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IAF: Additional Statement Regarding the Situation in Ukraine
An IAF member shall comply with applicable laws and regulations both domestic and international, and all IAF members shall
act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of IAF, not engaging in conduct likely to bring discredit upon IAF (IAF Code
of Conduct – IAF PL 1:2009, Issue 2)
Accordingly, IAF shall not work with any entity or individual covered by national, international or U.S. sanctions 1 (i.e. SDN
listed), including entities or individuals identified as, related to, or affiliated with entities covered by these sanctions
(hereinafter “sanctioned entity”).
Therefore, the IAF Board requested IAF to notify all members that national, international and U.S. sanctions shall not be
violated by IAF or IAF Members.
If an IAF member identifies as a sanctioned entity, or if sanctions are violated by an IAF Member (e.g. member continues to
offer accreditation services to a sanctioned entity or an IAF AB member’s accredited CAB offers (new or existing) accredited
services to a sanctioned entity or to an entity with products subject to an import ban), IAF is required to take action,
including suspension or withdrawal of the IAF membership.
If IAF membership is suspended, the member will not be allowed to attend any IAF meetings, to vote or comment on IAF
documents, or to access the restricted area of the IAF website. Any applications in process under the MLA from the member
will be placed on hold for the duration of the suspension.
With this notification, the IAF Board is mitigating risk of IAF being implicated or discredited. Not only are there severe
consequences for violating these laws, but the IAF Board does not want IAF brought into disrepute or have its reputation and
integrity brought into question.
This statement will come into effect as of 13 May 2022.
