Accreditation and Conformity Assessment
EA has published a directory of National Accreditation Bodies that intend to offer accreditation of verifiers for EU CBAM.
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.
EA established a TFG EU CBAM, which commences with its activities beginning of March 2026.
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.
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 published the document EA-3/02 EA Policy for the Accreditation of Certification Bodies Providing Certification of PDO1, PGI2 and TSG3 on 13 January 2026.
170 participants attended the second session of its workshop series on AI and its use by NABs on the 30th October 2025.
Almost 200 participants attended the first workshop on AI.
EA is pleased to announce the launch of its new Multilateral Agreement mark, the EA MLA Mark, as a new tool for the EA members and their accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies.
