Korea Accreditation Board

Accreditation

Accreditation Mark

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Accreditation Mark

The IAF MLA Mark

The IAF MLA Mark
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The IAF Logo
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Make sure that the mark bears “MEMBER OF MULTILATERAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENT” letters inside as shown in the above. Care must be taken not to confuse this IAF MLA mark with the similar IAF logo.

Rights to use the IAF MLA mark and mandatory agreement

As defined in IAF ML2, the rights derived to use the IAF MLA Mark are non-transferrable under any circumstance, except where permission is granted by the IAF MLA signatory, KAB, to its accredited CABs to use the Accredited CAB Combined IAF MLA Mark.

IAF will license the right to use the IAF MLA Mark to KAB, which is an IAF MLA Signatory. The scope of the license will be restricted to the scope of the MLA to which KAB is a signatory of the IAF MLA. KAB may sublicense the right to use the IAF MLA Mark to those CABs that are accredited by KAB. The coverage of the sublicense will be restricted to the scope of the MLA for which KAB is a signatory of the IAF MLA, and also restricted to the CAB’s scope of KAB accreditation.

In order for KAB to sublicense the right to accredited CABs for use the IAF MLA Mark, “Agreement for Use of the IAF MLA Mark” between must be signed between KAB and the CAB.

Conditions for use the IAF MLA Mark

KAB accredited CAB shall strictly stick to the following conditions for use of the IAF MLA Mark :

1. KAB accreditation is valid.
2. “Agreement for Use of the IAF MLA Mark” must be signed before any use of the IAF MLA Mark(see ‘Rights to use the IAF MLA mark and mandatory agreement’)
3. The usage is restriced to the scope of the IAF MLA for which KAB is a signatory, and also restricted to the CAB’s accreditation scope – CAB not use the IAF MLA mark on accredited certificates if the scope of the certificate does not fall in the IAF MLA sub-scope.
4. CAB can only use the IAF MLA Mark in combination with KAB accreditation mark(with accreditation number) as a combined mark(i.e. CAB cannot use the IAF MLA Mark in isolation from the KAB accreditation mark)

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5. The IAF MLA mark may be used by CAB in letterheads, quotations for work, advertisements, or websites, but cannot be used for products.
6. CAB shall not allow its customers to use the combined mark.
7. CAB shall not imply the IAF MLA mark means that the IAF is responsible for the CAB’s activities.

Details on conditions for use of the IAF MLA mark are described in the form KAB-AM-F07, Agreement for Use of The IAF MLA Mark.