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Publication of EA-3/02 on the Accreditation of Certification Bodies providing certification of PDO, PGI and TSG
15 January 2026
Accreditation and Conformity Assessment

Publication of EA-3/02 on the Accreditation of Certification Bodies providing certification of PDO, PGI and TSG

EA published the document EA-3/02 EA Policy for the Accreditation of Certification Bodies Providing Certification of PDO1, PGI2 and TSG3 on 13 January 2026.

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EA MAC Refresher training for Team Leaders and Deputy Team Leaders
6 January 2026
Multilateral Agreement

EA MAC Refresher training for Team Leaders and Deputy Team Leaders

The Refresher Training session for TL and DTL was held on 10-11 December 2025, with 20 participants from 15 NABs, led by Kristina Hallman, Leopoldo Cortez, Nicole Vanlaethem and Daniela Ionescu.

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Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
23 December 2025
Others

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year 2026

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EA LC WG Health Care December meeting
16 December 2025
General Assembly / Committees

EA LC WG Health Care December meeting

The EA LC Working Group (WG) Health Care met in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 3-4 December.

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Workshop organized by EA on AI and its use by NABs – Second part
9 December 2025
Accreditation and Conformity Assessment

Workshop organized by EA on AI and its use by NABs – Second part

170 participants attended the second session of its workshop series on AI and its use by NABs on the 30th October 2025.

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EA MAC Refresher Training for the Team Members authorized in Medical Examinations and Proficiency Testing Providers
8 December 2025
Multilateral Agreement

EA MAC Refresher Training for the Team Members authorized in Medical Examinations and Proficiency Testing Providers

19 participants from 15 National Accreditation Bodies (NABs) participated in the training led by Hélène Mehay, Sergio Guzzi, and Ankica Barišić on 5-6 November 2025.

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Decisions by the MAC for DANAK, the Danish NAB
3 December 2025
Multilateral Agreement

Decisions by the MAC for DANAK, the Danish NAB

The EA MAC considered the outcome of the re-evaluation of EAK (Estonia), and took several decisions.

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Highlights of the 59th General Assembly
27 November 2025
EA Statements

Highlights of the 59th General Assembly

EA Members attended the 59th EA General Assembly on 19-20 November, in Vienna, Austria.

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Publication of the EA Strategy 2030
21 November 2025
EA Statements

Publication of the EA Strategy 2030

A forward-looking roadmap designed to ensure that accreditation continues to serve Europe’s citizens, businesses, and institutions with trust, coherence, and innovation at its core.

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Position on the revision of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 on accreditation
13 November 2025
European Commission / EFTA / Regulators

Position on the revision of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 on accreditation

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Decisions by the MAC for EAK, the Estonian NAB
4 November 2025
Multilateral Agreement

Decisions by the MAC for EAK, the Estonian NAB

The EA MAC considered the outcome of the re-evaluation of EAK (Estonia), and took several decisions.

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Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated General Assembly – October 2025
24 October 2025
International / ILAC / IAF

Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated General Assembly – October 2025

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Publication date: 2026-01-15

Categories: Information documents

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EA-INF/05

Directory of European legislations and EU schemes with provisions to accreditation and/or conformity assessment

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Publication date: 2025-10-07

Categories: Members' Procedural documents

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EA-4/22 G

EA Guidance on Accreditation of Pesticide Residues Analysis in Food and Feed

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Publication date: 2025-11-14

Categories: Members' Procedural documents

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EA-4/24 G

Guideline for the Accreditation of Laboratories carrying out Genetic Testing using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Techniques

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Publication date: 2021-11-25

Categories: Governance and Policy documents

Articles of Association

Articles of Association

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Publication date: 2023-11-08

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EA Code of Conduct

EA Code of Conduct

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Publication date: 2026-01-15

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EA-INF/01

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