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ISO/IEC 17020:2026 and ISO/IEC 17024:2026 have been published by ISO respectively on 31 March and 1 April 2026

The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) / European Electrotechnical Committee for Standardization (CENELEC)…

The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the first international emissions trading system. It was established in 2005 and is remaining the largest carbon market.

Fifty-five participants attended two Train-the-Trainer sessions organized by the EA Laboratory Committee on Accreditation of Proficiency Testing Providers

Maureen Logghe (BELAC, the Belgium National Accreditation Body) and Cecilie Laake (NA, the Norwegian NAB) have just been re-elected as EA President and Vice-President.

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

The EA Train-the-trainer course on ISO 15189:2022 was held between 6-9 June 2023 in Paris, France.

In November 2025, the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2358 laying down rules on certification schemes, certification bodies, and audits under Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 has been published in the Official Journal of the EU.

The European Parliament and Council aim to support Member States in their efforts to combat cancer.

The EA President, Maureen Logghe, participated on 12 March in the Quality Infrastructure in a Digital World roundtable at the CIM – International Metrology Congress.

EA is organizing with the European Commission an online workshop on the Machinery Regulation and its impact on the Lifts Directive for the notifying authorities and national accreditation bodies working in these two sectors.