At the inaugural meeting chaired by Merih Malmqvist Nilsson in Geneva on 30 November 2018, twelve international organisations – the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), International Accreditation Forum (IAF), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Standards Organization (ISO), International Trade Centre (ITC), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Organizations of Legal Metrology (OIML), United Nations Economic Cooperation for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), World Bank Group (WBG), World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), renewed their commitment to promote quality through INetQI (International Network on Quality Infrastructure) and enhance their cooperation in promoting the understanding, value and acceptance of the quality infrastructure as well as providing guidance and support for its effective implementation and integration worldwide in responding to the challenges of globalization, trade and sustainable development

The signatory status of National Center of Accreditation (NCA), Republic of Kazakhstan, has been extended to include medical (ISO 15189).

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

The Joint BIPM, OIML, ILAC and ISO Declaration on Metrological Traceability was updated and re-signed on 13 November 2018 during the 26th meeting of the CGPM, held in Versailles.

The Joint Declaration available from here highlights the importance of metrological traceability and encourages the members of the four organizations – as well as others for whom metrological traceability is important – to adopt its recommendations. It is also referenced in the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the competence of testing.

This 2018 version was signed by Martin Milton (for the BIPM), Stephen Patoray (for OIML), Merih Malmqvist Nilsson (for ILAC), and Sergio Mujica (for ISO) and reaffirms the original Joint Declaration signed on 9 November 2011.

As a result of a recent ballot, ILAC G26:11/2018 Guidance for the Implementation of a Medical Accreditation Scheme has been published.

This is a practical guide for accreditation bodies implementing a medical laboratory accreditation system using ISO 15189.

The latest version of G26 is available here.

The SI is a globally-agreed system of measurements used to ensure our everyday units of measurement, for example the kilogram, metre and second remain comparable and consistent world wide. The world’s scientific and technical community is about to agree to the redefinition of four of the seven base units for the SI to ensure the system continues to meet the future demands for measurements and science. A vote to adopt the change will be held on November 16, 2018 at the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) at the Palais des Congrès in Versailles.

Check out the video available from https://ilac.org/publications-and-resources/videos/ and the BIPM website https://www.bipm.org/en/the-si/ for more details.

Information on the ILAC – BIPM relationship is available from https://ilac.org/about-ilac/partnerships/international-partners/bipm/

As part of the ILAC and IAF Annual Meetings held in Singapore from the 22nd – 31st of October 2018, the ILAC General Assembly was held on the 29th and 31st of October 2018. The adopted resolutions from the ILAC 2018 General Assembly are now available here.

The signatory status of Organismo Salvadoreño de Acreditacion (OSA), El Salvador, has been extended to include inspection (ISO/IEC 17020).

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

Belarusian State Centre for Accreditation (BSCA) is now a Full Member of ILAC. 

BSCA has become a signatory to the ILAC MRA for testing (ISO/IEC 17025) and calibration (ISO/IEC 17025).  BSCA originally joined ILAC as an Affiliate Member in 2004, then became an Associate member in 2011, and we are now pleased to welcome BSCA as a Full Member of ILAC.

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

Mauritius Accreditation Service (MAURITAS) is now a Full Member of ILAC. 

MAURITAS has become a signatory to the ILAC MRA for testing (ISO/IEC 17025) and calibration (ISO/IEC 17025).  MAURITAS originally joined ILAC as an Affiliate Member in 2000, then became an Associate member in 2008, and we are now pleased to welcome MAURITAS as a Full Member of ILAC.

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

Please refer to attached newsletter for latest updates on the Joint ILAC/IAF Annual Meetings being held in Singapore later this month.

ILAC-IAF-Singapore–Newsletter