The following are some of the standards used as criteria for granting accreditation:
- ISO/IEC 17021:2015 - Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Providing Audit and Certification of Management Systems
- ISO/TS 22003:2013 - Food Safety Management Systems – Requirements for Bodies Providing Audit and Certification of Food Safety Management Systems
- ISO/IEC 27006:2015 - Information Technology -- Security Techniques --Requirements for Bodies Providing Audit and Certification of Information Security Management Systems
- ISO 28003:2007 - Security Management Systems for The Supply Chain – Requirements for Bodies Providing Audit and Certification of Supply Chain Security Management Systems
- ISO 30003:2009 - Ships & marine Technology – Ship Recycling management System-requirements for bodies providing audit & certification for ship recycling management
- ISO 14065:2020 - Green House Gases – requirements for Green House Gas validation & verification bodies for using accreditation or other forms of recognition
- ISO 19011:2018 - Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems
- ISO/IEC 17011:2017 - Conformity assessment – General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
- ISO 15189:2012 - Medical Laboratories - Particular requirements for quality and competence
- ISO/IEC 17020:2012 - General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection
- ISO/IEC 17024:2012
General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons
- ISO/IEC 17043:2010 - Conformity Assessment - General requirements for proficiency testing
- ISO 15195:2018 - Laboratory medicine - Requirements for reference measurement laboratories