.) for at least 4 years.
o. Not provide accreditation services to any standard used by GAC as a basis for accrediting organizations (e.g. ISO/IEC 17025, 17020, 17065, 17043, ISO 15189) when those
services may affect the impartiality of either party. (NOTE: It is recognized that an organization may have to evaluate subcontractors/external resources to confirm that they
meet the organization’s requirements, which may include accreditation standards such as ISO/IEC 17025. Documentation issued to subcontractors/external resources as a
result of a successful evaluation shall clearly state that this is not certification or accreditation in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011).
2. Use of accreditation symbols and other claims of accreditation
To attain and maintain accreditation CABs need to comply with GAC requirements specified in Technical Note #6, an applicant must agree to:
a. Comply with the requirements of GAC when claiming and making reference to its accreditation status in communication media such as advertising, brochures,
b. Endeavor to ensure that no certificate or report or unauthorized statement regarding its accreditation nor any part thereof, is used in a misleading manner(s).
c. Upon suspension, withdrawal or expiration of its accreditation (however determined) discontinue its use of all advertising matter that contains reference thereto its
accreditation, if required by GAC return accreditation certificates and scopes of accreditation to GAC.
d. does not refer to its accreditation in a way so as to imply that a product, process, service, management system or person is certified or endorsed or approved by GAC;
e. informs its affected clients of the suspension, reduction or withdrawal of its accreditation and the associated consequences without undue delay.
f) only uses the accreditation symbol and claims of accreditation status for the specific activities covered by the scope of accreditation.
To apply, the applicant’s AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE must agree to the above terms and must attest that all statements made on the application are correct to the best of his/her
knowledge and belief. An organization’s AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE is an official who represents the organization in all matters related to maintaining GAC accreditation. This official is
GAC's primary point of contact with the organization. An Accredited Organization’s Authorized Representative shall be in a position of authority to ensure that the organization complies
with the GAC criteria. Furthermore, this representative is responsible for ensuring that all of the relevant conditions for accreditation are maintained.

At any point in the application or assessment process, if there is evidence of fraudulent behaviour, if the conformity assessment body intentionally provides false information or if the
CAB conceals information, GAC shall reject the application or terminate the assessment process and GAC also reserves the right to take any legal action.

Declaration
As the applicant Organization's Authorized Representative, I agree to the above conditions and obligations for accreditation. I attest that all statements made on this
application are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

AUTHORIZED REP. NAME AUTHORIZED REP. SIGNATURE DATE

……………………………………………… …………………………………………………….. …………….

Please return the filled application form to your GAC contact person or otherwise at: [email protected]

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Annex - 2
List of required documents: to be submitted alongside with this filled and signed application form:

Sr.# 17025 17021 17024 17065 Anyother

Description / Title of the document 15189 Testing & 17020 Management Personnel Product GSO 2055-2 scheme – type
Medical Calibration Inspection system certification Certification here
Certification
1 If you have existing accreditation and you wish it to be If applicable If applicable If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
considered by GAC then please provide: / optional / optional / optional optional optional optional optional
a. Copy of Accreditation certificate
b. Copy of Accreditation scope
c. Copy of the last assessment report
This is also applicable for joint files e.g. with ENAS-ESMA
2 For the accreditation for Notification Program: NA If applicable NA NA NA If applicable NA
a. Copy of the Application form submitted to GSO,
b. Proofs of legal representation in the GCC countries
3 Proof of organisation being legal entity ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
(e. g. Trade license or Commercial Registration)
4 Proof of third party liability insurance or equivalent provisions If applicable If applicable ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
(if a liability insurance is required by law or other regulations) / optional / optional
5 GAC ISO/IEC accreditation standard checklist (must be filled & ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
provided in word format) e.g. AC 4.7 checklist for 17025....
6 Quality management system documentation ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
a. Documented mechanism of quality policies & procedures
e.g. Quality manual or procedural manual as applicable
b. Quality procedures (management system procedures)
7 Master list(s) of all documentation of the management system ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
8 Organisational chart ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
9 List of employees stating their qualification/professional ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
trainings.
List of approved signatories of the reports / certificates
10 Provide methods / procedures/ standards / SOPs in relation to ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
the scope applied.
Example: Test methods (testing laboratory) or Calibration
procedures (calibration laboratory), product standard for product
certification.

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Sr.# 17025 17021 17024 17065 Anyother

Description / Title of the document 15189 Testing & 17020 Management Personnel Product GSO 2055-2 scheme – type
Medical Calibration Inspection system certification Certification here
Certification
Note: if in-house SOP (sometimes called work or test
instructions) is used then provide both in-house SOP as well as
the reference national/international standard.
11 A copy of the original report or certificate for each major If applicable If applicable If applicable If applicable / If applicable / ✔ If applicable /
category for the applied scope of accreditation. / optional / optional / optional optional optional optional
For example, Testing Lab: test report for each testing field
applied / accredited e.g. chemical tests in water, microbiological
tests in food, Calibration Lab: calibration certificate for each
measurand / calibration item
12 Budget of measurement uncertainty for the scope of accreditation If applicable If applicable NA NA NA NA NA
/ optional / optional
13 List of reference materials/standards, & measurement standards If applicable If applicable If applicable NA NA NA NA
(if applicable in relation to its scope of accreditation) / optional / optional / optional
14 List of equipment items with in-house registry (if applicable, If applicable If applicable If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
agreements for license equipment) / optional / optional / optional optional optional optional optional
15 AC 4.6 Proficiency Testing Follow-up Sheet / ILC (should be ✔ ✔ ✔ NA NA NA NA
filled with PT / ILC participation details)
(Certificates or summary provided by the PT provider should be
submitted along with the sheet)
16 AC 4.5 Metrological Traceability Sheet ✔ ✔ ✔ NA NA NA NA
17 The last Management review report ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
18 The last internal audit Report ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
19 Impartiality documents (Risk analysis, top management If applicable ✔ ✔ If applicable / If applicable / ✔ If applicable /
declarations and mechanism) / optional optional optional optional
20 NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
Mark statute
/ optional optional optional optional optional
21 NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
Fee regulation or price list
/ optional optional optional optional optional
22 List of countries where certificates are granted indicating the NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
number of certificates per country / optional optional optional optional optional
23 List of countries where certification activities are performed by NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
branch offices indicating the specific activities / optional optional optional optional optional

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Sr.# 17025 17021 17024 17065 Anyother

Description / Title of the document 15189 Testing & 17020 Management Personnel Product GSO 2055-2 scheme – type
Medical Calibration Inspection system certification Certification here
Certification
24 List of countries where certification activities are performed by NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
„remote personnel“ (personnel, that is not working from a / optional optional optional optional optional
branch office of the certification body)
25 NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
Critical locations according to IAF MD 12
optional optional optional optional
26 Rules of the certification body for the management of branch NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
offices abroad or „remote personnel“ / optional optional optional optional optional
27 List of all auditors/inspectors approved by the certification body NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
indicating the scope and location (country) / optional optional optional optional optional
28 Sample of all types of contracts for certification, for NA NA If applicable If applicable / If applicable / If applicable / If applicable /
subcontracting and with auditors / optional optional optional optional optional

✔ must be provided, NA – not applicable

*Its mandatory to provide all the documents at the time of (before) initial assessment whereas in the subsequent assessment only updated/revised document are normally
required to be provided however GAC reserves the right in asking for all the documents again as and if needed.

For GAC Use Only:

Application and Resource Review
GAC Reviewed the application for completeness, including documents and information provided and that the application is signed, GAC did also review
the resources, capabilities, competence, personnel and timeline to arrange assessment within 12months or earlier, other necessities checked – based on
the above GAC ………………………. the application.

Name of Reviewer
Name of File manager (if different)
Date
Remarks or notes (if any)

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