Sergio Guzzi, the EA Laboratory Committee (LC) Chair is presenting the last updates from the EA LC to the International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation (ILAC) IAC meeting. This committee is Responsible for harmonizing and improving accreditation practice at the international level. He mentioned the following: - the ongoing preparation of the new guidance documents on Sampling, and Flexible scope; - Workshop on externally provided products and services/subcontracting; - Train-the-trainer course on the new ISO/IEC 17043. #accreditation #ISOIEC17025 #ISOIEC17043
European co-operation for Accreditation (EA)
Organisations à but non lucratif
Paris, Île-de-France 4 436 abonnés
Accredited once, accepted everywhere
À propos
The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) is an association of national accreditation bodies in Europe officially recognized by their national Governments to assess and accredit organizations that carry out conformity assessment services. EA was established in 1997 and appointed as the body responsible for the European Accreditation Infrastructure, according to the Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 which provides the legal basis for accreditation in Europe. The accreditation process determines the technical competence and integrity of organizations that offer testing, examination, validation and verification, inspection, calibration, certification, and proficiency testing provision services (collectively known as conformity assessment). Accreditation operates in the public interest across all market sectors, providing a transparent and impartial assessment of these services against internationally recognized standards and other requirements. EA facilitates acceptance of accredited certificates and reports on the European and global markets through its Multilateral Agreement (EA MLA). The EA MLA is based on a peer evaluation process, which is overseen by the European Commission in cooperation with the Member States. Accreditation bodies are evaluated against Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, the international standard ISO/IEC 17011, and other relevant standards and related criteria. The EA MLA provides a framework to realize the objective “Accredited once, accepted everywhere”, through a network of conformity assessment bodies that are competent within their scope of accreditation to issue statements of conformity for products and services, thereby reducing costs, adding value to business and consumers, and contributing to the freedom of trade by eliminating technical barriers. The EA MLA is recognized at the international level by ILAC and IAF. These recognitions give international recognition to accreditation delivered by the EA MLA signatory members of ILAC/IAF.
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https://european-accreditation.org/
Lien externe pour European co-operation for Accreditation (EA)
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- Organisations à but non lucratif
- Taille de l’entreprise
- 2-10 employés
- Siège social
- Paris, Île-de-France
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- Non lucratif
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Principal
75, Avenue Parmentier
75011 Paris, Île-de-France, FR
Employés chez European co-operation for Accreditation (EA)
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Ömer KARAVELİOĞLU
Coordinator for Inspection Accreditation at TURKAK
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Maureen Logghe
Director General Quality and Safety - FPS Economy
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Ioseb Abaishvili
Director @ Quality Management Group Of Georgia | PhD in Economics
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Giel Tettelaar
Chairman Global Network Group and SERMI Register
Nouvelles
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The Inspection Committee meeting on 26-27 September in Brussels featured discussions on the ongoing revision of ISO/IEC 17020 and included a workshop on sampling, proficiency testing, and interlaboratory comparisons in inspection. #accreditation #isoiec17020
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The Certification Committee met on 24-25 September in Brussels, with discussions including a workshop on procedures & risks related to local offices & personnel of international CBs in remote countries. The event brought together over 70 representatives from NAB and stakeholders. #accreditation
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The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation enhances product circularity and eco-performance in the EU. Notified Bodies (CABs) accredited by National Accreditation Bodies, ensure compliance, playing a key role in driving environmental sustainability. NABs deliver accreditation to the CABs, ensuring they can verify products’ compliance with sustainability, energy efficiency, and circular economy standards. This is crucial for achieving the European Green Deal’s goals of reducing waste, promoting resource efficiency, and minimizing emissions. Link to the article in the comments ⬇ #accreditation #ESPR
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64 participants attended the last Laboratory Committee meeting on 18-19 September in Brussels. They participated in a workshop conducted by Richard McFarlane and Belén Villamiel Valdío on externally provided product and services/subcontracting, taking into account the Level 3 accreditation standards under the LC responsibility: -ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Testing and Calibration Laboratories (Externally provided product and services); -ISO 15189:2022 Medical Laboratories (Externally provided product and services); -ISO/IEC 17043:2023 Proficiency Testing Provider (Externally provided product and services); -ISO 17034:2016 Reference Material Producers (Subcontracting); -ISO 20387:2018 Biobanking (Externally provided product and services). #accreditation
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European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) a republié ceci
Head of Unit - European Commission (Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
More details on the portfolios of the Commissioners-designate (2024-2029). For the bioeconomy addicts - You will find the updated bioeconomy strategy in Ms Roswall's Mission Letter, while Commissioner-designate Várhelyi will be leading the work on the new European Biotech Act, with Executive Vice-President-designate Séjourné contributing to it. Executive Vice-President-designate Séjourné will also present an Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, a European Competitiveness Fund, a horizontal Single Market Strategy, a Chemicals Industry Package (together with Commissioner Roswall), to name just a few. Exciting times ahead!
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European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) a republié ceci
Farewell of Gabriel Zrenner (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) at the HHC meeting held on 11/12 September 2024 in Brussels: European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) said thank you to Gabriel with standing ovation for his outstanding performance over the last 7 years as Chair of the Horizontal Harmonization Committee (HHC). I am looking forward to seeing Gabriel again, then in the Executive Board. https://lnkd.in/erq2A2HS
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70 participants, representing 38 National Accreditation Bodies (NABs) and 8 key stakeholders attended the HHC meeting on 11-12 September. A few key moments: - Gabriel Zrenner chaired his last meeting as HHC Chair. - the publication on the Intranet of the report on Virtual Sites/Virtual Organizations - the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) project on the digital accreditation symbol - the ongoing standardization work on the AI Act was presented, sparking great discussions on the future of accreditation and regulation. - a workshop on accreditation scopes in the AfN Area. The focus was on 4 major EU legislations (Construction Products Regulation (CPR), Pressure Equipment Directive (PED), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Machinery), discussing potential scope harmonization and its use in revising EA 2/17. #Accreditation #AIAct #Harmonization #Compliance #DigitalAccreditation
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The European regulator makes more and more use of #accreditation and #conformityassessment, including in new sectors. That demonstrates the role and value of the European accreditation system, where accreditation is an activity of public interest. There are now 140 #EU legislations which refer to accreditation and conformity assessment. For more information, see EA-INF/05 which has been updated. https://lnkd.in/gwweH8m https://lnkd.in/g9EjrpdD https://lnkd.in/g6F5jyPi
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European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) a republié ceci
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) has been published in the Official Journal of the EU. The AI Act is the first-ever legal framework on Artificial Intelligence. Conformity assessment and accreditation play an important role to ensure that we can trust a given AI system which is put into service or placed on the market. #AIA, #accreditation, #conformityassessment, #NLF https://lnkd.in/e3ysrDNp