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Associates are those private and public organizations whose activities are directly and indirectly related to conformity assessment and accreditation, and who expressly state their willingness to belong to ONAC in such a capacity, as well as their willingness to comply with its bylaws.
According to ONAC’s by-laws, the types of interest are:
Currently, more than 200 entities of the country are part of the Agency, among which are the main production guilds, universities, conformity assessment bodies such as: certification bodies of persons, product and management systems, inspection bodies, testing laboratories and calibration laboratories and the representation of the Ministries of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Social Protection and the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development.
ONAC ASSOCIATE REGULATIONS
Additionally, ONAC´S Associates Regulation RRI establishes the conditions for admission, permanence or withdrawal of ONAC associates, in accordance with the provisions of the current bylaws of the Corporation and the Procedure for associating companies to ONAC – Annex 1 – Determination of contributions for new associates, which provides a detailed description of the steps to follow to become an ONAC Associate.
Being a member of ONAC, means having an organization that represents the needs of the country nationally and internationally in conformity assessment and accreditation, thereby achieving the fulfillment of the mission in terms of promoting quality and competitiveness, in addition to:
The organization interested in becoming a member of the corporation can download the following documents:
The above documents must be completed and submitted at ONAC’s facilities or by e-mail to onac@onac.org.co, accompanied by the documents listed below, thus declaring their desire to become a member of ONAC and their commitment to comply with the statutory mandates:
ONAC’s Legal Advisory Office is the area responsible for the reception and management of membership applications, which, after a legal and financial verification, are forwarded to the Board of Directors, which evaluates and decides on each application received. Once approved, the assigned fee is collected (which is paid only once), the Associate Certificate is issued and the new associate is registered in ONAC’s Official Associate Registration Book.
The following is the list of associates, according to the interests established in ONAC´s Bylaws. Click on each category to display the corresponding list.
REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODY OF COLOMBIA – ONAC
In accordance with the session of the General Assembly of Associates ONAC, held in the city of Bogota D.C., on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., in hybrid meeting (face-to-face with virtual connection) regular meeting, summoned by written communication from the Executive Direction of ONAC on February 28, 2022, in accordance with the terms established in the Law and in the bylaws of the Corporation, especially in its Article 22, sent to the totality of the associates to the last electronic address registered in the book of registry of associates, and after verification with the Commission of Scrutiny, we hereby present the election of the members elected as representatives of the direct and indirect interests in the Board of Directors of ONAC for the period 2022 – 2024, as follows:
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología E Innovación
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social
Ministerio de Minas y Energía
Ministerio de Transporte
Instituto de Hidrología, Metereología y Estudios Ambientales de Colombia- IDEAM
Instituto Nacional de Metrología – INM
Ministerio del Deporte
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario – ICA
Certification Bodies:
Asociación Nacional de Centros de Apoyo al Tránsito – ACEDAN
BVQI Colombia LTDA
Asociación Colombiana de Organismos de Evaluación de la Conformidad – ASOCEC
Inspection Bodies:
Retie Ingeniería y Gestión S.A.S – RIG SAS
SGS Colombia SAS
Asociación Nacional de Centros de Diagnóstico Automotor – ASOCDA
Laboratories:
Servimeters S.A.S.
Empresas Públicas de Medellín EPM E.S.P
Laboratorio Lorena Vejarano S.A.S.
Asociación Colombiana de Universidades – ASCUN
Corporación Cámara Iberoamericana de Seguridad Vial – CISVI
Business Alliance For Secure Commerce – BASC COLOMBIA
Federación Nacional de Comerciantes – FENALCO
Edinci S.A.S.
Federación Colombiana de Agentes Logísticos en Comercio Internacional – FITAC
Fundación Universidad de América
Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia – ANDI
100% Legal Colombia Liga de Consumidores Capitulo Bogotá D.C.
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF ONAC
The Technical Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Accreditation Body of Colombia is composed of members of the Board of Directors who apply for membership and whose application is accepted by the Board of Directors. For more detailed information on the control, its composition and function, please consult document:
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación – MINCIENCIAS
Ministerio del Deporte – MINDEPORTE
Instituto Nacional de Metrología – INM
Asociación Nacional de Centros de Diagnóstico Automotor – ASOCDA
Empresas Públicas de Medellín EPM E.S.P
Servimeters S.A.S.
Corporación Cámara Iberoamericana de Seguridad Vial – CISVI
Fundación Universidad de América
Edinci S.A.S.
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF ONAC
The creation of the Administrative Committee of the Board of Directors is ordered in numeral 11 of article 33 of the Statutes of the National Accreditation Body of Colombia, ONAC.
It is the responsibility of the Board of Directors to regulate the functioning of the Administrative Committee and to delegate functions to it. The delegations made by the Board of Directors to said committee may be granted with a decision-making nature, a power that must be clearly established in the minutes of the Board of Directors that grants it these powers. See document:
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo – MINCIT
Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario – ICA
Instituto Nacional de Metrología – INM
BVQI Colombia LTDA
Retie Ingeniería y Gestión S.A.S – RIG SAS
SGS Colombia SAS
Business Alliance For Secure Commerce – BASC COLOMBIA
Edinci S.A.S.
Fundación Universidad de América
To deliberate, the Administrative Committee requires the presence of at least one (1) member representing each of the interested parties and the public sector.
RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE OPERATION OF ONAC´S GOOD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
In accordance with Section 11 of Article 33 of ONAC’s Bylaws, the Good Governance Committee is one of the committees created among the members of the Board of Directors, whose main function is to oversee and ensure that the activities of the related organizations identified in ONAC’s impartiality risk matrix do not compromise the confidentiality, objectivity, impartiality of the accreditations, principles and values, guaranteeing that the safeguards established by ONAC are complied with.
Based on Article 33, Paragraph 11 of ONAC’s Bylaws, the Board of Directors, in session No. 81 of August 31, 2017, approved the text of the reform of the Code of Good Governance, submitted for public consultation; as well as the creation of the Good Governance Committee composed of three (3) members of the Board of Directors, with their respective alternates, which absorbed the functions, the matrix for the identification of conflicts of interest, and the regulations of the Conflict of Interest Committee. Consequently, ONAC’s Corporate Governance Committee is now composed of the following members:
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación – MINCIENCIAS
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo – MINCIT
Instituto Nacional de Metrología – INM
Asociación Nacional de Centros de Apoyo al Tránsito – ACEDAN
Asociación Colombiana de Organismos de Evaluación de la Conformidad – ASOCEC
Retie Ingeniería y Gestión S.A.S – RIG SAS
Fundación Universidad de América
Federación Colombiana de Agentes Logísticos en Comercio Internacional – FITAC
Edinci S.A.S.
Lawyer, Universidad del Rosario
Master’s Degree in Economic Law from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Master in Legal Sociology from the International Institute of Legal Sociology – Oñati Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Doctoral Candidate in Sociology at the University of Salamanca.
Teacher at different universities in the country on issues of consumer protection and Quality Infrastructure.
Linked to ONAC since 2018 as Executive Director.
The Executive Director´s office is an integral part of ONAC’s governing bodies, as established in Article 17 of the Corporation’s Bylaws. The Executive Director acts as the legal representative of the entity and is appointed and removed by the Board of Directors, as established in Article 33, Section 6 and 7, of the aforementioned Bylaws. On the other hand, Article 36, grants the Executive Director the responsibility to carry out the activities oriented to ensuring the development and operation of the Organization, complying with its corporate purpose, mission and vision, in accordance with the established values and policies.
The Executive Director is responsible for proposing, disseminating and following up on the strategies and plans for the development, improvement and operation of the organization; overseeing the rational use of the institution’s financial, technological, physical and administrative resources; ensuring the adequate hiring and management of personnel; ensuring ONAC’s services are rendered under adequate and satisfactory conditions for its clients, based on the rules of the accreditation service, the applicable international standards and the policies and documents that must be adopted, in accordance with the requirements established by international accreditation forums and cooperation agreements.
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