China: new accreditation criteria for inspection bodies
The national accreditation committee issued a new version of the competence criteria for inspection bodies — a document marked 2026.
- The criteria set requirements for inspection bodies in the same way ISO/IEC 17025 does for testing laboratories.
- The update comes with other 2026 documents, including technical guidance for laboratories testing laser processing equipment.
- The Chinese accreditation system publishes such documents in a single list, and it is this list that defines how international standards are read locally.
Source: CNAS — 检验机构能力认可准则