Cyprus Certification Company Κυπριακή Εταιρεία Πιστοποίησης

The Cyprus Certification Company (CyCert) is an accredited Certification Body established in 2002 as a private limited liability company, with the Cyprus Organisation of Standardisation being its sole shareholder through the Ministry of Finance. It is governed by a seven-member Board representing the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, and the private sector (Cyprus Employers and Industrialist Federation (OEB), the Chamber of Commerce and Industry the Technical Chamber (ETEK), the Consumers Association, and academia). Today, the Cyprus Certification Company is the most dynamic accredited certification body in Cyprus. It promotes certification as a means of assisting businesses in improving their competitiveness for the benefit of their customers, employees, collaborators, and the community at large. CyCert as the leading Cyprus Certification Body holds several accreditations. CyCert is accredited by the Hellenic Accreditation System (ESYD) and the Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality (Cyprus Accreditation Body – CYSAB). Specifically, CyCert is accredited by ESYD, in line with CYS EN ISO/IEC 17021 as a Management Systems Certification Body, CYS EN ISO/IEC 17020 as an Inspection Body, CYS EN ISO/IEC 17024 as a Persons Certification Body and Regulation 1221/2009 (EMAS) as an Environmental Verifier. It is also accredited by CYSAB in line with CYS EN ISO/IEC 17065 as a Product Certification Body. Additionally, CyCert has the following approvals: Notified Body (no. 2010) by the Cyprus Ministry of Interior according to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 – Construction Products Authorized Lift Inspector, approved by the Department of Labour Inspection Authorized LPG Inspector by the Department of Labour Inspection Approved Vocational Training Center (Cert.No.232) by the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus.