Signatories and bearers sustain the Charter of the GOB Platform, and these requires public trust programs that be carryout with impartiality and competence for a consumer-centric focus. To this effect signatories and bearers are integral part to convey and disseminate the Charter. To entrust the Charter with competence and impartiality granting of accreditation - recognition are part of our accreditation - recognition Regulatory Affair Practices (RAP), the primary means to our consumer-centric mandate. Thereof, businesses - entities - organizations that carry signatory and bearer status means that the GOB Accreditation - Recognition Platform has completed and determined that meets a consumer-centric comprehensive criteria; as Public Charity, a Foundation, there is no higher honor and privilege than to serve.    The advancement activities as signatory and toward achieving and sustaining affair accreditation, Schedule “A” General: Application Initial Investigation Signing the Charter Review of Documents Office Assessment and Confirming signatory status Field Assessment, as necessary Recommendation to Accreditation Concurrence for Accreditation Granting and issuing Bearer of Accreditation status The progressive activities as signatory and toward achieving accreditation, Schedule “B”: Application for extension of scopes Investigation Signing the Charter Review of Documents and Reports Analysis and Decision Recommendation to Accreditation Concurrence for accreditation Granting and issuing extension of scopes within bearer status   The criterion to benchmark the regulatory affair practices (RAP) are based on recognized specifications, generally accepted standards (based) for matters that are effectively suited for the protection of communities and consumers as these relate to quality, health, safety, foods, security and environment (ISO/IEC 17021) (ISO 13485); inspection programs (ISO/IEC 17020); security (ISO/IEC 27006), food safety (ISO/TS 22003); ISO/IEC Guide 65 for services and products; and for entities that carry out certification of person (ISO/IEC 17024). For specific laboratory testing, requires demonstration of competence through (ISO/IEC 17025) for specialty testing and Regulatory Affairs Medical Activities (ISO 15189). As prerequisite to signatories and bearers, entities need to meet their respective legal obligations, regulatory requirements through non conflict of interest activities with integrity. The operations for Regulatory Affairs Practices, specifically for accreditation - recognition provides two operational schedules (“A” and “B”): * Schedule “A”, see the protocol that the frame on the upper left shows. * Schedule “B” is for entities that already carry a current accreditation and that wish to extend their scopes of activities as a signatory to the Charter. Read the applicable protocol in the frame on the upper left. * Alternatively, if your organization wishes to carry signatory to the Charter it will depend on the nature of the activities, processes and role within your supply chain (of services / products) while adhering to protection of communities and consumers.