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Measurement Good Practice Guide No. 39
The main aims of EUROMET are:
• to encourage cooperation in the development of national standards and measuring
methods
• to optimise the use of resources and services
• to improve measurement facilities and make them accessible to all members
For more information visit the EUROMET web site at:
http://www.euromet.ch
A.1.4 European Co-operation for Accreditation (EA)
Until recently, the branches of European national accreditation bodies have been handled
separately by EAC (European Accreditation of Certification) and EAL (European cooperation
for Accreditation of Laboratories) dealing with certification bodies and
laboratories respectively.
These organisations have joined to form European Co-operation for Accreditation (EA)
that now covers all European conformity assessment activities including:
• testing and calibration
• inspection
• certification of management systems
• certification of products
• certification of personnel
• Environmental verification under the European Eco-Management and Audit
Scheme (EMAS) regulation
The members of EA are the nationally recognised accreditation bodies of the member
countries or the candidate countries, of the European Union and EFTA. Associate member
ship is open to nationally recognised accreditation bodies in countries in the European
geographical area who can demonstrate that they operate an accreditation system
compatible with EN45003 or ISO/IEC Guide 58.
The web site http://www.european-accreditation.org/ contains some useful information
and documentation on measuring techniques.
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