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Overview of the systemfor accreditation in theEU as part of NationalQuality Infrastructure12 November 2019, Genevawww.european-accreditation.org
Regulator / Consumer ExpectationProducts benefiting from the free movement of goodswithin the EU shall fulfil requirements providing a highlevel of protection of public interests such as Health and Safety in general,Health and Safety at the workplace,Protection of consumers,Protection of the environment andsecurity.12 November 20192
Market / Economy ExpectationThe free movement of products shall not be restrictedto any extent greater than that which is allowed underEU harmonisation legislation or any other relevant EUrules.12 November 20193
Regulator / Consumer Expectation Who shall control conformity of the products withlegislations and market needs? Public authorities (only)? Too many products to be controlled! Ensure public interest by controlling (assessing) thecontrol bodies by public authorities. National Accreditation Bodies arethe professionals in assessingcontrol bodies.12 November 20194
European Accreditation System Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 on Accreditation A service of public interest Voluntary and mandatory fields Public authority Full compliance with applicablerules Last level of control of conformityassessment Accountability to stakeholders One NAB per country Non-profit activity Mandate of the government No competition12 November 20195
European Accreditation SystemDefinition of Accreditation (Regulation 765/2008)Accreditation shall mean an attestation by a nationalaccreditation body that a conformity assessment bodymeets the requirements set byharmonised standards and,where applicable, any additionalrequirements including those setout in relevant sectoral schemes,to carry out a specific conformityassessment activity.12 November 20196
European Accreditation SystemRegulation (EC) No 765/2008 on Accreditation Strengthens the use of accreditation and the EA MLAas a basis for notification. Places an obligation on EU Member Statesto accept results issued by the conformityassessment bodies accredited by any of theEA MLA signatories.12 November 20197
European Accreditation SystemRegulation (EC) No 765/2008 on Accreditation EA is appointed as the European AccreditationInfrastructure. Framework Partnership Agreementwith the EC / EFTA. General Guidelines for the cooperation between EA,EC, EFTA and Competent National Authorities.12 November 20198
European Accreditation SystemEA main tasks Peer evaluation of the National Accreditation Bodies Harmonization of accreditation throughout Europe Cooperation with andsupport of theEuropean Commissionand its Directorates-General12 November 20199
EA MembersEA Membership EU / EFTA EU Candidates ENP CountriesGoogle Maps12 November 201910
EA MembersDPA, AlbaniaESYD, GreeceNA, NorwayAA, AustriaNAH, HungaryPCA, PolandBELAC, BelgiumISAC, IcelandIPAC, PortugalBAS, BulgariaINAB, IrelandRENAR, RomaniaHAA, CroatiaACCREDIA, ItalyATS, SerbiaCYS-CYSAB, CyprusLATAK, LatviaSNAS, SlovakiaCAI, Czech RepublicLA, LithuaniaSA, SloveniaDANAK, DenmarkOLAS, LuxemburgENAC, SpainEAK, EstoniaIARM, MacedoniaSWEDAC, SwedenFINAS, FinlandNAB-Malta, MaltaSAS, SwitzerlandCOFRAC, FranceATCG, MontenegroTURKAK, TurkeyDAkkS, GermanyRvA, NetherlandsUKAS, UK12 November 201911
EA MembersALGERAC, AlgeriaEGAC, EgyptSEMAC, MoroccoARMNAB, ArmeniaGAC, GeorgiaMOLDAC, MoldovaAZAK, AzerbaijanISRAC, IsraelTUNAC, TunisiaBSCA, BelarusJAS-AU, JordanNAAU, UkraineBATA, Bosnia &DAK, KosovoHerzegovina12 November 201912
EA Stakeholders EA Advisory Board-National European AuthoritiesEuropean CommissionEFTAEuropean conformity assessment bodies (Associations)European metrology organisationsEuropean industry, services and trade, including small and medium sizedenterprisesEuropean consumersEuropeanstandardisationorganisations12 November 201913
EA Recognized StakeholdersGLOBALG.A.PETSIPEFC International12 November 201914
EU legislationsAround 100 EU legislations with reference to accreditation and/or conformity assessment, examples: EU Product legislations Regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products EU ETS Regulation on the verification of data and on theaccreditation of verifiers Regulation on unmanned aircrafts (drones) EU Decision on Forensic serviceproviders (laboratory activities) Cybersecurity Act General Data Protection Regulation12 November 201915
Trade AgreementsEA and accreditation in international trade (examples)EU – CanadaComprehensive Economic andTrade Agreement (CETA)EU – JapanEconomic Partnership Agreement12 November 201916
European Accreditation Infrastructure Evaluation of the functioning of accreditation in Europe12 November 201917
EAEATHANK YOU75 avenue ParmentierFR - 75544 Paris Cedex 11FrancePhone: 33 (0)1 40 21 24 ean-accreditation.orgFOR YOURATTENTION!12 November 201918
European Accreditation System Definition of Accreditation (Regulation 765/2008) Accreditation shall mean an attestation by a national accreditation body that a conformity assessment body meets the requirements set by harmonised standards and, where applicable, any additional requirements including those set out in relevant sectoral schemes,
