Related Posts
Maureen Logghe on Quality Infrastructure in a Digital World – CIM Roundtable Interview
The EA President, Maureen Logghe, participated on 12 March in the Quality Infrastructure in a Digital World roundtable at the CIM – International Metrology Congress.
13 Mar 2025
Proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation – aligned with the New Legislative Framework
The European Commission is working on an improvement of the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC. This directive has a long track record…
27 Mar 2023
Accreditation of Notified Bodies – the AfN report was updated to include the new Construction Products Regulation
The AfN (Accreditation for Notification) report was just updated in April 2025 to cover one new piece of legislation: Construction Products…
28 Apr 2025
Publication of a survey targeting verifiers or other persons interested in applying for CBAM accreditation
The European Commission services recently published a survey targeting verifiers or other persons interested in applying for CBAM accreditation.
16 Apr 2026
Clarification regarding the accreditation of a conformity assessment body for one legislation used (automatically) by the European regulator for another legislation
IntroductionPursuant to Article 2 (10) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, accreditation is defined as an attestation by a national accreditation…
30 May 2025
Train the Trainer Session on ISO/IEC 17020:2026
The EA Inspection Committee organized a training session on 1-2 July 2026 to review the new edition of ISO/IEC 17020:2026
06 Jul 2026
Publication of the new international standards with the requirements for bodies performing inspection and certification of persons
ISO/IEC 17020:2026 and ISO/IEC 17024:2026 have been published by ISO respectively on 31 March and 1 April 2026
08 Apr 2026
Workshop organized by EA on AI and its use by NABs – First part
Almost 200 participants attended the first workshop on AI.
14 Oct 2025
Train-the-Trainer on accreditation of Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) against ISO/IEC 17043:2023
Fifty-five participants attended two Train-the-Trainer sessions organized by the EA Laboratory Committee on Accreditation of Proficiency Testing Providers
16 Feb 2024
The EU CBAM and the role of accreditation
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.
27 Jan 2026
The European Quality Infrastructure Network celebrates World Standards Day 2025
On World Standards Day 2025, CEN, CENELEC, EA, EURAMET, EUROLAB, PROSAFE and WELMEC come together to celebrate the vital role of partnerships in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…
14 Oct 2025
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation entered into force
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) entered into force on 18 July 2024
24 Sep 2024
Publication of the revised EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes and its Supplements
EA has published today the revised EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes and its 3 Supplements.
25 Jun 2026
Renewal of the cooperation agreement between EA and CEN-CENELEC to strengthen the European Market
The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) / European Electrotechnical Committee for Standardization (CENELEC)…
11 Mar 2025
Train the trainer course on ISO 15189:2022
The EA Train-the-trainer course on ISO 15189:2022 was held between 6-9 June 2023 in Paris, France.
21 Jul 2023