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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.

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 Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) entered into force on 18 July 2024

A webinar on the European Quality Assurance Scheme for Breast Cancer Services is organized on the morning of 3 December 2026.

The European Commission services recently published a survey targeting verifiers or other persons interested in applying for CBAM accreditation.

Refresher Training for Team Members authorized for Product certification and Inspection was held on June 6-7 2023.

IntroductionPursuant to Article 2 (10) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, accreditation is defined as an attestation by a national 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.

EA is organising, on 29 September, with the European Commission, a workshop to provide an opportunity for EA National Accreditation Bodies to exchange views with the European Commission on the proposed MRV simplification measures.

EA is thrilled to announce the publication of the European Quality Infrastructure Network (EQIN) Concept Note

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

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