The ILAC and International Bureau for Weights and Measures (BIPM) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was reaffirmed during the BIPM-ILAC Working Group meeting on 8 March 2016 in Paris, France.
The MoU recognises the need to strengthen the links between accreditation and metrology and to cooperate our actions in respect of our tasks related to national and international measurement infrastructure.
Information on the BIPM and ILAC partnership, including a copy of the reaffirmed MoU, is available from here.
Read MoreNational Telecommunication Corporation (NTC), Sudan, is welcomed as a Stakeholder member of ILAC.
We welcome NTC and look forward to working with our NTC colleagues.
Read MoreILAC P4:02/2016 ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement: Policy and Management.
This document provides details on the objectives, foundation, management, procedures and decisions associated with the ILAC MRA. The revision of this document includes criteria for competence of those involved in the evaluation report review process and details for the extension of the ILAC MRA to include the accreditation of proficiency testing providers and reference material producers.
ILAC P5:02/2016 ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement: Scope and Obligations.
This document describes the elements of a Mutual Recognition Arrangement for testing and calibration laboratory and inspection body accreditation. The revision includes the policy for transition periods for the implementation of revised standards covered by the ILAC MRA and information relating to the extension of the ILAC MRA to include the accreditation of proficiency testing providers.
These publications are available here.
Read MoreILAC G7:02/2016 – Accreditation Requirements and Operating Criteria for Horseracing Laboratories has been published and is available here.
The purpose of this document is to provide: Part A: A compilation of test-method-related requirements for horseracing laboratories that accreditation bodies have submitted. Part B: Recommendations for establishing the presence of prohibited substances that have been agreed within the horseracing industry. Part C: Additional recommendations on compliance with an appropriate performance specification, and the adoption of harmonised definitions for terms commonly used by racing chemists.
Read MoreInternational Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Switzerland, is welcomed as a Stakeholder member of ILAC.
We welcome ISTA and look forward to working with our ISTA colleagues.
Read MoreThe activities of the Hungarian Accreditation Board (NAT) were terminated on 31 December 2015 by decree of the Hungarian Government. As such the signatory status of NAT to the ILAC MRA and NAT’s membership of ILAC have therefore been withdrawn. Additional information on the recognition of accreditation in Hungary is available from the EA website at http://www.european-accreditation.org/information/change-in-the-hungarian-accreditation-system
Read MoreThe signatory status of KCA, The Kyrgyz Center of Accreditation (The Kyrgyz Republic), to the ILAC MRA for the accreditation of testing laboratories using ISO/IEC 17025 was suspended on 4 November 2015. This suspension is a result of the decision taken at the 15th Meeting of the ILAC Arrangement Council held on 4 November 2015.
Read MoreThe following brochures have been revised by the ILAC Marketing and Communications Committee (MCC) and the latest versions are now available:-
Why Use An Accredited Laboratory?
How Does Using an Accredited Laboratory Benefit Government & Regulators?
The Advantages of Being Accredited
The ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement
As part of this review process, the following brochure has been withdrawn:-
Why Become An Accredited Laboratory?
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