ISO 37301 certification in Angola
ISO 37301 is the international standard for compliance management systems. It turns scattered obligations into a system with owners, controls and evidence.
What ISO 37301 is
ISO 37301 requires mapping applicable compliance obligations, assessing the associated risks, defining controls and responsibilities, establishing the compliance function, training, monitoring and handling of non-compliance.
It is certifiable and works as an umbrella structure for the sector, contractual and regulatory obligations the organisation already has to meet.
Relationship with ISO 37001
ISO 37301 covers compliance as a whole; ISO 37001 goes deeper on the specific risk of bribery. They can be implemented together, with a single risk assessment and shared controls, or in phases.
Preparing and certifying are separate functions
Export Lab handles the assessment, system design, documentation, training and internal audit. The certification audit is conducted independently by DQS. That separation is what makes the certificate credible to clients, regulators and international partners.
Cost and timeline: what makes them vary
We do not publish list prices for ISO 37301, because the effort is not the same in two different organisations. The investment always has two separate components: preparation, delivered by Export Lab, and the certification audit, billed by the certification body.
What drives cost: Breadth of the applicable regulatory universe, number of business units and jurisdictions, whether an obligations inventory and compliance indicators exist, and the maturity of communication channels and management reporting.
What drives the timeline: Drivers are building the obligations inventory and compliance risk matrix, and the time needed to demonstrate the full cycle — identification, control, monitoring, handling of breaches and reporting.
After the initial assessment, scope, schedule and price are presented in writing, before any commitment.
What your company gains
- Applicable obligations identified and assigned.
- Controls monitored with evidence of execution.
- A structured response to non-compliance.
Frequently asked questions
- Who needs ISO 37301?
- Organisations in regulated sectors — banking, insurance, telecoms, energy, healthcare — and companies with multiple sources of obligations (law, licences, contracts, group codes) needing systematic management.
- Is ISO 37301 mandatory in Angola?
- ISO 37301 is voluntary. What is mandatory are the compliance obligations applicable to each organisation; the standard provides the method to inventory, assign, control and report them.
- How much does ISO 37301 certification cost?
- There is no list price. The figure follows from scope and starting point — specifically: Breadth of the applicable regulatory universe, number of business units and jurisdictions, whether an obligations inventory and compliance indicators exist, and the maturity of communication channels and management reporting. Preparation and the certification audit are billed separately, the latter by the certification body.
- How long does ISO 37301 implementation take?
- We do not quote fixed timelines before the assessment. Drivers are building the obligations inventory and compliance risk matrix, and the time needed to demonstrate the full cycle — identification, control, monitoring, handling of breaches and reporting. A realistic schedule is set out in the proposal.
- Who issues the certificate? Does Export Lab also certify?
- No. Export Lab prepares and implements; the ISO 37301 certification audit is conducted independently by DQS. Whoever prepares cannot certify, and that separation is what gives the certificate value with clients and regulators.
- What happens after certification?
- Three-year cycle with annual DQS audits. Maintenance means updating the inventory whenever regulation changes, monitoring indicators and reporting to the governing body.
- What is the difference between ISO 37301 and ISO 37001?
- ISO 37301 covers compliance management as a whole — every obligation the organisation is subject to. ISO 37001 is specific to bribery risk. They are compatible and can be implemented together, with the anti-bribery system operating as one domain inside the compliance system.
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