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Clarification On NABL Role 2

The document clarifies the role of NABL in the accreditation of laboratories, emphasizing that NABL evaluates conformity assessment bodies to ensure their competence and impartiality. It highlights the importance of accredited laboratories in providing reliable results for public benefit, particularly in regulatory contexts. However, NABL is a voluntary body without regulatory powers, and laboratories must comply with applicable statutory requirements independently.

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Clarification On NABL Role 2

The document clarifies the role of NABL in the accreditation of laboratories, emphasizing that NABL evaluates conformity assessment bodies to ensure their competence and impartiality. It highlights the importance of accredited laboratories in providing reliable results for public benefit, particularly in regulatory contexts. However, NABL is a voluntary body without regulatory powers, and laboratories must comply with applicable statutory requirements independently.

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Dated 06.09.

2021

Clarification on the Role of NABL in Enforcing Regulations

Accreditation is the independent evaluation of conformity assessment bodies against recognised normative
documents like standards, regulations etc. to carry out specific activities to ensure their impartiality,
consistency of operation and competence. Through the application of national and international standards,
government, procurers and consumers can have confidence in the results of accredited Conformity
Assessment Bodies.

Laboratories are accredited to the applicable international standards, ISO/ IEC 17025 in case of testing and
calibration laboratories, and ISO 15189 applicable to medical laboratories.
Laboratory customers, regulatory authorities, organizations and schemes using peer-assessment,
accreditation bodies, and others use these documents in confirming or recognizing the competence of
laboratories.

The results from accredited laboratories are used extensively by regulators for the public benefit in the
provision of services that promote an unpolluted environment, safe food, clean water, energy, health and
social care services.

Many government agencies have recognised the importance of credible accreditation schemes that are
developed against internationally recognised standards.

NABL accreditation is increasingly being used by Regulators and Government to ascertain the quality of
products. Accredited CABs can objectively state conformance of product or service to specified
requirements.

NABL is a voluntary accreditation body and has no regulatory powers. Checking of compliance to the
regulatory requirements falls under the purview of respective/applicable regulator.

In all cases, it is the responsibility of laboratory to abide by the National & State statutory requirements,
Acts, Ordnance, Rules, Regulations, Legal orders, Court Decisions/ Orders issued by the Government,
Statutory Bodies, Courts as applicable and in force from time to time.

N. Venkateswaran
CEO, NABL

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