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The EA Train-the-trainer course on ISO 15189:2022 was held between 6-9 June 2023 in Paris, France.

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

The European Commission published new Guidance on CBAM verification and accreditation for Verifiers and National Accreditation Bodies.

On 9 June 2026, EA joins the global accreditation community in celebrating World Accreditation Day. This year’s theme, “Innovation, Trust and Sustainability: The Power of Accreditation”

The European Parliament and Council aim to support Member States in their efforts to combat cancer.

EA established a TFG EU CBAM, which commences with its activities beginning of March 2026.

EA has published the document EA-6/05 INF EU CBAM: Cooperation of Foreign National Accreditation Bodies with Local National Accreditation Bodies in third countries on 5 October 2026.

The EA President, Maureen Logghe, participated on 12 March in the Quality Infrastructure in a Digital World roundtable at the CIM – International Metrology Congress.

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.

This report includes the evaluation results for the first 9 sectors/activities identified for harmonisation.

ISO/IEC 17020:2026 and ISO/IEC 17024:2026 have been published by ISO respectively on 31 March and 1 April 2026

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

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