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Évelyne Angelini

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THE EVALUATION/CERTIFICATION PROCESS

Constructive, impartiale, flexible, standard cost.
  

1/ IDENTIFICATION FOR QUOTE

Activities/ Results

Mean time

Certification range (choice of baseline, activities…) ;
Perimeter of certification (establishments, staff numbers…) ;
Cover of the Organism activities (Code APE ) by our field of operation (Codes EAC ) ;
Writing of an offer/contract.

3 days to 2 weeks

 

2/ RETURN OF THE CONTRACT

Activities/ Results

Durée moyenne

Contract review ;
Opening of the organism file ;
Choice of a lead-assessor ;
Initialization of the evaluation process.

1 to 3 days

 

3/ ADMISSIBILITY (with or without document review)

Activities/ Results

Durée moyenne

Request of admissibility items ;
Document review or initial Visit preparation ;
Admissibility, additional information or justifiable refusal.

1 to 2 weeks

 

4/ ASSESMENT PREPARATION

Activities/ Results

Durée moyenne

Confirmation of the dates of the audit Visit ;
Sending of the Audit Plan/Mission order ;
Possibility of objecting the proposed assessor ;
Acceptance of the audit Plan/ the assessor.

2 weken

  

5/ REALIZATION OF THE AUDIT

Activities/ Results

Durée moyenne

Evaluation of the application of the quality system on site ;
Detection of the possible dysfunctions ;
Closing meeting ;
Writing of the audit Report.

According the assesment Visit time

 

6/ MONITORING OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

Activities/ Results

Durée moyenne

Opinion on the efficiency ;
Closing of major deviations ;
Proposal of the assessor to the Certification Committee (CC).

immediat to 3 months

 

7/ PASSING IN CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Activities/ Results

Durée moyenne

Analysis of the audit Report by three members of the CC ;
Deliberation, positive decision or postponement ;
Issue of the Certificate.

2 to 3 weeks


The mean time is indicative because it depends also of the response delay of the requester.
For a determined and well-prepared organism, a certification is possible, without hurrying, within 7 weeks.