Accreditation of Conformity Assessment is a means of an assuring competence of conformity assessment bodies and facilitating public and private sector users’ access to trusted conformity assessment services. Accredited conformity assessments bodies are accepted by government agencies as independent third parties and are often relied on to undertake conformity assessment on behalf of regulators. Accreditation and conformity assessment are key components of a nation’s quality infrastructure to support trade and industry. By providing confidence in products, processes, services, management systems and personnel, accredited conformity assessment supports transactions between businesses. In many instances trade partners rely on accredited conformity assessment. In such situations, requirements for test reports, certification, or inspection results are specified in contracts.