ISQua EEA Standards Crosswalk — All 11 Principles (ASF-EV-004)

V3.0 — Complete mapping of all 18 ASF governance documents (GOV/OPS/QMS/EV series) against all 11 ISQua EEA Principles; all 11 Principles assessed Fully Met; President’s certification

1. Purpose

This crosswalk maps ASF’s complete governance and operational framework against all 11 ISQua EEA Principles for Accreditation Bodies. All 11 Principles are assessed as Fully Met. The two gaps identified in V1.0 (Principles 10 and 11) have been fully addressed by the completed QMS series and the expanded ASF-OPS-006.

2. Document Inventory — 18 Documents

GOV series (5): GOV-001 Standards Development Methodology · GOV-002 Standards Committee Terms of Reference · GOV-003 Impartiality Policy · GOV-004 Confidentiality Policy · GOV-005 Complaints and Appeals Procedure. OPS series (10): OPS-001 Accreditation Decision Framework · OPS-002 Surveyor Competency · OPS-003 Accreditation Cycle · OPS-004 Accreditation Mark · OPS-005 Post-Accreditation Obligations · OPS-006 Eligibility and Scope · OPS-007 Language and Translation · OPS-008 Surveyor Costs · OPS-009 Surveyor Training and Examination · OPS-010 Surveyor Role Specifications. QMS series (3): QMS-001 Internal Audit · QMS-002 Management Review · QMS-003 Risk Management. EV series (4): EV-001 Evidence Bibliography · EV-002 Consultation Summary · EV-003 Pilot Summary · EV-004 this Crosswalk. All 18 documents are V3.0 and publicly available at france-asf.fr/about/transparency.

3. Crosswalk Summary — All 11 EEA Principles

Principle 1 — Scope and Purpose ✓: Documented mission, governance, legal establishment (Paris 2020), multi-country scope. Source: GOV-001, OPS-001, OPS-003, OPS-006. Principle 2 — Standards Development ✓: Evidence-based (EV-001), stakeholder-consulted (EV-002), field-validated (EV-003), version-controlled (GOV-001), publicly available. Principle 3 — Transparency ✓: All 18 documents public; fee schedule, eligibility, and appeals process public. Sources: GOV-001, GOV-004, OPS-006, OPS-008, GOV-005, OPS-007. Principle 4 — Independence/Impartiality ✓: Five-threat taxonomy, per-role requirements, Declaration of Impartiality system, 36/24-month exclusion periods, outcome-independent surveyor fees. Sources: GOV-003, OPS-008, OPS-010, GOV-002. Principle 5 — Surveyors ✓: Six-domain competency framework, Lead/Associate grades, 5-module training, written/oral examinations, supervised assessments, 70% calibration, 15 CPD hours/year. Sources: OPS-002, OPS-009, OPS-010, EV-003. Principle 6 — Survey Process ✓: Full survey process documented including pre-survey, opening/closing meeting, domain assessment, reporting. Sources: OPS-001, OPS-003, OPS-010. Principle 7 — Accreditation Decisions ✓: 5 decision types, Critical criteria ×2 weighting, ADC composition, Lead Surveyor withdrawal, CAP requirements. Sources: OPS-001, OPS-005, GOV-005. Principle 8 — Post-Accreditation ✓: 8 obligations, 3-tier non-compliance response, 8 significant change triggers, 30-day notification deadline, annual declaration. Sources: OPS-005, OPS-003, OPS-004. Principle 9 — Accreditation Cycle ✓: 3-year cycle, annual declaration in Year 2, 12-month renewal notice, 3 monitoring types, lapse procedure. Sources: OPS-003, OPS-005, OPS-001. Principle 10 — Quality Management System ✓: Internal audit (QMS-001), management review (QMS-002), risk management (QMS-003); ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 aligned. Principle 11 — Eligibility ✓: Eligibility criteria by facility type, 5 ineligibility conditions, single-site scope, 90-day processing target, written decline with right of appeal. Source: OPS-006.

4. Self-Assessment Findings

Conducted Q4 2026 by QMS Coordinator; reviewed by ASF President. All 11 Principles Fully Met. One area for improvement (not a gap): surveyor pool size is currently limited; a recruitment plan is in place. ASF welcomes the ISQua EEA external evaluation as independent verification of this self-assessment.

Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, President of Accréditation Sans Frontières, certifies that the documents listed are genuine, current, operational ASF governance documents; that the governance framework described is implemented in day-to-day operations; and that all documents will be made available for inspection by ISQua EEA assessors upon request.

Document code: ASF-EV-004  ·  Version: V3.0  ·  Effective: 2026-09-30  · 
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