The EA Multilateral Agreement Council (EA MAC) is responsible for the effective and impartial management and monitoring of the peer evaluation process. It is responsible for the decisions on the EA MLA signatory status of National Accreditation Bodies and on results of peer evaluations to be taken for all signatories to the EA MLA.
The EA MAC considered the outcome of the re-evaluation of AA (Austria) and RENAR (Romania), and decided as follows:
AA, the National Accreditation Body of Austria, remains an EA MLA signatory in the fields of Calibration (EN ISO/IEC 17025), Testing (EN ISO/IEC 17025) including Medical Examinations (EN ISO 15189), Inspection (EN ISO/IEC 17020), Certification of Management Systems (EN ISO/IEC 17021-1), Certification of Products (EN ISO/IEC 17065), Certification of Persons (EN ISO/IEC 17024), Validation and Verification (EN ISO/IEC 17029).
Furthermore, EA MAC confirms that AA complies with all relevant requirements and decides that AA is recognized as an EA MLA signatory in the fields of Proficiency Testing Providers (EN ISO/IEC 17043) and Reference Material Producers (EN ISO 17034).
The next full re-evaluation shall take place in February 2029 (considering the standard 4-year intervals from the initial evaluation).
RENAR, the National Accreditation Body of Romania, remains an EA MLA signatory in the fields of Calibration (EN ISO/IEC 17025), Testing (EN ISO/IEC 17025), including Medical Examinations (EN ISO 15189), Inspection (EN ISO/IEC 17020), Proficiency Testing Providers (EN ISO/IEC 17043), Certification of Management Systems (EN ISO/IEC 17021-1), Certification of Products (EN ISO/IEC 17065), Certification of Persons (EN ISO/IEC 17024) and Validation and Verification (EN ISO/IEC 17029).
The next full re-evaluation shall take place in April 2029 (considering the standard 4-year intervals from the initial evaluation).
The MAC Decisions are valid from 19th February 2026.
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The EA MLA Mark is not an ordinary mark. It is a collective European & international mark that reflects a shared commitment by all NABs signatories to the EA MLA to competence, transparency, harmonisation, and the specific role and value of the European Accreditation system.
The EA MLA Mark is not an ordinary mark. It is a collective European & international mark that reflects a shared commitment by all NABs signatories to the EA MLA to competence, transparency, harmonisation, and the specific role and value of the European Accreditation system.
