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EA has published today the revised EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes and its 3 Supplements.

The EA Working Group ‘Accreditation for Notification (AfN)’ started in 2025 the revision of EA 2/17. It aims to improve clarity, consistency, and harmonisation in the application of the mandatory document across EA members when accrediting conformity assessment bodies for the purpose of notification. Key objectives of the revision included updating terminology, improving the structure and readability, revising tables, and incorporating several new Union Harmonisation Legislation (UHL) into the document, as well as adding “validation/verification in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029” for accreditation for the (future) activities on sustainability.

In addition, a new chapter on subcontracting has been introduced, along with three new supplements:

• EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes;
• Supplement 1 to EA-2/17: Non-aligned legislations/modules/activities (in the context of Decision No 768/2008/EC on a common framework for the marketing of products) (mandatory);
• Supplement 2 to EA-2/17: Examples of scoping (informative);
• Supplement 3 to EA-2/17: Specific aspects of the Construction Products regulation (informative).

This will facilitate the understanding and future revisions of the documents.

Within one year from publication, all National Accreditation Bodies shall have procedures in place to implement the requirements of this document.

The transition period applies only to new or revised requirements introduced in this version of the document.

Download the revised EA-2-17 and the Supplements 1, 2, and 3.