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More specifically, it requires to build a series of mechanism, for the purpose of alleviating burden on environment, that consists of establishing an environmental policy within the organization in a top-down manner, evaluating environmental impacts the organization generates, establishing and implementing objectives and targets based of such evaluation, and reviewing them by the management against the results. In order to receive assessment and be registered against ISO 14001, it is required that you understand ISO 14001 standard and build a mechanism within your organization that is in conformity with the requirements of the standard. At the same time, you need to choose a registration body that has the expertise for the sector of industry for which you seek registration. As of March 19, 2002, there are 32 registration bodies that are accredited by JAB. You are to browse the accreditation scope sectors for which they are accredited and their records of registrations, to decide which body you should seek registration with. JAB is an accreditation body that grants accreditation to registration bodies and makes assessment of their expertise based on international criteria (ISO/IEC Guide 66 and its IAF criteria). Therefore, the most common practice is for you to select a registration body accredited by JAB and furthermore, to select the one that is accredited for the expertise for which your organization is seeking assessment and registration. For detailed information on procedures for receiving assessment, please contact individual registration bodies accredited by JAB.
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