The International Accreditation Forum, lnc.(IAF) is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programmes of conformity assessment. The purpose of JAF is to ensure that its accreditation body members only accredit competent bodies and to establish mutual recognition arrangements, known as Multilateral Recognition Arrangements (MLA), between its members.

Third party attestation related to conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks.

Third party attestation related to products, processes, systems or persons