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The EA Multilateral Agreement Council (EA MAC) is responsible for the effective and impartial management and monitoring of the peer evaluation process.

The EA Multilateral Agreement Council (EA MAC) is responsible for the effective and impartial management and monitoring of the peer evaluation process.

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 references of the “EN ISO 20387:2020 Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking” are published in the Official Journal of the EU as of 23 February 2026.

EA held a MAC Refresher Training for Team Members on 22-23 November 2023 in Brussels (Belgium).

The EA Multilateral Agreement Council (EA MAC) is responsible for the effective and impartial management and monitoring

19 participants from 15 National Accreditation Bodies (NABs) participated in the training led by Hélène Mehay, Sergio Guzzi, and Ankica Barišić on 5-6 November 2025.

The EA MAC considered the outcome of the re-evaluation of EAK (Estonia), and took several decisions.

Interview of Maria Papatzikou, Chair of the EA MLA Council, and Daniela Ionescu, Secretary of the EA MLA Council

The Refresher Training session for TL and DTL was held on 10-11 December 2025, with 20 participants from 15 NABs, led by Kristina Hallman, Leopoldo Cortez, Nicole Vanlaethem and Daniela Ionescu.

The EA Multilateral Agreement Council (MAC) held its 53rd meeting on 1 October 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.

The EA Multilateral Agreement (MLA) was signed by 44 EA Members by the end of 2023.

EA held a MAC Refresher Training for Team Members authorized in Management System Certification (EN ISO/IEC 17021-1), Persons Certification (EN…

ATCG, the National Accreditation Body of Montenegro, became an EA MLA signatory in October 2023