Certification Body Template for Accreditation Body

Certification Bodies

Field Name	Mandatory	Example	Description
Certification Body Identity Number	Mandatory	UNIQUEID-CB01 (This is a sample. Do not use this ID.)	Mandatory Field provided by the AB for internal use of IAF CertSearch. "CB Identity Number" is a unique identification for the CB. The "CB Identity Number" makes it possible to identify which CBs are in the AB network what data in the register belongs to the CB. When the AB uploads additional data in the future (i.e. accreditation data) the system will look up the "CB Identity Number" to maintain integrity of data. The "CB Identity Number" can be any alpha numeric number.
Certification Body Name	Mandatory	Global Compliance Plus Pty Ltd	Certification Body name must be entered exactly the same for any reference to the certification body. The system relies on the Certification Body Name to match data uploaded by the AB. If the Certification Body name is spelt differently then that data will not be added to the CB account.
Certification Body Acronym	Optional	GCP	Certification Body Acronym
Website	Optional	www.GlobalCompliance.test	Certification Body Website
Phone	Optional	[phone]	Certification Body Phone number. Include any country and area codes.
Fax	Optional	[phone]	Certification Body Fax number
Country/Economy	Mandatory	Australia	Country/Economy of the main accredited entity address
Description	Optional		A general description of the Certification Body. The description should be factual and limited to 200 words. The description will be on the profile page of the IAF CertSearch describing the organisation. The CB will have the ability to edit the description in their IAF CertSearch dashboard. If the AB does not have this information then leave it blank.

Office Directories

Field Name	Mandatory	Example	Description
Certification Body Identity Number	Mandatory	UNIQUEID-CB01 (This is a sample. Do not use this ID.)	Mandatory Field provided by the AB for internal use of IAF CertSearch. "CB Identity Number" is a unique identification for the CB. The "CB Identity Number" makes it possible to identify which CBs are in the AB network what data in the register belongs to the CB. When the AB uploads additional data in the future (i.e. accreditation data) the system will look up the "CB Identity Number" to maintain integrity of data. The "CB Identity Number" can be any alpha numeric number.
Office Type	Mandatory	Corporate Head Office	There are four options to choose from; Corporate Head Office(Main accredited entity office) Regional Head Office Country Head Office Branch Office
Street	Optional	S108/39 E Esplanade	Street of the address
City	Mandatory	Manly	City of the address
State	Optional	New South Wales	State of the address
Country/Economy	Mandatory	Australia	Country/Economy of the address
Zipcode/Postcode	Optional	2095	Zipcode/Postcode of the address

Standards & Schemes

Field Name	Mandatory	Example	Description
Certification Body Identity Number	Mandatory	UNIQUEID-CB01 (This is a sample. Do not use this ID.)	Mandatory Field provided by the AB for internal use of IAF CertSearch. "CB Identity Number" is a unique identification for the CB. The "CB Identity Number" makes it possible to identify which CBs are in the AB network what data in the register belongs to the CB. When the AB uploads additional data in the future (i.e. accreditation data) the system will look up the "CB Identity Number" to maintain integrity of data. The "CB Identity Number" can be any alpha numeric number.
Scope Type	Mandatory	Management System	Scope Type
Scheme/Program	Mandatory	Quality Management Systems Scheme	Scheme/Program
Certification Standard Code	Mandatory	ISO 9001:2018	Certification Standard code. Include version if you have it.
Accreditation First Issue Date	Optional	20170423	Original accreditation date of the current CB. (YYYYMMDD)
Accreditation Issue Date	Optional	20170423	Most recent accreditation date. (YYYYMMDD)
Accreditation Expiry Date	Optional	20170423	Accreditation expiry date. (YYYYMMDD)

Technical Sectors

Field Name	Mandatory	Example	Description
Certification Body Identity Number	Mandatory	UNIQUEID-CB01 (This is a sample. Do not use this ID.)	Mandatory Field provided by the AB for internal use of IAF CertSearch. "CB Identity Number" is a unique identification for the CB. The "CB Identity Number" makes it possible to identify which CBs are in the AB network what data in the register belongs to the CB. When the AB uploads additional data in the future (i.e. accreditation data) the system will look up the "CB Identity Number" to maintain integrity of data. The "CB Identity Number" can be any alpha numeric number.
Scope Type	Mandatory	Management System	Scope Type
Scheme/Program	Mandatory	Quality Management Systems Scheme	Scheme/Program
Sector/IAF Code Title	Optional	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	Sector/IAF Code Title
Sector/IAF Code	Optional	01	Sector/IAF Numeric code
All Sectors	Optional	0	Insert 1 if the scheme covers all sectors otherwise insert 0 and enter the sector in column D and the sector code in column E

Certification Body Countries

Field Name	Mandatory	Example	Description
Certification Body Identity Number	Mandatory	UNIQUEID-CB01 (This is a sample. Do not use this ID.)	Mandatory Field provided by the AB for internal use of IAF CertSearch. "CB Identity Number" is a unique identification for the CB. The "CB Identity Number" makes it possible to identify which CBs are in the AB network what data in the register belongs to the CB. When the AB uploads additional data in the future (i.e. accreditation data) the system will look up the "CB Identity Number" to maintain integrity of data. The "CB Identity Number" can be any alpha numeric number.
Country/Economy	Mandatory	Australia	Country/Economy in which the Certification Body is eligible to issue accredited certificates.