The Hellenic Accreditation System (ESYD) has been appointed as the National Accreditation Body of Greece according to the requirements of Article 4 of the Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 according to which each Member State shall appoint a single national accreditation body.
Accreditation by ESYD provides formal recognition that a legal entity carries out specific activities with demonstrated competence and impartiality, and operates in accordance with internationally recognised standards.
The work of ESYD is supported by the National Accreditation Council, the assessors and the experts.
The National Accreditation Council safeguards impartiality in the accreditation procedures of conformity assessment bodies.
The members of the National Accreditation Council carry out their duties in accordance with Union and national law, the technical rules and the procedures laid down, and act with independence, impartiality, responsibility and transparency.
ESYD employs external assessors and experts. The assessors are selected and trained according to strictly defined criteria and procedures and they shall comply with specific regulations concerning their independence, integrity and confidentiality.
For granting accreditation certificate, an on-site assessment is carried out of the candidate conformity assessment body by a team of assessors and experts, with in-depth knowledge of the relevant technical sector and experience in the assessment of quality management systems.
Organisation Chart
DPOData Protection Officer
The service
- Laboratory Accreditation Directorate
- Certification and Inspection Bodies Accreditation Directorate
- Quality, Training, Development and Promotion Department
- Administrative and Financial Support Department
Management of ESYDFlow of accreditation work
