Certification Mark — CAS

1. What the CAS certification mark isYour right once certified

The CAS certification mark is the official logo of CAS Conformity Assessment Services — the falcon symbol carrying the Conformity Assessment Services arc and stars. CAS licenses it to every organisation it certifies. Displaying it tells a buyer, regulator or auditor that your organisation has been audited and certified by CAS against a named standard, and that the certification is current. The mark is a licence granted under your certification agreement: the right to use it lasts only while your certificate is valid and your organisation is in good standing.

Specimen

The CAS certification mark — the official CAS falcon symbol in CAS Blue

CERTIFIEDStandard nameCE # 0000

The certification mark, in full

This is the single mark certified organisations display — the official CAS logo, carrying just three lines beneath it. Whether your certificate is for ISO 9001 or a By-CAS scheme, this is the mark you use. The specimen below is a template: CAS fills in your standard name and certified-entity number when it issues your certificate.

The CAS logoThe official CAS falcon symbol, in CAS Blue — the mark itself.
CERTIFIEDConfirms your organisation is certified by CAS.
The standard nameThe standard you are certified to — your scheme’s name appears in place of the sample Standard name.
CE # — certified-entity numberYour certified-entity number — the sample CE # 0000 stands in for yours.

You are certified by CAS — not “accredited”. Accreditation is something a certification body holds: CAS is accredited by EGAC. Your organisation is certified by CAS. So the mark you display is the CAS certification mark — never the EGAC or IAF marks, which belong to CAS as its accreditation marks (see section 4). For the rules governing those marks, see the Accreditation Mark Usage Guide.

2. Who may use the markEligibility

The CAS certification mark may be used by any organisation that holds a current CAS certificate and is in good standing. Both accredited and non-accredited (“By CAS”) clients use the same CAS certification mark — what differs is the certificate behind it, not the mark you display.

You may use the mark when

You hold a current, valid CAS certificate.
Your certificate is not suspended, withdrawn or expired.
You reference the certificate’s scope and number alongside the mark.
You use the official CAS artwork, unaltered.

You may not use the mark when

Your certificate is suspended, withdrawn or has expired.
The activity, site or scope is outside what CAS certified.
You have applied but are not yet certified.
You are referring to a certificate held by a different legal entity.

3. How to obtain the official markIssued by CAS

The official CAS certification-mark artwork is not available for public download. CAS issues the mark artwork package directly to each certified client at certificate issuance, and it may only be used with CAS’s authorisation while your certificate is valid. Use only the official CAS artwork in CAS Blue, exactly as supplied — do not redraw, re-typeset, recolour or screenshot it. It must always be shown with your certificate number and the standard reference (for example Certified by CAS — ISO 9001:2015 — Cert. No. CAS-9001-EG-XXXX).

Get certified by CAS

Once CAS audits and certifies your organisation, you earn the right to display the mark.

Receive the artwork at issuance

CAS sends you the official artwork package (CAS Blue, vector and raster) directly, together with your certificate.

Need a replacement file?

A certified client emails info@cas.com.eg with their certificate number and CAS reissues the files.

Authorised use only. Because the mark identifies organisations certified by CAS, the artwork is released to certified clients alone and is never offered for public download. CAS provides it at issuance and, on request, reissues replacement files to a certified client who emails info@cas.com.eg quoting their certificate number.

4. The EGAC and IAF MLA marks are CAS’s — not yoursCB-only

CAS is a certification body accredited by EGAC (the Egyptian Accreditation Council), CAB #012418, operating under the IAF MLA — recognised in 100+ countries — and registered with EOS as CB176. The marks that prove CAS’s accreditation are the EGAC accreditation symbol and the IAF MLA mark. They belong to CAS and appear on the certificates CAS issues — certified organisations must never reproduce them.

Yours to display

The CAS certification mark

CERTIFIEDStandard nameCE # 0000

The official CAS logo carrying just three lines — CERTIFIED, the standard name and your CE # certified-entity number. Display this on your website, stationery and marketing once certified.

CAS-only — never reproduce

The accreditation marks

The EGAC and IAF MLA marks prove that CAS is accredited. They appear on CAS’s certificates — never on a client’s own materials.

The line, in one sentence. CAS is accredited by EGAC (CAB 012418, under the IAF MLA) and uses the EGAC and IAF marks; you are certified by CAS and use the CAS certification mark. A client placing the EGAC or IAF artwork on its own materials is misusing the marks.

5. Accredited vs “By CAS” certificatesIAF MD 23 · ISO/IEC 17021-1 §8.2

CAS’s EGAC accreditation covers six management-system schemes — ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000, ISO 50001 and ISO 22301 (QMS / EMS / OHSMS / FSMS / EnMS / BCMS). For other schemes — for example HACCP, GMP, ISO 22716, SA8000, ISO 37001, UNI/PdR 125, ISO 21001 or ISO 39001 — CAS issues non-accredited “By CAS” certificates under its own competence. Buyers must always be able to tell which is which.

Accredited certificate

Issued under CAS’s EGAC accreditation for one of the six MS schemes.
The certificate CAS gives you bears the EGAC (and IAF MLA) marks, because CAS issued it.
In your own materials you show the CAS certification mark only.
Independently verifiable on IAF CertSearch and the EGAC register.

Non-accredited (By CAS)

Issued under CAS’s own authority for a scheme outside the EGAC scope.
The certificate carries the CAS mark only — no EGAC or IAF marks.
You display the same CAS certification mark.
Must not be presented as accredited or IAF-recognised.

Never blur the two. If you hold both an accredited CAS certificate and a By-CAS certificate, keep the two scopes clearly distinguishable so the EGAC/IAF recognition behind the accredited scope cannot be misread as covering the non-accredited one. This is a transparency requirement under IAF MD 23.

6. Where you may — and may not — use the markISO/IEC 17021-1 §8.3

✓ Permitted uses

Your website (footer, About page, a dedicated certification page)
Brochures, catalogues and printed marketing materials
Letterhead, business cards and stationery
Print, digital and social advertising, where the certified scope is identifiable
Signage and vehicles at certified sites
Trade-show and exhibition materials

✗ Prohibited uses

The EGAC or IAF MLA marks — those are CAS’s accreditation marks; you use the CAS mark only
On a product, its packaging or its label — a management-system certificate is not product certification
On test reports, inspection reports or calibration certificates
In any way implying the product itself is certified
On sites, subsidiaries or activities outside your certified scope
Altered, recoloured, stretched, rotated or partially reproduced
After your certificate is suspended, withdrawn or expired

ISO/IEC 17021-1 §8.3.3 is explicit: a management-system certification mark must not be applied to a product, product packaging, or in any way that could be read as product conformity. If your certified system covers manufacturing, the certificate covers your processes, not the goods you produce.

7. Displaying the mark next to your own brand

Clear space & size: keep a clear margin around the CAS mark equal to the height of the falcon’s head, and never reduce it below a legible size (digital min. 80 px wide; print min. 18 mm).
No false endorsement: position and size the CAS mark so it cannot be mistaken for your own logo, and so it does not imply CAS endorses your products or any uncertified activity.
Reference text adjacent: always show the certificate number, the standard, and “Certified by CAS” next to the mark.
Colour fidelity: use the official CAS Blue artwork only — do not recolour, invert or convert it to mono. On dark or busy backgrounds, place the mark on a clear panel so the CAS Blue stays true.

8. Misuse, suspension and withdrawalISO/IEC 17021-1 §8.5 · §9.6.5

Your right to use the CAS mark ends immediately if your certificate is suspended, withdrawn or expires. This is both a contractual obligation under your certification agreement and a regulatory one under ISO/IEC 17021-1.

On suspension: stop all new use of the mark and stop referring to the certification in any new material, until the suspension is lifted.
On withdrawal or expiry: remove the mark from your website, brochures, packaging and stationery, stop all reference to the certification, and return printed certificates if requested.
Incorrect or misleading use — including using the mark on a product, claiming a wider scope than certified, displaying the EGAC/IAF marks, or continuing to display the mark after withdrawal — is mark misuse.

CAS acts on misuse. Under ISO/IEC 17021-1 §8.5, CAS will require correction and may suspend or withdraw certification, publish a correction, or take legal action. Serious or repeated misuse of an accredited certificate is reported to EGAC. If you spot misuse by another organisation, please report it via our complaints form.

9. Free mark-usage review

Before you print new materials or launch a new website, you can send your draft to CAS for a no-cost mark-usage check. Email the draft to info@cas.com.eg with the subject Mark usage review — [your organisation name], and we’ll respond within five business days.

Accreditation Mark Usage Guide →Rules for the EGAC and IAF MLA marks (CAS-only).CAS accreditation →EGAC CAB 012418, IAF MLA, EOS CB176.Verify a certificate →Confirm any CAS certificate is live.

Not yet certified by CAS?

Request a costed proposal — and earn the right to display the CAS certification mark.

Apply / Request certification →

Compliance basis: ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 §8.2 (Information on certificates & marks), §8.3 (Use of CB marks), §8.5 (Control of certification documents and marks) · IAF MD 23 on the accredited vs non-accredited distinction. The accreditation marks (EGAC, IAF MLA) are governed by the Accreditation Mark Usage Guide.

Issued by CAS Conformity Assessment Services (LLC) — accredited by EGAC (CAB #012418, schedule 012418B), under the IAF MLA, registered with EOS as CB176. Questions: info@cas.com.eg · +20 108 088 8574.

The CAS Certification Mark