# Certification Bodies

The Certification Body area lets you view all your Certification Bodies associated with your MNCB account.

Before having **VIEW** access to the Certification Bodies, please ensure the following:

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**Prerequisites:** 

* The Certification Body should be added to the IAF CertSearch database, to ensure that the Certification Body is within the database go to: <https://www.iafcertsearch.org/search/certification-bodies>
* Association to the Certification Body should be valid
* If the Certification Bodies are not listed, please contact the Accreditation Body that accredited the Certification Body.
  {% endhint %}

To associate the Certification Bodies to your MNCB account:

1. Send a request to the IAF CertSearch Support Team via <support@iafcertsearch.org>, requesting to associate a Certification Body to your MNCB account.&#x20;
2. The IAF CertSearch Support Team reviews and further assesses the validity of the request, once valid the Certification Bodies will then be associated with your account.

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Any concerns about the Certification Body information, please contact the AB who accredited the CB or connect directly to the CBs.
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### View Certification Bodies

Once the CB is added you'll now have access to view the Certification Bodies displayed in a summary list, where you can view the following data fields:

<table><thead><tr><th width="236">Column Name</th><th>Description</th><th data-hidden>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Activation Status</td><td>IAF CertSearch account status of the CB</td><td><em>Active</em></td></tr><tr><td>Unique ID</td><td>The unique ID assigned to the CB</td><td><em>AB01CB00001</em></td></tr><tr><td>Certification Body</td><td>Certification Body Name</td><td><em>Global Compliance Plus Pty Ltd.</em></td></tr><tr><td>Economy</td><td>Country where CB is located</td><td><em>Australia</em></td></tr><tr><td>Standards</td><td>Number of standards the accreditation body has assigned to the Certification Body</td><td><em>10</em></td></tr><tr><td>Updated at</td><td>Last time the Certification Body account was updated by the Accreditation Body</td><td><em>20230122</em></td></tr><tr><td>Created at</td><td>Date the certification body account was added to the database</td><td><em>20210221</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

### View Certification Body detail page

To view the CB detail page, click the **CB** **name** or the **'View'** button under the actions column.

Within the Certification Body detail page, you'll have access to the following information:

<table><thead><tr><th width="301">Section</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Certification Body Information</strong></td><td>Basic company information of the CB.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Standards</strong></td><td>List of standards accredited to the CB</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Technical Sectors</strong></td><td>List of technical sectors within their accreditation</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Office Directories</strong> </td><td>List of office locations where the accreditation is valid</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Country/Economy</strong></td><td>List of countries where the accreditation is valid</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certified Entities</strong></td><td>List of Certified Entities accredited by the CB</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Live Profile</strong></td><td>Links to CB's public live profile.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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