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Systems are certified under the following schemes

• Quality Systems Certification (ISO 9001)
• Environmental Management Systems certification (ISO 14001)
• Food safety assurance ( ISO 22000 and HACCP as per SLS 1266)
• Occupational health and Safety Management system (OHSAS 18001)
• Social Accountability (SA 8000)
• Good manufacturing Practices (GMP)

PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION

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�-Quality Systems Certification Scheme (ISO 9001)

The Quality Systems Certification Scheme is designed as per ISO 17021 to meet international requirements in certifying quality systems of organizations according to ISO 9001:2008 standard. This scheme is accredited for nineteen scope sectors by RvA, The Netherlands, which is one of the world renowned Accreditation Bodies and by the Sri Lanka Accreditation Body (SLAB) for 20 scope sectors. Hence, the certificates issued under this scheme are recognized all over the world. This scheme is operated with the support of a strong in-house resource pool of Auditors who are fully competent, qualified, experienced and registered with IRCA-UK.

There are about 15 Lead Auditors and 65 Auditors currently attached to SLSI.

Scope Sectors Accredited By RvA Netherlands

1. Food Products, Beverages and Tobacco
2. Pharmaceuticals, limited to Ayurvedic Drugs and Ayurvedic Therapeutic Products
3. Textile and Textile Products
4. Rubber and Plastic Products
5. Electrical and Optical Equipment
6. Leather and Leather Products
7. Chemicals, Chemical Products and Fibres
8. Non-Metallic Mineral Products
9. Concrete, Cement, Lime, Plaster, etc.
10. �Transport, Storage and Communication (excluding Communication)
11. Basic Metals, Minerals and Fabricated Metal Products
12. Wood and Wood Products
13. �Publishing Companies (excluding Reproduction of Recorded Media)
14. Printing Companies
15. Hotels and Restaurants
16. Pulp, Paper and Paper Products (excluding Manufacture of Pulp)
17. Construction
18. Banking
19. Education

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Scope Sectors Accredited By Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB)

1. Manufacture of Food Products, Beverages and Tobacco Products
2. Manufacture of Textiles and Wearing Apparels
3. Manufacture of Leather and Leather Products
4. Manufacture of Wood and Wood Products
5. Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products
6. Printing
7. Manufacture of Chemicals and Chemicals Products
8. Manufacture of basic Pharmaceutical Products and Pharmaceutical Preparation
9. Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products
10. Manufacture of Non-metallic Mineral Products (excluding Rubber & Plastic Products)
11. Manufacture of Basic Metals and Fabricated Metal Products except Machinery and Equipment
12. Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products
13. Manufacture of Electrical Equipment
14. Construction of Building and Civil Engineering
15. Building Completion & Finishing
16. Warehousing and Support Activities for Transportation
17. Accommodation & Food Service Activities
18. Publishing Activities
19. Financial Services, Insurance & Pension Funding Services
20. Education
21. Public Administration

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Fees

PRE CERTIFICATION

POST CERTIFICATION

ANNUAL REGISTRATION

Certificates with accreditation mark LKR 80 000.00

Certificates without accreditation mark LKR 70 000.00

12%VAT will be charged on all payments.

Transport and accomodation for auditors shall be provided by the client. If the client is unable to provide transport a fee of LKR 30.00 per km will be charged for each assignment

(The number of days and the assignment of the number of Auditors will be based on the size of the Organization)

Concessions For additional certifications

10% for the second and 20% for the third certification onwards

EMS certification Scheme

EMS certification is a voluntary certification scheme of SLSI which supports the industry to comply with the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard and to demonstrate company's commitment to environmental protection.

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ISO 14001 standard does not set requirements for any environmental aspect such as emissions or discharges: instead organizations establish their own targets of control based on current performance data or to comply with regulatory requirements.

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This scheme is accredited for 13 scope sectors by RvA, The Netherlands, which is one of the world renowned accreditation bodies and by the Sri Lanka Accreditation Body (SLAB) for 11 scope sectors. Thus the certificates issued under this scheme are recognized all over the world.

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Accredited Scope Sectors by RvA

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��� Food products, beverages and tobaccos

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��� Textiles and textile products

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��� Leather and leather products

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��� Wood and wood products

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��� Rubber and plastic products

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��� Machinery and equipment

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��� Domestic appliances

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��� Electrical and optical equipment (limited to electrical equipment)

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��� Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles

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��� Wholesale and retail trade

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��� Repair of articles of leather

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��� Repair of household goods, etc.

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��� Hotels and Restaurants

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Accredited Scope Sectors by SLAB

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��� Manufacture of Food products, beverages and tobacco products

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��� Manufacture of textiles and wearing apparels

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��� Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and fibers, pharmaceuticals

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��� Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

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��� Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products

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��� Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment

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��� Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

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��� Electricity supply

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��� Sale, maintenance and and repair of motor vehicles, motor cycles

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��� Construction

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��� Hotels and restaurants

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Fees

PRE CERTIFICATION

POST CERTIFICATION

ANNUAL REGISTRATION

Certificates with accreditation mark LKR 80 000.00

Certificates without accreditation mark LKR 60 000.00

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12%VAT will be charged on all payments.

Transport and accomodation for auditors shall be provided by the client. If the client is unable to provide transport a fee of LKR 30.00 per km will be charged for each assignment

(The number of days and the assignment of the number of Auditors will be based on the size of the Organization)

Food safety assurance Scheme

Food safety assurance is another arena where SLSI provides certification services to the industry and commerce.

A certificate holder develops and maintains its food safety assurance programme based on the internationally accepted principles of ISO 22000 and SLS 1266.

Both Schemes are accredited by RvA, The Netherlands, which is one of the world renowned Accreditation Bodies.

Thus the certificates issued under this scheme are recognized all over the world

HACCP or ISO 22000 certificate awarded from the SLSI implies that chemical, physical and biological hazards encountered during production or processing of the food item, as applicable to the scope of certification are controlled to make the food safe for human consumption.

Fees

PRE CERTIFICATION

POST CERTIFICATION

ANNUAL REGISTRATION

SLS 1266:2005 (HACCP)

Certificates with accreditation mark LKR 60 000.00

Certificates without accreditation mark LKR 50 000.00

ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS)

Certificates with accreditation mark LKR 80 000.00

Certificates without accreditation mark LKR 70 000.00

12%VAT will be charged on all payments.

Transport and accomodation for auditors shall be provided by the client. If the client is unable to provide transport a fee of LKR 30.00 per km will be charged for each assignment

(The number of days and the assignment of the number of Auditors will be based on the size of the Organization)

Concessions For additional certifications

10% for the second and 20% for the third certification onwards

OHSAS 18001 Certification Scheme (Occupational health and Safety Management system)

This scheme enables an organization to control its occupational health and safety risks and improve its performance by minimizing employee related risks.

Fees

PRE CERTIFICATION

POST CERTIFICATION

ANNUAL REGISTRATION LKR 60 000.00

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12%VAT will be charged on all payments.

Transport and accomodation for auditors shall be provided by the client. If the client is unable to provide transport a fee of LKR 30.00 per km will be charged for each assignment

(The number of days and the assignment of the number of Auditors will be based on the size of the Organization)

SA 8000 Certification scheme (Social Accountability)

It is based on the conventions of the International Labour Organization, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a child. It is applicable to all companies regardless of scale, industry and location.

Fees

PRE CERTIFICATION

POST CERTIFICATION

ANNUAL REGISTRATION LKR 70 000.00

12%VAT will be charged on all payments.

Transport and accomodation for auditors shall be provided by the client. If the client is unable to provide transport a fee of LKR 30.00 per km will be charged for each assignment

(The number of days and the assignment of the number of Auditors will be based on the size of the Organization)

Good manufacturing Practices (GMP) Certification Scheme

GMP certification is Awarded to any manufacturing process based on the Sri Lanka Standards on codes of practice available in the related discipline and SLS 143.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE ISSUED FREE OF CHARGE

Application fee (Non-refundable) LKR 500.00

Evaluation of GMP Manual LKR 1000.00

Fee for preliminary assessment LKR 2500.00

Fee for additional assessment LKR 2000.00 per assessment

Fee for final assessment LKR 3000.00

12%VAT will be charged on all payments.

Transport and accomodation for auditors shall be provided by the client. If the client is unable to provide transport a fee of LKR 30.00 per km will be charged for each assignment.

If samples need to be tested for verification purposes on recommendation by the Assessment Panel, the cost of testing fees has to be borne by the client.

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For further details contact

Mrs Samanthi narangoda - Director (Systems Certification)

Tel / Fax: + 94 11 2672613

E-mail: dsc@slsi.slt.lk