FLASH INFO SOAC thanks the Ivorian Government for integrating its new premises at COCODY - II PLATEAUX, Street K104 X K125, 303, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire               MEDIAS Ceremony for handing over the keys to the headquarters of the SOAC coupled with the presentation of the three mutual recognition agreements (ILAC - AFRAC – IAF)               MEDIAS Presentation of the AFRAC – ILAC international certificate on December 11 in Cotonou Benin               DOCUMENT I02C01 - IMPLEMENTATION OF IAF MD DOCUMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION BODIES               DOCUMENT I08C01 - GENERAL POLICY ON TRANSITION TO NEW OR REVISED REQUIREMENTS               DOCUMENT I07C01 - EXPRESSION AND ASSESSMENT OF SCOPES OF ACCREDITATION              

The West African Accreditation System (SOAC) was established in 2010 by the Regulation No. 3/2010 / CM / UEMOA, of the Council Ministers of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA), relating to the Scheme for harmonization of activities of accreditation, certification, standardization and metrology in the UEMOA...

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Being SOAC accredited means complying with regulations and having international recognition.

SOAC accreditation guarantees the international recognition of conformity assessment results and facilitates market access for products and services at the national, regional, and international levels. This international recognition of SOAC is supported by the multilateral agreements of AFRAC, ILAC, and IAF, to which SOAC is a signatory.

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SOAC WAAS HAS BECOME A SIGNATORY MEMBER OF THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS OF THE AFRICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (AFRAC) AND THE INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (ILAC)

Joint Communiqué signed by President of the UEMOA Commission, Mr. Abdoulaye DIOP on the impacts of the signing by SOAC of the Mutual Recognition Agreements of AFRAC and ILAC, Calzadilla – Kouassi Award in accreditation...Relive 23 key moments of the SOAC International Recognition Ceremony organized on May 13, 2022 at the NOOM Hotel Abidjan Plateau


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SOAC - Cérémonie de remise des clefs du siège du SOAC couplée à la présentation des trois accords de reconnaissance mutuelle (ILAC - AFRAC - IAF), April 20, 2024

Ceremony for handing over the keys to the headquarters of the SOAC coupled with the presentation of the three mutual recognition agreements (ILAC - AFRAC – IAF)

SOAC - Présentation du certificat international AFRAC – ILAC le 11 décembre à Cotonou Bénin December 11, 2023

Presentation of the AFRAC – ILAC international certificate on December 11 in Cotonou Benin

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