The Board of Directors is vested with the broadest powers to act on behalf of the ASQPE.

Its functions include:

• Create sector committees, define their composition and their operating process,
• Approve the certification rules and regulations prepared by the sector committees,
• Coordinate the action of the sector committees,
• Designate the bodies responsible for the processing of applications for certification, the inspection of the certified companies and the laboratories in charge of the corresponding tests,
• Decide any study mission or investigation in connection with the certification,
• Approve the issuance of certificates of conformity, their renewal on proposal from the sector committees,
• Negotiate any mutual recognition agreements with similar organisations,
• Launching any action to promote the ASQPE activities,
• Decide and implement the quality policy.

The Board shall appoint one of its members to ensure the function of “quality manager” which consists of:

• Monitor the quality policy of the organisation,
• Define the quality system documentation and validate the projects submitted for the corresponding documents,
• Ensuring the adequacy and the correct application of the quality system,
• Analyse information, complaints from clients and non-conformity or remarks from internal or external audits,
• Animate the management reviews of the quality system.