The Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS) is a multi-economy accreditation body established in terms of Article 15 B of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Annex to the SADC Protocol on Trade with the primary purpose of ensuring that conformity assessment service providers (calibration/testing/medical laboratories, certification and inspection bodies) operating in those SADC Member States which do not have national accreditation bodies are subject to an oversight by an authoritative body. Within the SADC region only South Africa and Mauritius have national accreditation bodies.
SADCAS mission is to provide credible, cost effective, accreditation services for SADC Member States aimed at supporting trade, enhance the protection of consumers and the environment
Accreditation Services
Training Services
SADCAS offers training on accreditation related courses.
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News
Accreditation: Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the theme for 2021 World Accreditation Day...
SADCAS has accredited the following Medical Laboratories in Zambia. The laboratories were mentored under the Clinical and Laboratory...
The National Accreditation Focal Points (NAFPs) for Eswatini and Malawi scooped the 2021 NAFP Awards with NAFP-Eswatini scooping the...
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