title: Taiwan Accreditation Foundation
text: # Taiwan Accreditation Foundation
  
  The Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF; traditional Chinese: 財團法人全國認證基金會; simplified Chinese: 财团法人全国认证基金会; pinyin: Cáituán Fǎrén Quánguó Rènzhèng Jījīn Huì) is an organization based in Tamsui District, Taipei, Taiwan which provides third party accreditation services in compliance with international standards.
  
  ## History
  
  The organization was established by the Ministry of Economic Affairs on 17 September 2003 by merging Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation and Chinese National Accreditation Board.
  
  ## Organizational structures
  
  * Department of Administration
  * Department of Certification Body Accreditation
  * Laboratory Accreditation Department I
  * Laboratory Accreditation Department II
  
  ## Branch office
  
  * Hsinchu City
  