Accreditation and Conformity Assessment
On 20 May, the global metrology community celebrates World Metrology Day, marking the anniversary of the signature of the Metre Convention in 1875, the international agreement that established the foundation for global collaboration in measurement science.
EA is organising a workshop with the European Commission for National Accreditation Bodies in which the European Commission will provide an update on the implementation of the EU Methane Regulation
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.
EA published the revision of the document EA-4/20 Guidance for the assessment of laboratories against EN ISO 15189:2022 Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) on 21 April 2026
The European Commission services recently published a survey targeting verifiers or other persons interested in applying for CBAM accreditation.
EA is organising on 28 April with ENISA a workshop on the implementation of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/482, aiming at enhancing harmonisation among NABs.
ISO/IEC 17020:2026 and ISO/IEC 17024:2026 have been published by ISO respectively on 31 March and 1 April 2026
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.