The signatory status of Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB), Bangladesh, has been extended to include medical testing (ISO 15189) and inspection (ISO/IEC 17020).

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

ILAC has now published a video: An introduction to ILAC

Accreditation, including accredited calibration, testing, medical testing, inspection and proficiency testing providers, plays a significant role in delivering confidence in everyday life as well supporting regulators and trade.

The amended articles of association of ILAC and revised Bylaws that were approved at the ILAC General Assembly on 30 October 2019 have now been published as: ILAC-2A:11/2019 ILAC Rules: Articles of Association and ILAC-2B:11/2019 ILAC Rules: Bylaws. These documents are available here.

A case study in-conjunction with the USEPA Energy Star programme has been published by ILAC and IAF demonstrating the benefits of using accredited conformity assessment for the regulator and trade. It is available from here.

As part of the ILAC and IAF Annual Meetings held in Frankfurt from the 21st – 30th of October 2019, the ILAC General Assembly was held on the 28th and 30th of October 2019. The adopted resolutions from the ILAC 2019 General Assembly are now available here.

The signatory status of Ethiopian National Accreditation Office (ENAO), Ethiopia, has been extended to include inspection (ISO/IEC 17020). The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.

The latest edition of the bi-annual ILAC Newsletter, Issue 56 – October 2019, has now been published.

The newsletter includes information on the international, regional and national updates on accreditation and conformity assessment from ILAC members and liaisons, as well as the ILAC Chair and Secretariat.

The ILAC AIC has organised a Workshop: Accreditation of Biobanking for 22 October 2019 as part of the ILAC/IAF annual meetings being held in Frankfurt.

The agenda for this workshop is now available and provides an opportunity to hear from members of ISO 276 responsible for the development of ISO 20387. In addition there are speakers sharing their early experiences in the implementation of this standard from both the perspective of Biobanks and accreditation.

Interested in participating in this exciting opportunity in the development of accreditation in Biobanking? Visit https://ilaciafmeetings.org/ to register.

We are pleased to advise that the recognition of the APAC MRA to the ILAC MRA now includes the accreditation of PTP using ISO/IEC 17043 as a result of the recent ILAC Arrangement Council ballot and the 2017/18 evaluation of APLAC (now APAC).

The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available from https://ilac.org/signatory-search/. This directory is searchable by economy and scope of signatory status as well as the name and acronym of the accreditation bodies that are signatories to the ILAC MRA. The scope of recognition of the recognised regions to the ILAC MRA is available from https://ilac.org/ilac-mra-and-signatories/recognised-regional-cooperation-bodies/. Information on the acceptance of calibration, testing and inspection results and programs provided by PTPs via the ILAC MRA is available from https://ilac.org/ilac-mra-and-signatories/.

The signatory status of Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia (ONAC), Columbia, has been extended to include medical testing (ISO 15189). The full list of signatories to the ILAC MRA is available here.