Accreditation & Standardisation

The A&S Working Group focuses on strengthening accreditation and standardisation processes to support laboratory and conformity assessment services across Europe. Key priorities include ensuring accreditation for emerging EU legislation; addressing standards revisions and new work items; and enhancing representation and cooperation with national standardization and accreditation bodies. Currently, key topics include: 

 

Harmonization of Accreditation Procedures: The group is actively engaged in ongoing dialogue on the application of EA 2/17 for accreditation in diverse regulatory areas, emphasizing the importance of consistent practices across the EU. 

 

New Legislation Impacts: The group addresses emerging EU legislation areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity (CS), and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, and the expanding role of accreditation. 

 

Standardization Challenges: Persistent issues with the lack of  harmonized standards remain a priority. EUROLAB advocates for the use and development of harmonized standards, instead of having additional parallel requirements such as technical specifications that can create further confusion and fragmentation.