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Main. Tasks. of ILAC and IAF. 1. Harmonization. of. accreditation. practices. between. members. (. establishing. guidances). 2. Establishing multilateral. recognition. agreements/arrangements (. peer evaluations. ). 3. Promoting accreditation. as a. tool. for.

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  1. Main Tasks of ILAC and IAF 1. Harmonization of accreditation practices between members ( establishing guidances) 2. Establishing multilateral recognition agreements/arrangements ( peer evaluations ) 3. Promoting accreditation as a tool for facilitating trade 4. Helping developping countries

  2. Harmonization of accreditation practices • Implementation of ISO/IEC 17011 standard (reinforcement of the impartiality of accreditation bodies) • Joint ILAC/IAF work on a guidance document • Joint ILAC/IAF training of peer evaluators • Joint ILAC/IAF Inspection Committee

  3. Establishing multilateral recognition agreements/arrangements • Principle AB AB Country B Country A Laboratory Certification Body Laboratory Certification Body Test Certificate Test Certificate

  4. Lists of signatories (see websites : www.ilac.org and www.iaf.nu 52 signatories in ILAC, 35 signatories in IAF • Cooperation ILAC/IAF for the management of their MLA’s

  5. Promoting accreditation as a tool for facilitating trade • New joint working group ILAC/IAF • Cooperation with interested organisations through MoU’s • ILAC/IAF/ISO • ILAC/IAF/UNIDO • ILAC/IEC • IAF/IEC (under discussion) • ILAC/CIPM • ILAC/OIML (under discussion)

  6. As an example of outcome Joint ISO-ILAC-IAF Communiqué on the Management Systems Requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005, General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories A laboratory's fulfilment of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 means the laboratory meets both the technical competence requirements and management system requirements that are necessary for it to consistently deliver technically valid test results and calibrations. The management system requirementsin ISO/IEC 17025 (Section 4) are written in language relevant to laboratory operations and meet the principles of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems – Requirementsand are aligned with its pertinent requirements.

  7. Helping developping countries 4.1The needs • Access to a recognized accreditation system • Competent evaluators • Traceability to SI units (metrology). Access to Reference Materials • Access to Proficiency Testing schemes

  8. Helping developping countries to set up their own accreditation scheme 4.2 The means • Pre-peer evaluations • Training of assessors • Publications, translations, seminars • Joint developpment support committee ILAC/IAF • Continued cooperation with UNIDO • Too small budget (2006 : ILAC : 10 000 US $ IAF : 24 000 US $)

  9. Conclusion : A lot is still to be done We will focus on : - pre-peer evaluations (lessons already learned : legal amendments are a burden (governmental bodies), lack of participation in PT schemes) - access to PT schemes - update of the publication

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