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    SQS stands for quality

    SQS is not only a certification company – it offers quality.

    SQS certificates are recognized worldwide and stand for strict guidelines and independent auditing and certification work. The accreditation is guaranteed  by the Swiss Accreditation Service SAS as well as numerous other accreditations, approvals and partnerships.

    Accreditation under the IAF (International Accreditation Forum)

    Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS)

    The SQS is accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Service and other private accreditation agencies for the following:

    Accreditation standard: ISO/IEC 17021

    Approved standards

    AQAP 2110 NATO QA requirements
    BRC Food Global Standard for Food Safety
    BRC Consumer Global Standard for Consumer Products
    BRC IoP Global Standard Packaging and packaging materials
    FISO-DI 2000 Institutions for the disabled
    Good Medical Practice® Quality management system certification tailored to the needs
    of medical practices
    GTP Coceral Good Trading Practice
    DIN EN 15593 Management of hygiene in the production of packaging for foodstuffs   
    MoU ECM Memorandum of Understanding establishing the basic principles of a common
    system of certification of Entities of Maintenance for freight wagons
    eduQua Continuing education
    EN 9100 Requirements for organisations in aviation, aerospace and defence
    EN 9120 Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defence Distributors
    FAMI-QS Standard for feed additives
    FSSC 22000 Food safety through certification to the standard ISO 22000:2005 and
    the checklist PAS 220:2008
    DPCO Data protection according to the Swiss regulation for data protection certification
    IFS Food safety
    ISO 3834 Welding quality requirements
    ISO 9001 Quality Management
    ISO 13485 Medical device manufacturers
    ISO 14001 Environmental Management
    ISO 15378 Primary packaging for medical products
    ISO/IEC 20000-1 IT Service Management
    ISO 22000 Food safety
    ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security
    ISO 50001 Certification of energy management systems
    OHSAS 18001 Occupational health and safety
    PEFC-COC Wood and products made of wood
    QuaTheDA Institutions for the cure of addicts
    RQS Reference system Quality for Hospital Pharmacies
    SR 819.13 Security for elevators
    SR 819.121 Pressure Equipment Ordinance
    SVOAM Employment market measures
    97/23 EG Directive for pressure equipment

    Accredia (Italy)

    RT 05
    Quality Management System 9001 for the construction scope 28 in Italy


    Other accreditations

    • IATF
      The SQS is accredited by the Association of the Automotive Industry VDA:
      Approval no. 22 / 04-6.1 - VDA 6.1
      Approval no. 2 - IAO-QMC 01014 - ISO / TS 16949:2002
    • FSC
      SQS is accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council A.C. for the FSC:
      Registration no. FSC-ACC-013
    • UNFCCC
      The SQS is accredited by UNFCCC for validation and verification of CDM projects in all scopes:
      Registration no. E-0027
      The SQS is accredited by UNFCCC for validation and verification of JI projects in all scopes:
      Registration no. E-0013

    Furthermore, we are accredited by the SAS for verification of the Climate Cent Foundation projects: www.klimarappen.ch

    In addition, we are a so-called inspection body of the FOEN/SWOE for climate protection projects in Switzerland: www.bafu.admin.ch/klima


    Notified bodies for audit in the mandatory area

    SQS is recognized as a notified body in the field of medical devices for the EC Directives 93/42/EEC and 98/79/EEC (accreditation no. SCESm 001; CE 1250); list of the notified bodies as well as in the specific field of pressure equipments with the CE Directive 97/23/EC and the Ordinance SR 819.121 (Accreditation numbers SCESm 001 and SCESp 049; CE 1250).


    Other approvals

    Approval as audit and certification body

    Approval based on partnerships

    • All food labels in collaboration with bio inspecta
    • DQS for IRIS
    • IQNet for Qweb, SA8000, Business Social Compliance (BSCI)
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