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| IQnet Association |
|---|
| Field
Certification |
| operation:
World wide |
| established:
1990 |
IQnet Association
The IQnet Association is an internationl network of Certification bodies, established in 1990.
IQNet is composed of approx 40 partners worldwide, most of which are Certification Bodies,
leaders in their countries.
IQNet is a global certification provider of services and assessments, focusing mainly on
Management Systems (provided so far approx 350,000 certificates).
IQNet serves all business and social sectors, offering a large variety of products and
contemporary services.
IQNet is involved in various International Institutions, such as: IAF International Accreditation
Forum; EA European cooperation for Accreditation; ISO/CASCO - Conformity Assessment;
ISO/TC 176 - ISO 9001; ISO/TC 207 - ISO 14001; The Consumer Goods Forum and GFSI
Global Food Safety Initiative
IQNet members are required to sign the IQNet Multi-Lateral Agreement (MLA), which makes
their Certificates, equivalent to the ones given by other partners, and recognized by various
Organizations worldwide.
Key Figures[edit]
| Position | Name | Organization | Country |
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| President | Mr. Michael drechsel | DQS | .gif) |
| VP. Constitution and policy | Mr. Eli Cohen-Kagan | Standards Institute of Israel | .svg)
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| VP. Peer review and membership | Mr. Alex Stoichitoiu | [SRAC]  |
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| VP. Marketing and Development | Mrs. Carla Pinto | [APCER] | 
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| VP. Harmonisation and best practices | Mr. Alister Dalrymple | AFNOR  |
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| Director | Mr. Ren'e Wasmer | sqs  |
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| Director | Mr. Toru Mikami | [JQA]  |
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| Advisor to BOD | Mr. Gustavo Pontoriero | Instituto Argentino de Normalización y Certificación  |
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| Advisor to BOD | Mr. Aykut Kirbas | [TSE]  |
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| Managing Director | Mr. Pedro Alves | IQnet |
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Location: Bollwek 31, PO Box 406, CH-3000, Bern 7, Switzerland
Established: 1990
International Partners[edit]
Aenor, [1]
AIB-Vincotte International, [2]
Apcer, [3]
Afnor certification, [4]
ANCE-SIGE, [5]
CISQ, [6]
CQM-China Quality Mark Certification Group, [7]
Cro Cert, [8]
CCC-Cyprus Certification Company, [9]
CQC-China Quality Certification Center, [10]
CQS-Association for Quality System Certification, [11]
DQS, [12]
FCAV, [13]
FONDONORAMA,[14]
ICONTEC, [15]
IMNC, [16]
Inspecta, [17]
INTECO, [18]
IRAM, [19]
JQA-Japan Quality Assurance Organization, [20]
KFQ-Korean Foundation for Quality, [21]
MIRTEC, [22]
MSZT-Hungeraian Standards Institute, [23]
Nemko, [24]
NSAI-National Standards Authority of Ireland, [25]
PCBC, [26]
Quality Austria, [27]
Russian Register, [28]
SII-The Standards Institution of Israel, [29]
SIQ,[30]
SIRIM QAS, [31]
SQS, [32]
SRAC, [33]
TEST-St.Petersburg, [34]
TSE-Turkish Standards Institute, [35]
YUQS, [36]
References[edit]