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 LATAK (Latvia), NA (Norway), and UKAS (UK) and decided as follows:

LATAK, the National Accreditation Body of Latvia, remains and 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).
The next full re-evaluation shall take place in May 2028 (considering the standard 4 years intervals from this last peer evaluation).

NA, the National Accreditation Body of Norway, 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), Reference Material Producers (EN ISO 17034), 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).
The next full re-evaluation shall take place in November 2028 (considering the standard 4 years intervals from the initial evaluation).

UKAS, the National Accreditation Body of the United Kingdom, 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), Reference Material Producers (EN ISO 17034), 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).
The next full re-evaluation shall take place in November 2028 (considering the standard 4 years intervals from the initial evaluation).

The MAC Decisions are valid from 31st May 2025.

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