SA general acts governing accreditation requirements and accreditation rulesSA general acts governing accreditation requirements and accreditation rules are currently: S03 – Rules of Accreditation S05 – Rules for the Use of the SA logo, the Use of the Accreditation Mark and for Making Reference to Accreditation S10 – Rules on price formation for the services provided by…

General information a. Organisation chart and information on the body's organisation General information on the body and on public information possesses Brief description of the body’s work area Slovenian Accreditation (SA) is a public institute performing, in the Republic of Slovenia, the assignments of national accreditation service in the manner and under the conditions…

General information a. Organisation chart and information on the body's organisation General information on the body and on public information possesses Brief description of the body’s work area Slovenian Accreditation (SA) is a public institute performing, in the Republic of Slovenia, the assignments of national accreditation service in the manner and under the conditions…

Accreditation procedureA general description of assessment as part of accreditation procedure is given in the document S03, Rules of accreditationhttps://www.slo-akreditacija.si/?post_type=lpdocument&lang=en&s=s03. A more detailed description of the procedure and instructions for assessment is given in the document D05-02, Assessment , and its annexes for individual areas of accreditation…

ObjectionsThe client may lodge with SA an objection to notification of assessment when: the client disagrees with the appointment of one or more than one member of the assessor team, the client disagrees with the duration of the assessment, the client disagrees with other conditions for performing the assessment, as defined in the notification. What is the procedure for lodging and handling an…

AppealsThe client may lodge an appeal when disagreeing with any of the following decisions made by SA in accreditation procedure: decision on accreditation (e.g. refusal to grant accreditation, refusal to grant extended scope of accreditation, suspension or withdrawal of accreditation for the complete scope or part thereof), a decision to refuse an application for introduction of an…

ComplaintsAn accredited CAB or any other complainant may communicate a complaint to SA when: they are dissatisfied with the work of SA, they are dissatisfied with the work of CABs holding SA’s or some other accreditation service’s accreditation, they establish that a non-accredited CABis making direct or indirect reference to SA’s or some other accreditation body’s…

Notifying of changesBy signing the contract, the client undertakes, among other, to currently inform SA of any important changes related to his legal or economic status, ownership or organisation; management or key personnel; main operational policy; main resources; facilities, equipment, work procedures within the accredited activity; or any other elements that might affect the accredited…

Extraordinary surveillanceDetails on extraordinary surveillance are provided in the document S03, Rules of accreditation. In which cases will Slovenian Accreditation (SA) undertake extraordinary surveillance assessment? SA will undertake an extraordinary surveillance assessment when it has at its disposal information showing disrespect of accreditation requirements or raising doubt as to the…

Extension of scopeDetails on the procedure of extending the scope of accreditation are provided in the document S03, Rules of accreditation. How to extend or change the scope of accreditation? Normally, an accredited CAB needs to apply for any extension, such as for: extending an activity within an existing technical field, adding a new technical field, extending the activity to new sites.…