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

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

We celebrate World Accreditation Day each year on June 9.

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

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.

With support from the European Commission and ENISA, EA organized on the 27th of February an online workshop on the Implementing…

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

EA has been recognized, as of 15 February 2024 under the IAF MLA for the sub-scopes: ISO/IEC 17065 BRC Global…

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.

Fifty-five participants attended two Train-the-Trainer sessions organized by the EA Laboratory Committee on Accreditation of Proficiency Testing Providers

On October 14, 2024, the European Commission adopted a new regulation on cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements.

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.

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

The theme for World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2024 is “Empowering Tomorrow and Shaping the Future.”