Founded in Feb 2006, the Asian Accredited Certification Body Federation, (AACBF) is a fraternity of renowned certification bodies established and operate in the member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and other interested parties, which declare their common intention to take part in the AACBF, according to the rules set out in this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).


The objectives of the AACBF are:

to promote the competency, integrity and credibility of the management system certification processes
to promote ethical business conduct of its members
to promote understanding of accreditation rules
promote acceptance of accredited certificates
to cooperate with and complement the activities of Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC)


In other words, the federation strives to
 


AACBF members will:

promote integrity and credibility of management system certification
adopt IAF/PAC application guidance and policy and procedures documents
participation in conformity assessment related activities of relevant international bodies
facilitate the adoption and implementation of standards, guidelines and application documents developed by relevant international bodies
facilitate collaboration, cooperation and mutual assistance among members