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The European Commission is working on an improvement of the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC. This directive has a long track record…

We celebrate World Accreditation Day each year on June 9.

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.

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

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

The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which entered into force on 1 January 2026, is a climate policy tool designed to prevent carbon leakage and ensure fair competition between EU and non-EU producers.

EA established a TFG EU CBAM, which commences with its activities beginning of March 2026.

With support from the European Commission and ENISA, EA organized on the 27th of February an online workshop on the Implementing…

The AfN (Accreditation for Notification) report was just updated in April 2025 to cover one new piece of legislation: Construction Products…

Accreditation plays a vital role in ensuring trust, quality, and compliance across all sectors, especially in the increasingly regulated sectors.

Before the Diesel emissions scandal revelations in September 2015, the European Commission identified the need to address motor vehicle non-compliance.

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.

On October 14, 2024, the European Commission adopted a new regulation on cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements.