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EA-INF/05: 2020 and the EA Horizontal Harmonization Committee (EA HHC) documents published

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EA-INF/05: 2020 and the EA Horizontal Harmonization Committee (EA HHC) documents published

Given there are around 115 EU regulations (regulations and directives) related to accreditation and conformity assessment, the EA-INF/05:2020 Register of these regulations has been published on the website of the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA). This shows the great importance of the role and value of accreditation in Europe.

In order to support the accreditation bodies that are EA members, a comprehensive Register of EU regulations related to accreditation and conformity assessment has been established.

The register is available at the following link:

Also, the EA Horizontal Harmonization Committee (EA HHC) documents which passed the voting of the EA members were published on the EA website.

Those are:

  • the new edition of the document EA-1/22 EA Procedure and Criteria for the Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes by EA, which shall come into force in April 2021.

You can view the document here:

  • the new edition of the document EA Document on Accreditation For Notification Purposes that all national accreditation bodies must apply as of April 2021.

You can view the document here:

  • the new guidelines EA-2/20 EA-2/20 Consultancy, and the Independence of Conformity Assessment Bodies, which enters into force in April 2021 and represents the EA approach (what is acceptable behavior and what is not) during the assessment of independence of conformity assessment bodies. This document defines the EA approach to assessing the independence of conformity assessment bodies (CAB) and of these CABs’ (third party) conformity assessment activities performed for notification purposes and for certification of products, processes and services, in relation to consultancy activities and other activities outside the accreditation scope. The stated requirements apply whatever accreditation standard is used.

You can view the document here:

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