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Publications

Documents published in 2024

Governance and Policy documents

EA-1/13 EA’s Relationship with Accreditation Bodies of Countries not being Members of the EU or EFTA
EA-1/15 EA Policy for Relations with Stakeholders

Members’ Procedural documents

EA-3/01 EA Conditions for the Use of Accreditation Symbols, Logos and other Claims of Accreditation and Reference to the EA MLA Signatory Status

Peer Evaluation Process documents

EA-2/02 S4 Supplement 4 to EA-2/02: EA Procedure for the Evaluation of a National Accreditation Body. Procedure for the Management of the Peer Evaluations in case of Extraordinary Events or Circumstances

Secretariat Management System and Operational documents

EA-0/06 Format & Layout of EA Documents
EA-0/09 Procedure for Internal Audit

Application documents

EA-8/01 Guidance on Transfers of Accredited Certification of Persons

Documents withdrawn in 2024

None.

Documents under revision at the end of 2024

EA-0/06 Format & Layout of EA Documents
EA-0/08 Procedure for EA Management Reviews
EA-0/10 Procedure for EA Meetings
EA-1/06 EA Multilateral Agreement. Criteria for Signing. Policy and Procedures for Development
EA-1/13 EA’s Relationship with Accreditation Bodies of Countries not being Members of the EU or EFTA
EA-1/15 EA Policy for Relations with Stakeholders
EA-1/21 EA Internal Procedure for Liaison Activities
EA-1/22 EA Procedure and Criteria for the Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes by EA Accreditation Body Members EA-2/02 EA Procedure for the Evaluation of a National Accreditation Body
EA-2/02 EA Procedure for the Evaluation of a National Accreditation Body
EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes
EA-3/01 EA Conditions for the Use of Accreditation Symbols, Logos and other Claims of Accreditation and Reference to the EA MLA Signatory Status
EA-3/02 EA Policy for the Accreditation of Certification Bodies Providing Certification of PDO (Protected Designations of Origin), PGI (Protected Geographical Indications) and TSG (Traditional Specialities Guaranteed)
EA-4/14 The Selection and Use of Reference Materials
EA-4/20 Guidance for the Assessment of Laboratories Against EN ISO 15189 and EN ISO 22870 Point-of-Care Testing (POCT)
EA-4/21 Guidelines for the Assessment of the Appropriateness of Small Interlaboratory Comparisons within the Process of Laboratory Accreditation
EA-4/22 EA Guidance on Accreditation of Pesticide Residues Analysis in Food and Feed
EA-4/23 The Assessment and Accreditation of Opinions and Interpretations using ISO/IEC 17025: 2017
EA-5/02 Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17020 in Vehicle Inspection
EA-6/03 EA Document for Recognition of Verifiers under the EU ETS Directive
EA-INF/04 Statement on Acceptance and Recognition of Activities under the EA MLA
EA-INF/14 Communication with the European Commission and its DGs

Documents under development in 2024

EA-2/02 S6 Guidance on File Review during a Peer-Evaluation Process
EA-3/01 S1 Rules for Use of the EA MLA Mark
EA-X/XX Guidelines for the Accreditation of Laboratories carrying out Genetic Testing using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) / Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Techniques
EA-4-XX Guidance on Flexible Scopes for Proficiency Testing Providers
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