EA publications
This page provides access to all publications published by EA. Links to EA documents are set out below.
Application documents
For conformity assessment bodies providing technical or scientific guidance for the application of standards (ISO/IEC17025, ISO 15189, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO 14065). The documents are either: Mandatory (M) or Informative (INF) and could be from EA, IAF and ILAC.
Documents to ISO/IEC 17021 - Certification Bodies - Management systems certification
Documents to ISO/IEC 17024 - Certification Bodies - Certification of persons
Documents to ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 15189 - Laboratories
EA-4/21 INF
Guidelines for the assessment of the appropriateness of small interlaboratory comparisons within the process of laboratory accreditationEA-4/23 INF
The Assessment and Accreditation of Opinions and Interpretations using ISO/IEC 17025:2017Documents to ISO/IEC 17065 - Certification Bodies
EA-6/02 M
EA Guidelines on the use of ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO/IEC 17021-1 for Certification to EN ISO 3834Governance and Policy documents
Documents relating to the operation of EA as an association and a legal entity. Documents numbers with an “A” are relevant for the Association EA; numbers with an “AB” are relevant for members of EA.
EA-1/06 A-AB
EA multilateral agreement - Criteria for signing - Policy and procedures for developmentEA-1/13 A
EA's relationship with accreditation bodies of countries not being members of the EU or EFTAEA-1/14 A
Procedure for development and approval of EA documents and the adoption of ILAC/IAF documentsEA-1/20 S1 A-AB
Terms and Conditions for Financial Compensation from the Operating Grant to an EA National Accreditation BodyEA-1/22 A
EA Procedure and Criteria for the Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes by EA Accreditation Body MembersEA-INF/05
Directory of European legislations and EU schemes with provisions to accreditation and/or conformity assessmentEA-INF/07
National Accreditation Body Communication with National Regulators - Best Practice GuideEA-INF/09
Guide on the publication of data on accredited verifiers according to article 76 of Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 2018/2067EA-INF/10
Guide on the content of the accreditation certificate for verifiers accredited for EN ISO 14065 and the Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 2018/2067EA-INF/11
Scope of the EA MLA and the application of an EA MLA signatory to join the IAF MLA for a specific mainscope/sub-scope and/or the ILAC MRA for a specific activityEA-INF/15
Joint EA - EDQM Communication regarding Cooperation when carrying out (joint) audits/assessments in Official Medicines Control LaboratoriesEA-INF/17
Register of EA resolutions for use by EA, National Accreditation Bodies and EA evaluatorsMembers' Procedural documents
Procedures, requirements application documents etc for accreditation bodies published to introduce and ensure consistency into accreditation practice by all EA MLA signatories when accrediting to international harmonized standards and technical specifications. The documents are either: Mandatory (M) or Guidance (G) or Informative (INF).
EA-2/13 M
EA Cross Border Accreditation Policy and Procedure for Cross Border Cooperation between EA Members.EA-2/19 INF
List of risks for accreditation processes and operation of national accreditation bodiesEA-3/01 M
EA Conditions for the use of Accreditation Symbols, Logos and other claims of accreditation and reference to the EA MLA Signatory statusEA-3/02 M
EA policy for the accreditation of Certification Bodies providing certification of PDO, PGI and TSGEA-4/20 G
Guidance for the assessment of laboratories against EN ISO 15189 and EN ISO 22870 Point-of Care Testing (POCT)EA-6/03 M
EA document for accreditation of Verification Bodies for the purpose of EU ETS DirectivePeer Evaluation Process documents
Policy and procedural documents documents for the operation and management of the EA peer evaluation system, training of evaluators and liaison with the Arrangement Committees of ILAC and IAF.
EA-2/02 S1 M
Description of competence criteria of the EA Secretariat personnel involved in the management of the peer evaluation processEA 2/02 S2 M
Circumstances and process of involving EA Technical Committees in peer evaluation issuesEA-2/02 S5
Multilateral Agreement Council Procedure for making the EA MLA decisions by online ballot, in between meetingsSecretariat Management system and operational documents
Documents and procedures used by the EA Secretariat.
Accredited laboratories for face mask testing
Accredited laboratories for face mask testingAcceptance of Conformity Assessment results – Relation between the CE Mark and UKCA Mark (8th December 2021)
CPR System 3 – Acceptance of test resuts provided by a laboratory accredited in the United Kingdom (UK), being also an Approved Body from UK (17th June 2022)
CPR System 3 - Acceptance of test resuts provided by a laboratory accredited in the United Kingdom (UK), being also an Approved Body from UK (17th June 2022)The international documents adopted by EA are listed in EA-INF/01 List of EA Publications and International Documents, and available on IAF website and ILAC website.
The international documents adopted by EA are listed in EA-INF/01 List of EA Publications and International Documents, and available on IAF website and ILAC website.
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