RESOLUTION OF THE STATE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDIZATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of August 29, 2025 No. 110

Rules of accreditation in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus

Based on Item 10 of Article 1 and subitem 1.5 of Item 1 of article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus of October 11, 2024 "About accreditation in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus" the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus DECIDES: No. 33-Z

1. Approve Rules of accreditation in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus (are applied).

2. Determine the republican unitary enterprise "Belarusian State Center of Accreditation" national authority by accreditation in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus (further – accreditation body).

3. Recognize invalid resolutions of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus according to appendix.

4. This resolution becomes effective after its official publication.

Vice-chairman

I. A. Kislenko

It is approved Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

 

Appendix

to the Resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of August 29, 2025 No. 110

List of invalid resolutions of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus

1. The resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of May 31, 2011 No. 27 "About approval of Rules of accreditation".

2. The resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of June 19, 2017 No. 49 "About modification and amendments in the resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of May 31, 2011 No. 27".

3. The resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of June 26, 2019 No. 39 "About change of the resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of May 31, 2011 No. 27".

4. The resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of December 22, 2020 No. 102 "About change of the resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of May 31, 2011 No. 27".

 

Approved by the Resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of August 29, 2025 No. 110

Rules of accreditation in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus

Chapter 1. General provisions

1. These rules regulate questions of carrying out accreditation in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus (further if other is not established, – accreditation).

2. In these rules terms in the values determined in the Law of the Republic of Belarus "About accreditation in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus" (further – the Law on accreditation), the Law of the Republic of Belarus of October 24, 2016 No. 437-Z "About assessment of conformity to technical requirements" and the Law of the Republic of Belarus of September 5, 1995 No. 3848-XII "About ensuring unity of measurements", and also the following terms and their determinations are used:

the place of implementation of activities – real estate units in which (on which) activities of the applicant on accreditation (the accredited subject) according to area of accreditation are performed. Places on which processing and registration of results of activities of the applicant on accreditation (the accredited subject), storage and archiving of documents, storage of the equipment (in the presence), work on confirmation of conformity, researches (testing) and measurements, checkings, calibrations, inspections, skill tests, including mobile places are performed belong to the place of implementation of activities;

discrepancy – discrepancy to accreditation criterions and other facts of violation of acts of the legislation in the sphere of accreditation elicited by group on assessment at evaluating competence, periodic or unplanned competency evaluation.

3. Accreditation is carried out according to the Law on accreditation, these rules, GOST ISO/IEC 17011-2018 "Assessment of conformity. Requirements to the accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies", enacted by the resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of March 4, 2019 No. 12.

4. The accreditation body performs forming, maintaining and technical maintenance of the Unified information system in the sphere of accreditation (further – EIS) which use is performed based on the contract on provision of access to EIS between accreditation body and the applicant for accreditation.

5. The applicant on accreditation (the accredited subject) taking into account the description of area of accreditation provides implementation of the Law on accreditation, the Law of the Republic of Belarus "About assessment of conformity to technical requirements", the Law of the Republic of Belarus "About ensuring unity of measurements", these rules, the list of accreditation criterions in the National accreditation system of the Republic of Belarus determined by the resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of August 25, 2025 No. 104, of the Rules of confirmation of conformity of National system of confirmation of conformity of the Republic of Belarus approved by the resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of July 25, 2017 No. 61, of Rules of maintaining the register of National system of confirmation of conformity of the Republic of Belarus No. approved by the resolution of the State committee on standardization of the Republic of Belarus of April 26, 2017 31, technical regulatory legal acts, obligatory for observance (further – TNPA), and also the international legal acts regulating activities, competence of which implementation proves to be true by means of accreditation.

6. Primary accreditation, repeated accreditation, expansion and updating of area of accreditation, transition to the new version of the fundamental standard are carried out based on the request for accreditation in form according to appendix 1, of the area of accreditation including the draft of the description in form according to appendix 2, created by means of EIS, and documents and (or) data attached to it on condition of the conclusion of the contract for accreditation.

7. The description of area of accreditation has end-to-end numbering. In case of modification of the description of area of accreditation number of the excluded Item (subitem) repeatedly is not appropriated, new characteristics concerning one object are introduced by subitems.

When filling Items (subitems) of the description of area of accreditation are in addition specified:

"*" – in case of implementation of activities it is direct in the place(s) of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation (the accredited subject);

"**" – in case of implementation of activities it is direct in the place(s) of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation (the accredited subject) and beyond its limits;

"F" – in case of provision of flexible area of accreditation concerning Item of the description of area of accreditation;

"TR" – in case of confirmation of conformity to technical requirements of technical regulations of the Customs union, Eurasian Economic Union (further – TR CU (EEU));

"EPP" – in case of confirmation of conformity of products included in the single list of products which are subject to obligatory confirmation of conformity with issue of certificates of conformity and declarations of conformity in single form;

"SFS" – in case of confirmation of conformity to requirements of single sanitary and epidemiologic and hygienic requirements and procedures, the veterinary and sanitary and quarantine phytosanitary requirements included in TR CU (EEU).

8. The request for accreditation is signed by the head of the legal entity or other authorized person with application of documents, conferred such powers.

Chapter 2. Procedure for carrying out primary accreditation

9. Primary accreditation is carried out after approval of the application for accreditation submitted by the applicant for accreditation through EIS and based on the contract for accreditation on condition of coordination of structure of group on assessment and the plan of accreditation.

10. For the purpose of carrying out primary accreditation the following documents and (or) data are attached to the request for accreditation:

10.1. the documents confirming the status of the legal entity, and also information on internal organizational structure:

copy of the charter;

the copy of regulations on branch, representation, other structural division (in case of its availability and in case of accreditation of such structural division at the legal entity – the applicant on accreditation);

the copy of the approved structure of the legal entity, and also branch, representation, other structural division (in case of its availability and in case of accreditation of such structural division at the legal entity – the applicant on accreditation);

copies of the documents confirming creation and availability in structure of the legal entity of branch, representation, other structural division performing activities in the declared area of accreditation;

copies of documents on appointment of the head responsible for activities of branch, representation, other structural division;

the statement from the staff list of the legal entity – the applicant on accreditation, confirming availability of the personnel performing activities in the declared area of accreditation including availability of the head of branch, representation, other structural division in case of accreditation of such structural division at the legal entity – the applicant on accreditation;

the document confirming state registration as the legal entity in foreign state – for legal entities – nonresidents of the Republic of Belarus;

10.2. the documents describing management system (management);

10.3. the passport of technical competence in form according to appendix 3, created by means of EIS.

11. After approval of the request for accreditation by means of EIS by accreditation body to the applicant on accreditation the draft agreement goes for accreditation with appendix of structure of group on assessment and the plan of accreditation.

12. In time no later than fifteen working days from the date of placement of the draft agreement on accreditation by means of EIS the applicant on accreditation has the right to address to accreditation body with the offer on replacement of the candidate(s) as a part of group on assessment in case:

availability of conflict of interest which can be proved by the applicant on accreditation;

other violation of the principles of objectivity, impartiality, independence, confidentiality of information which can be proved by the applicant on accreditation.

In case of recognition of the offer on replacement of the candidate(s) as a part of group on assessment proved accreditation body makes corresponding changes to appendix to the draft agreement on accreditation which repeatedly is placed by means of EIS.

Change of structure of group on assessment at the initiative of the applicant on accreditation is allowed no more than two times.

13. In case of nonagreement of structure of group on assessment and (or) the plan of accreditation the contract for accreditation is considered unconcluded – accreditation is not carried out.

14. After coordination of structure of group on assessment and the plan of accreditation attached to the draft agreement on accreditation, the contract for accreditation signed by the head of accreditation body or other authorized person goes in writing to the applicant for accreditation for signing.

After the conclusion of the contract for accreditation by accreditation body preparation for competency evaluation of the applicant on accreditation within which the accreditation body constitutes the plan of assessment and is sent by means of EIS to the applicant on accreditation for approval no later than five working days prior to evaluating competence is carried out.

15. The plan of assessment includes:

15.1. the stage of examination of the documents and (or) data attached to the request for accreditation, providing:

assessment of the documents describing management system (management);

assessment of other documents and (or) data provided by the applicant on accreditation, including containing in the passport of technical competence;

report layout by assessment by results of examination of the documents and (or) data attached to the request for accreditation;

conducting repeated examination of the documents and (or) data attached to the request for accreditation (in case of detection of discrepancies);

report layout by assessment by results of repeated examination of the documents and (or) data attached to the request for accreditation;

15.2. the competence evaluation stage in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation providing:

holding introductory and final meeting of group on assessment with the applicant on accreditation;

assessment of management system (management) of the applicant on accreditation;

assessment of the characteristics of activities specified in the declared area of accreditation;

staff evaluation;

report layout by assessment by results of competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation.

16. In case of detection of discrepancies by results of competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities in addition to the actions provided by the plan of assessment, by group on assessment it is carried out:

the analysis and coordination of the list of actions for elimination established discrepancies and the reasons of their origin (further – the adjusting actions) provided by the applicant on accreditation;

information analysis about accomplishment of the approved list of the adjusting actions provided by the applicant on accreditation.

17. Evaluation stages of competence go consistently according to the actions provided by the plan of assessment.

18. The applicant on accreditation no later than two working days from the date of placement in EIS of the plan of assessment has the right to address to accreditation body with the motivated offer on change of the plan of assessment.

After coordination with the applicant on accreditation of the plan of assessment the accreditation body starts evaluating competence of the applicant on accreditation.

19. During examination of the documents and (or) data attached to the request for accreditation compliance to requirements of acts of the legislation in the sphere of accreditation and international legal acts, documents of management system (management) of the applicant for accreditation is estimated.

20. The report on assessment by results of examination of the documents and (or) data attached to the request for accreditation contains conclusions about compliance to accreditation criterions or in case of establishment of discrepancies their description and conclusion about need of elimination of the revealed discrepancies with the term of representation by the applicant on accreditation of the relevant information through EIS.

21. In the absence of discrepancies or elimination of the revealed discrepancies by results of examination of documents the accreditation body starts evaluating competence in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation.

22. Competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation is carried out using the technician of assessment and their combinations and includes assessment of functioning of management system (management) and assessment of implementation of activities according to the declared area of accreditation in places of implementation of activities.

23. When evaluating competence in the place of implementation of activities the applicant on accreditation provides access to necessary information, records and documents, is direct to the place of implementation of activities, the equipment, possibility of carrying out witness estimates, communication with the personnel participating in the activities performed by the applicant on accreditation.

24. In case of detection of discrepancies by results of competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation each discrepancy shall be reasonable and accurately identified by group on assessment according to specific requirements of acts of the legislation in the sphere of accreditation, international legal acts, including documents of management system (management), the documents specified in the declared area of accreditation.

25. The documents confirming results of evaluating competence on the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation include:

documents on observation of accomplishment by the applicant for accreditation of works on confirmation of conformity, testing, researches and (or) measurements, inspections, checkings, calibrations, skill tests according to the declared area of accreditation, and also other work types according to accreditation criterions;

audio-, the photo and video content received by results of evaluating competence in the place of implementation of activities;

documents (certificates) confirming the revealed discrepancies (in the presence);

reports on compliance to technical requirements of the characteristics of activities of the applicant on accreditation included in the declared area of accreditation.

26. In case of failure to carry out of the plan of assessment in full for the reasons which are not depending on group on assessment, the accreditation body carries out competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation in the amount necessary for accomplishment of the plan of assessment in the terms coordinated with the applicant on accreditation, but no later than twenty working days from the moment of provision of the written confirmation of readiness of the applicant on accreditation to carrying out additional competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation.

The case specified in part one of this Item is reflected in the report on assessment by results of competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation.

27. In case of impossibility of evaluating competence in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation the group on assessment based on the decision made by accreditation body carries out competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation using the equipment of remote assessment.

28. Competency evaluation using the equipment of remote assessment is performed with use of information and communication technologies. Prior to evaluating by accreditation body the software (hardware-software) solutions providing reliability, communication continuity are approved with the applicant on accreditation.

For lack of the technical capability providing continuous communication, competency evaluation by means of the equipment of remote assessment is not carried out.

29. The applicant on accreditation provides technical capability of evaluating competence by means of the equipment of remote assessment with use of information and communication technologies.

30. The report on assessment by results of competency evaluation in the place of implementation of activities of the applicant on accreditation contains conclusions about compliance to accreditation criterions or in case of establishment of discrepancies their description and conclusion about need of elimination of the revealed discrepancies with the term of representation by the applicant on accreditation of the list of the adjusting actions.

31. The applicant on accreditation in time established by group on assessment, but no more than fifteen working days from the date of placement of the report on assessment carries out the analysis of the revealed discrepancies to EIS, creates and the list of the adjusting actions for form according to appendix 4 submits for approval to accreditation body through EIS.

32. The list of the adjusting actions is approved by group on assessment according to part two of Item 6 of article 22 of the Law on accreditation.

In case of nonagreement of the list of the adjusting actions group on assessment by means of EIS information to the applicant goes for accreditation about need of its completion with indication of the reasons of nonagreement and term of provision of the modifed list of the adjusting actions.

33. Information on accomplishment of the approved list of the adjusting actions is submitted the applicant on accreditation through EIS in form according to appendix 5 and is analyzed by group on assessment according to parts three and the fourth Item 6 of article 22 of the Law on accreditation.

34. If information on accomplishment of the approved list of the adjusting actions provided by the applicant on accreditation to accreditation body does not reflect completeness and effectiveness of elimination of discrepancies, the applicant on accreditation is informed through EIS on need of provision of the additional information about accomplishment of the approved list of the adjusting actions for confirmation of elimination of the revealed discrepancies and terms of its provision.

If the additional information about accomplishment of the approved list of the adjusting actions also does not reflect completeness and effectiveness of elimination of discrepancies, then the accreditation body at meeting of the technical commission on accreditation makes the decision on refusal in accreditation.

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