Certification of Social responsibility management system according to the specification IQNet SR 10By CQS

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Management systems according to ISO 9001 provide an important con-tribution to the development of or-ganizations´ quality management systems since the 1990s.

ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 en-able to implement the principles of environmental management and health&safety principles into the management of organizations. There are many other standards

which help to implement manage-ment systems in other specific areas. The fulfilment of these principles in organizations is verified by the man-agement systems certification and surveillance the systems.

The success of any company or orga-nization is significantly influ-

enced by its management, employees, clients and customers, the environment in which the company operates, and by many other factors.

Success is largely determined by social relationships between stakeholders in the broadest sense of the word, there-fore between the entities that have any interest in organization’s activities.

Social responsibility is reflected in the quality of relationships, which are to a large extent perceived on the level of in-terpersonal relationships.

Therein lays a significant difference of the social responsibility aspects from the perspectives, according which the man-agement systems built on the standards mentioned above are assessed.

Since it is not easy to standardize re-quirements for socially responsible companies, the Standard ISO 26000 - Guidance on social responsibility was issued in 2010.

The standard defines the core subjects and issues that need to be taken into account when building a socially re-sponsible company.

The core issues taken into account in the standards are particularly human rights, labour practices, the environ-ment, fair operating practices, consum-er issues and community involvement and development.

Special attention deserves the part of the standards with the title Fair oper-ating practices that covers issues like Anti-corruption, Responsible political involvement, Fair competition, Promot-ing social responsibility in the value chain and Respect for property rights.

The current political situation and the social mood in the Czech Republic show that citizens of the republic perceive the aspects more and more sensitively.

The advantage of the ISO 26000 stan-dard is that it allows building awareness of social responsibility of the organiza-tion and its public perception system-atically, which is much more effective than a form of ethic and other codes that appear to improve the image of companies and organizations.

The introduction of the social respon-sibility management system first of all means implementation of a program of measures to ensure socially responsible behaviour of the organization affecting its image in natural manner.

The importance of social responsibil-ity motivates organizations not only to introduce the social responsibility ele-ments to their management systems, but it leads them to

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Certification organization according to the specification IQNet SR10 therefore provides an opportunity verify system management from other important as-pects of the management.The specifications IQNet SR 10 is one of

the concrete results of the cooperation within the international certification network IQNet, which brings togeth-er 36 certification organizations from around the world.

IQNet also provides the social responsi-bility management certification system according to the SA 8000 standard. The Czech Republic is represented in IQNet by the certification body CQS - Asso-ciation for the Certification of Quality Systems, which will celebrate its 20th – anniversary of successful work in the area of management systems next year. IQNet is one of the organizations that search and offer means for improve-ment and verification of the quality and effectiveness of the manage-ment of organizations.

IQNet SR 10 awarding ceremony From left to right: Mrs. Jana OLŠANSKÁ, CQS Ex-

ecutive director, Mr. Milan SMUTNÝ, Director for marketing and public relations CAR CLUB Ltd., Mr. Vladimir FILIAČ, The president of CQS

have the social responsibility manage-ment systems certified.

For this purpose, the international cer-tification network IQNet has created specification IQNet SR 10 - social re-sponsibility management system.

Specification defines requirements for social responsibility management sys-tems for organizations that are com-mitted to compliance with the existing principles and recommendations of social responsibility, particularly those specified in the standard ISO 26000.

The advantage of the specification IQNet SR 10 lays in the fact that it uses renowned Deming´s PDCA cycle and has a structure compatible with the structure of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. It also means that the management

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Most of the CAR CLUB, Ltd. employees are physically handicapped people. We believe that over time the social respon-sibility aspects of organizations become increasingly important and specifica-tions IQNet SR 10 will be used as an ef-fective means of the management sys-tem certification.

Dr. Vladimir FILIAČThe president of CQS

CQS awarded the first certificate ac-cording to the specification IQNet SR 10 in June 2012. The awarding ceremony took place in the framework of the Gala evening TOP 100 Czech companies.

The holder of the certificate is a com-pany CAR CLUB, Ltd., which offers a comprehensive program of products and services for people with physical disabilities. In terms of its social com-mitments the CAR CLUB, Ltd. is from the point of view of the content and form of its activities naturally focused on social responsibility.

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Inneres Auge Company S.A. – The first organization certified by IQNet for Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) By SRAC

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Business Continuity Management Sys-tems are providing an understanding of the business impact of discontinuities. They allow organization to plan strategic and tactical actions necessary to resume operations in the event of a disaster in the shortest time possible, and with the lowest costs. Regularly conducted risk assessments and business impact analy-ses allows the organization to have a bet-ter and updated view on the importance of their own business processes.

BCMS Implementation and certification offers organizations several advantages:• providing a framework based on inter-

national best practice for business conti-nuity management

• improving the proactive organi-zational resistance in achieving the

organization goals presented when faced with interruptions due to major incidents• protection and enhancement of the or-

ganization’s reputation and brand• providing a competitive advantage,

opening new markets and new businesses• demonstrate that the laws and regula-

tions complied are respected• guarantee for customers and other

stakeholders that the organization is capa-ble to provide services and products at the level agreed even after an interruption• ensuring the organizational capacity

to manage any interruption of business processes.

Implementation of a business continuity management system (BCMS) based on the principles BS 25999 and more recently ISO 22301, is essential for achieving business

impact analysis (BIA) that help identify critical activities, of the interdependence between them and the resources required to support the continuity of key products and services.

The SRAC-IQNet partnership marks a new milestone in the Romanian market: the certification of INNERES AUGE COMPANY S.A. against the BS 25999 standard. This or-ganization is the first Romanian company certified by IQNet against this standard.

Inneres Auge Company S.A. is a Romanian company active in the IT business sector since March 2010. Their core activities are focused on three main areas: Web Develop-ment, Game Studio and IT Joint Ventures.They are a strong group brought togeth-

er by these important qualities: Passion, Dedication and Vision. Their mission is to become a respectful international provider of high quality IT services and solutions through creativity, necessity and effective-ness of their end-products.

They focus is mainly on people because they understand that one of the most valu-able asset are the men and women trans-forming a concept into a reality. They un-derstand that behind every unique project are talented, passionate and hardworking individuals and this is the reason why they are getting better each time a new person joins the team.

Implementation of a business continu-ity management system in Inneres Auge Company S.A. has allowed the organiza-tion to win new business and open new markets; and they are able to demonstrate to customers that they can ensure service delivery at an agreed level in the event of a major incident.

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Leading Private Security organization achieves IQNet Business Continuity Management certification through IRAM in Argentina By Mr Juan Cocci, Country Manager, PROSEGUR ARGENTINA

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The business environment today is dynamic and turbulent, which increases the likelihood of unfore-seen disruptions on its operations. In PROSEGUR ARGENTINA we think that our clients need to be protected in the best possible way, therefore we decide on the “prediction” to ad-dress proactively the potential con-sequences of the unforeseen events, by the implementation and certifica-tion of a Business Continuity Man-agement System (BCMS).

Business Continuity Management im-plies the capability to recover or carry on the company activities in case of dis-ruption, and sustains an overall program through trainings, exercises and reviews,

to ensure that the Business Continuity Plan is kept current

and updated.PROSEGUR ARGENTINA started two

years ago the implementation of a BCMS based on the British Standard BS 25999-2:2007 - Business Continuity Manage-ment Specification.

This project aims to provide the prod-ucts and services of Transportation of Valuables Business with its sufficient strength to protect critical processes, and in this way to restore the opera-tions as soon as possible to an accept-able level of service, compatible with the customer’s needs. The scope in this first stage was focused on the activities carried out in Cash Management, Lo-gistics of Valuables, and the Remote Monitoring Center areas in PLANT NAZCA. It is important to highlight that this plant concentrates 43% of the total

business activities in the country.PROSEGUR ARGENTINA BCMS is based

on four principles, part of its policy:

- Risk Management: Prosegur man-ages continuity risks under a BCM Sys-tem that provides the required cov-erage to successful deal with crisis scenarios.

- Criticality: Prosegur BCMS guides and prioritizes all means, actions and efforts taking into account the critical-ity of its business´ processes.

- Continuity: Prosegur believes that many of its processes are a fundamen-tal part of its customers operations, and that ensure continuity is a key for success. Prosegur BCMS has defined its objectives in services level depending on crisis or disaster scenarios.

- Protection of persons: Prosegur BCMS defines the appropriate actions for the safeguard of lives and welfare

of employees in case of an incident.The certification process under the re-

quirements of BS 25999-2 began with audit for the Phase 1 plan on July 18th and 19th 2012, followed for the certifi-cation audit (Phase 2) between August 30th and September 2th of 2012. The process was conducted by IQNet, the In-ternational Certification Network based in Berne (Switzerland), with the partici-pation of auditors from IRAM (Argentine Institute of Standardization and Certifi-cation), as part of it.

On September 5th 2012, IQNet deliv-ered the BCMS BS 25999-2 certification to PROSEGUR ARGENTINA, with the fol-lowing scope:All services provided in Cash Man-

agement, ATM Management, Logis-tics of Valuables and Remote Monitor-ing Central on Nazca Plant.

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Mr Juan CocciCountry Manager, PROSEGUR ARGENTINAAbout PROSEGUR:

Prosegur is one of the leading companies in the private security in the world and also a provider of security global services in-cluding all the customer needs in the sec-tor, assuming the role of the specialist in analyze, design, plan, operate and main-tain of security services.

Prosegur currently counts with a team of over 150,000 employees around the world between Europe (Germany, Spain, France, Portugal and Romania) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexi-

co, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay). In Asia, Prosegur is present in Singapore and India. In this last country, through a Joint Ven-ture with SIS, one of the leading security groups in Asia.

ISO Standard for Business Continuity Management

Following from the pioneering efforts built upon certifications to BS 25999-2:2007, an ISO standard ISO 22301 was re-cently released. IQNet will also be offering certification to this ISO standard through its global partner network.

Click here to read the spanish version

success had solid foundations based on a clear definition of the project´s goals, allowing the consolidation of current business processes, and the approval of the plans implemented in the event of activity disruption.

the Logistics of Values area with this rec-ognition.It was essential for the success of this

project the creation of a “teamwork” re-sponsible for its planning and execution, conformed by different levels of active employees from al the mentioned areas, as well as the Quality Management Area.

Several courses and workshops were necessary to train the staff involved, a team of internal auditors was created with the active participation of supervi-sors, managers and the whole staff for defining and updating procedures and continuity plans.

We have no doubt that the impact of BS 25999-1 Certification, granted by the biggest and worldwide leader Certifica-tion Network, IQNet, was very positive either to our clients as to the managing and operational levels in our company.

The improvements imple-mented demonstrate that the

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DQS eSolutions: Innovation goes online!Evaluate and develop your management system By DQS

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DQS eSolutions has been started. The platform, which offers online self-evaluations and eLearning on the subject of management systems and international standards, was de-veloped by DQS Holding GmbH, the umbrella organization of the interna-tional DQS UL Group.

DQS eSolutions merges two important components into one strong foundation: DQS eAssessment and DQS eLearning. When it comes to questions on manage-ment systems and the structure and con-duct of audits, users are given important input and impetus. Sebastian Timmel, Chief Developer: “DQS eAssessment is a comfortable, affordable, and easy-to-use way to evaluate your own management system. It is ideally suited to internal au-

diting, gap analyses, or to pre-

pare for a certification process.” DQS eAs-sessment offers a variety of modules on popular management systems, as well as general business subjects. Checklists and tools for analyses supply a solid appraisal of the maturity of the entire management systems or parts thereof. This allows for easy deduction of the next steps in the continuous improvement process. The platform’s eLearning component al-

lows auditors and other experts to share their know-how with the users. The sys-tem encourages employees, technical experts and supervisors to expand their horizons in regards to management sys-tems, standards, and audits. “We are offering DQS eSolutions world-

wide in almost all markets, which is why we designed it in English from the begin-ning,“ states Sebastian Timmel. “We con-tinue to expand our portfolio step-by-

step, both content-wise and by adding multi-lingual user interfaces”. Subjects already implemented on DQS eSolutions include Quality Management according to ISO 9001, Occupational Health and Safety (BS OHSAS 18001), Energy Man-agement (ISO 50001), and Service Excel-lence based on the German specification DIN SPEC 77224.

Sebastian Timmel, 26Diplom-Wirtschaftsinformatiker (BA)since 2011 Innovation Manager, International Business Development

Contact:DQS GmbHRainer LauerMarketing & CommunicationAugust-Schanz-Straße 2160433 Frankfurt am MainGermanyTel.: +49 (0)69 95427-161Fax: +49 (0)69 95427-404Mail: rainer.lauer@dqs.deWeb: www.dqs.de

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IQNet welcomes a new Member in GreeceBy Dr. Argyris Tzamtzis General Director / MIRTEC S.A.

Newsletter No22

IQNet has appointed MIRTEC SA as a new Member in Greece. MIRTEC SA is the accredited Certification Body with the broadest range of accredita-tion scope in Greece and the only Hel-lenic Certification Body with private laboratories. The company is active in Management Systems and Prod-uct Certification, Applied Research and Technological Development, in a wide range of business sectors, materials and products, allowing its customers to achieve improved Prod-ucts, Processes, Performance and Profitability.

MIRTEC SA is under the supervision of the Greek Ministry of Development, with the Greek State as the main share-

holder and acts as the National Accredited Certification Body.

In January 2012, the company, which operates since 1985, absorbed two re-nowned Greek technological centres, CERECO & CLOTEFI, thus reinforcing the national infrastructure and empower-ing and improving the offered services. Later, on the 1st of July 2012 all the cer-tification activities of ELOT were trans-ferred to MIRTEC S.A. according to the national law 4038/2012.

Systems and Product certificationIQNet’s new Member, MIRTEC, is an Ac-

credited Certification Body for Products and Systems Certification.

Regarding Systems MIRTEC is accredited according to ΕLΟΤ ΕΝ ISO/IEC 17021 for:• Pressure Equipment - Transport-

able Pressure Equipment, Simple Pres-sure Vessels, Gas Appliances

• Marine Equipment - Machinery Equipment, Construction Products, Lifts, Toys certification Fire‐Extinguishers Per-formance Certification and Fire doors, Steel Reinforcing bars, Welding Proce-dure / Welders Certification, Cementious adhesives, OEKO‐TEX® Standard 100 and 1000 for textiles certification.

MIRTEC will soon be accredited for So-lar collectors – SOLAR KEYMARK (CEN) and Electrical cables – CENELEC, HAR marking.

IQNet considers MIRTEC to be a worthy partner. The company is well established in the domestic market and has lately ex-panded its certification activities in Cy-prus, Turkey, Romania and China.

As a new partner of IQNet, MIRTEC in-tends to promote IQNet certification and offer value‐adding services to cus-tomers in Greece as well as to all coun-tries where MIRTEC provides services.

Dr. Argyris Tzamtzis General Director / MIRTEC S.A.

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Expanding IQNet Presence in Mexico - SIGE By Sociedad Internacional de Gestión y Evaluación SIGE, s.c.,

is granted IQNet recognition

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Sociedad Internacional de Gestión y Evaluación, SIGE, S.C. (International Society of Management and Assess-ment SIGE, S.C.), has the great plea-sure to announce its origin from a recently consolidated strategic alli-ance between Normalización y Certi-ficación Electrónica, S.C. (NYCE) and the Asociación de Normalización y Certificación, A.C. (Association for standardization and Certification, A.C. (ANCE) to jointly offer services for the certification of Management Systems. This merger sums the tal-ents and skills of both Certification Bodies; combining them into a larg-er player and IQNet partner in the Mexican market.

The new organization is named Socie-dad Internacional de Gestión y Evalu-ación, SIGE, S.C. On 06 March 2012, The Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación (The Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA) granted SIGE the 85/12 accreditation as management systems Certification Body, thus crystallizing the merger that began more than two years ago.

The accreditation of SIGE covers 15 sec-tors of economic activity (NACE CODE); an excellent result of the sum of talents between NYCE and ANCE. In this way, SIGE joins brilliantly to the national effort of conformity assessment and accredit-ed certification of management systems with the firm aim at becoming the certi-fication body number one in México to promote the theme of quality in organi-zations of products and services.

IQNet has accepted ANCE-SIGE as one partner to continue the valuable collab-oration ANCE and IQNet have had over the past 5 years. With this recognition SIGE hopes to contribute to strengthen the presence of IQNet in all the Mexican territory by making customers aware of the importance of belonging to the larg-est and most prestigious network of cer-tification agencies worldwide.

As befits an organization that was born of strong parentage, SIGE bases its suc-cess on its: Mission:To be a Certification Body committed

to the development of its users, seek-ing greater participation in the market, working with transparency, efficiency and honesty in the services offered and consolidating the brand SIGE. Vision:To be recognized as the leading body

of the conformity assessment in Mexico, operating ethically and profitable. All the above based on the

Values of SIGE: Respect, recognition, impartiality, effi-

ciency, ethics and human development.

SIGE has started their operation attend-ing included organizations within the accredited sectors, home...included within the accredited sectors

that initially are: • 09 printing companies. • 12 Chemicals, chemical products and

fibres. • 17 Basic metals and fabricated metal

products. • 18 Machinery and equipment. • 29 Trade at the wholesale and retail;

repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods. • 31 Transport, storage and communi-

cation. • 34 Engineering services. • 35. Other services. • 36. Public administration. • 37. Education. SIGE is now operating within the

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the transfer of certifications from both NYCE and ANCE,. It is worth mention-ing, in particular, that this achievement was made possible by a dedicated and competent staff team that is part of of the Sociedad Internacional de Gestión y Evaluación SIGE, S.C.

With this union SIGE hopes to contrib-ute to strengthen the presence of IQNet in all the Mexican territory by make our users aware of the importance of be-longing to the largest and most presti-gious network of certification worldwide agencies

Gabriel Carreto

Pedro Cano

Oralia Perez

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ISO CASCO Plenary in ColombiaBy ICONTEC International, IQNet Partner from Colombia

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From October 10 to 12, 2012, the XXI Plenary meeting of ISO CASCO Inter-national Technical Committee was held in Bogotá, being this the first city outside Europe where this meet-ing is held.

CASCO is the ISO International Com-mittee that jointly works standardiza-tion and conformity assessment ac-tivities. Besides, it is responsible for the preparation of standards such as ISO-IEC 17020, ISO-IEC 17021, ISO-IEC 17024, ISO-IEC 17025, ISO-IEC 17049, ISO-IEC 17065 and future ISO-IEC 1767 standard.

The scope of this committee is to de-velop standards related to conformity

assessment activities such as

testing, inspection and certification, in order to ensure that products, process-es, services, people, systems, and orga-nizations fulfill the requirements speci-fied in each international standard.

Previous to the plenary, an “Open day” was held, where the Working Groups in ISO CASCO Committee presented the advances made during the year in rela-tion to standards published and under development, among them: ISO/IEC 17024, Conformity assessment -- Gen-eral requirements for bodies operating certification of persons; ISO/IEC 17020 Conformity assessment -- Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection; and ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment -- Re-quirements for bodies certifying prod-ucts, processes and services.

Among the standards under develop-ment are the standards concerning to terminology related to persons´ compe-tence, principles and guidelines for de-termining audit times for management systems, and competence requirements for the certification of quality manage-ment systems.

The opening ceremony was in charge of Ms. María Zulema Vélez, ICONTEC Ex-ecutive Director. She highlighted the significance of this event addressed to develop standards which will provide the accreditation criteria to be used by certifying bodies.

Also, she emphasized on the impor-tance that Colombia had been chosen as the event venue, because it allows a higher participation of Caribbean area, Central and South America.

In turn, Mr. Rob Steele, ISO and ISO CASCO Secretary-General, mentioned specially the hard work carried out by

ICONTEC for this event. He also called on the 150 international experts who were attending the Plenary, to perma-nently use the information technolo-gies, and above all, to take advantage of the opportunity created by commu-nication through social networks for being able to disseminate their mes-sages to the public.

During the plenary, each Working Group and liaison group presented their reports on the work made. Ad-ditionally, there were three special guests who shared their experiences in the field of conformity assessment: Victoria Ivanova, representative of the World Anti-Doping agency (WADA) Ac-creditation Laboratory; Mario Wittner, who has broad experience on confor-mity assessment, and Marsha Ched-di, representative of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Scheme for sustainable development mechanisms.

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ContactTel.: (571) 607 88 88 Ext.: 1345 -1340Línea de atención al cliente: 01 8000 94

9000Carrera 37 N.° 52 - 95Bogotá - Colombiawww.icontec.org

In the framework of this event, and some days before the Plenary, other technical activities promoted by ICON-TEC were carried out, among them a three-day workshop on ISO/IEC 17024, and two international Forums open to the public, one about ISO/IEC 17020 for Inspection Services and another about ISO 17025, addressed to laboratories.

ONAC, the National Metrology Insti-tute, Indumil and Peter Unger, Chair of International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) for the 2010-2012 term, participated in the latter.

It is important to emphasize that al-though this is a technical topic, and it is addressed to organizations which carry out conformity assessment activities, it is of upmost importance for consumers, since the final goal is to build confidence in processes, products and services.

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MSZT Customer Day By MSZT

Newsletter No22

On 4th October, 2012, continuing the success of previous years, IQNet’s Hungarian Partner the Hungarian Standards Institution (MSZT) held its Customer Day. The event was held in the headquarters of MSZT in Buda-pest.

For this event, both the representatives of MSZT’s certified partners and stake-holders in standardization were invited. The aim of the conference was strength-ening the relationship between the differ-ent partners and providing information about the new services offered by MSZT.

The subjects of Customer Day covered several areas. After the opening and welcome speech by Mr. György Pónyai, Managing Director of MSZT, the follow-

ing presentations were given:

The role of certified quality manage-ment system in activities of Profes-sional Disaster Management Organ-isations (Dr. Tímea Gyurka /Mrs./ Fire-fighter

Lieutenant Colonel, Quality Manager, National Directorate General for Disas-ter Management, Ministry of the Inte-rior)

Operation of the triple integrated management systems at TIGÁZ Group on the basis of legal compliance (Mrs. Mária Harsányiné Kerezsi Director

of Human Resources, Organization and Informatics Department, TIGÁZ Zrt.)

Verification of Cosmetics – Good Man-ufacturing Practices (GMP) according to MSZ EN ISO 22716:2008 and infor-mation on changes in standards

(Mrs. Lívia Szalai Head of MSZT Secre-tariat for Certification)

The new Data Protection Act - require-ments of processing of personal data (Dr. Zsolt Horváth /Mr./ Managing Di-

rector, INFOBIZ Kft.)

The importance of Information Se-curity issues at MVMI Informatika Zrt. (Mr. György Nemes IT Security and

Quality Manager, MVMI Informatika Zrt.)

Overview and practical use of the new food labelling regulation (No. 1169/2011/EU) and material safety data sheet regulation (No. 82/2012 Ministry of Rural Development)(Mrs. Katalin Ősz Food Law Project Man-

ager, FOOD & AGRO CONSULTING Kft.)

Between the presentations Gold Cer-tificates were handed over.Since 2008, MSZT has recognized its

certified partners’ commitments to management systems by issuing an

award called Gold Certificates. This cer-tificate can be provided to those com-panies whose management system is operated as well as developed effec-tively and excellently moreover their certificate is continuously maintained by MSZT for more than 12 years.

Previously honoured partners:• TVT Vagyonvédelmi ZRt.• DUNASTYR Polisztirolgyártó Zrt.• Hisztopatológia Kft. Hisztopatológiai

Laboratórium• COLUMBIAN Tiszai Koromgyártó Kft.• FRAMOCHEM Francia-Magyar Finom-

kémiai Kft.• MERIAN Foods Élelmiszeripari Kft.• Magyar Villamos Művek Zrt.• Pápai Hús 1913 Kft.• POLAR STÚDIÓ Kft. Elektromos

Fővállalkozás• PROLAN Elektronikai Gyár Kft.• Siemens Zrt.• Szegedi Finomöntöde Kft.• Vasép Vasipari Kft.• INFOPLAN Mérnökiroda Kft.

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The nearly 100 guests who attended the event received information about the operational practices of manage-ment systems in organizations of differ-ent size, the new certification services, and the anticipatory changes in stan-dards, as well as some important modi-fication to legislation.

At the conclusion, MSZT’s Managing Director summarized the main points of presentations, thanked the preparation and work of performers and the par-ticipation. Taking into consideration the great interest of our partners the Cus-tomer Day will be held next year again.

ContactHungarian Standards Institution Horváth Mihály tér 1. HU-1082 BudapestHungary

VEIKI-VNL Electric Large Laborato-ries Ltd. - The scope of its quality man-agement system: development, tests and product certification of electrical equipment.

Trans-Global Environmental Ltd. - The scope of its quality and environ-mental management system: trans-port, handling, collection and stor-age of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes

The certificate was received by Mrs. Éva Sprecherné Sági Managing Director.

• Modinvest Kft.• DBM Banktechnika Kft.• Schneider-Electric Hungária Villa-

mossági Zrt.• MTA KFKI Atomenergia Kutatóintézet• Fabricom Electrical PVV Kft.• Zábrák Környezetvédelmi és Szolgál-

tató Kft.

During the Customer Day Mr. György Pónyai, Managing Director of MSZT handed over the Gold Certificate to the following companies:

TIGÁZ Zrt. - The scope of its quality management system:universal natural gas service provid-

er licensee activity, natural gas trade

The certificate was taken over by Mrs. Mária Harsányiné Kerezsi the compa-ny’s Director of Human Resources, Orga-nization and Informatics Department.

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DQS UL Group establishes new company for Food Safety SolutionsBy DQS

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DQS UL Group has grown by add-ing another subsidiary: with DQS UL CFSI / DQS UL Food Safety Solu-tions GmbH, located in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), the group focusses on the requirements of safety and hygiene management. Managing Director of the new company, which commenced operations in June 2012, is Dr.-Ing. Sied Sadek.

InterviewWhat exactly is the range of services

offered by this new member of DQS UL Group, and who are your target customers? Our main focus is on consumer goods,

particularly food and feed, textiles, cos-metics, and other articles of daily use. At this time, our service portfolio com-

prises of more than 40 different

standards and legal requirements, such as the industry standards FSSC, IFS Stan-dard, IFS Logistics, IFS Broker, IFS HPC; as well as BRC IoP and BRC Consumer. We are also authorized certification body for the SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Ex-change) guidelines. With all of this, we are able to cover all of the essential re-quirements for safety and hygiene man-agement that manufacturers, logistics providers, and retailers have to meet along their chain of supply.

The new company used to be a busi-ness unit within DQS GmbH. What spoke in favour of spinning off this unit into an independent company? The “Food Safety” unit of DQS GmbH

was established in the year 2002, and had already received their first authori-zations for QS and BRC. In the course of

the years, though, this unit had grown disproportionately, developing into a compact-sized “one-stop” competence centre, where customers were provided with everything from the initial contact all the way through to the issue of their certificate. In addition, the boundaries between product and system certifi-cation are more in flux in our business sector than most other. It was therefore only logical to take this step now, espe-cially in light of an internationally grow-ing market.

What will change for your customers now?The new company structure will al-

low us much more proximity to our customers, an opportunity that is par-ticularly close to my heart: I intend to spend about 80 % of my time in direct customer contact. We want to use face-to-face meetings to consistently align our services with the needs of our cus-tomers, as well as to win new custom-ers. And being a 100 % subsidiary of DQS UL Group, we enjoy the backing

of a strong full-service provider. So no matter which assessment services our customers need to maintain or improve their competitive ability - they can be provided from one source.

Dr.-Ing. Sied Sadeksince 2012 Managing Director DQS UL CFSI / DQS UL

Food Safety Solutions GmbH2002 – 2012 Director, International Business Development2002 Manager, Marketing and Sales DQS International1998 – 2002 Auditor and authorized representative, DQS Iran

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Goetz Blechschmidt new Managing Director of DQS GmbH, GermanyBy DQS

Newsletter No22

Mr. Goetz Blechschmidt was an-nounced the new Managing Direc-tor of DQS GmbH in Germany as of September 1st, 2012. Until the end of the year, he will be leading the company along with Mr. Michael Drechsel. Starting in January 2013, Mr. Drechsel will focus completely on his duties as member of the Manage-ment Board of DQS UL Group and on his function as IQNet President.

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About DQS-UL Group:The DQS-UL Group is an independent and com-

petent management partner for companies of every size and all business sectors - offers ob-jective assessments according to about 100 ap-proved norms and technical or industry-specific standards. DQS-UL Group, based in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), focuses completely on assess-ments and certifications of management sys-tems and processes.

DQS-UL auditors - objective and competent More than 2,300 DQS-UL auditors worldwide

present a wide range of experience and proxim-ity to their customers. In addition to the DQS-UL branch knowledge and social competence the customers respect the auditor´s analytical abilities and proven practical knowledge of stan-

dards and processes. Customers located world-wide appreciate our cross-cultural competences.

International presence - global practice With 48,000 certified locations in more than 100

countries the DQS-UL Group belongs to the top group of international management certifica-tion bodies. More than 80 offices in more than 60 countries ensure a large scope of assessment services which guarantees customer proximity and lasting added value. The DQS-UL Group co-operation with “The International Certification Network” IQNet enhances the certification of globally active companies. DQS is established as a founding member of IQNet.

Appreciation in the market DQS-UL Group ensures the lasting success of

companies by sustained assessments of manage-ment systems and business processes. The servic-es focus on quality, environmental, industrial, and safety management. Risk management, informa-tion security and business excellence are gaining importance at an increasing rate.

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