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International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
&
International Accreditation Forum (IAF)
13th International Legal Metrology ConferenceSydney, Australia29 October 2008
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International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
• Established in 1977 to promote communication among laboratory accreditation bodies of the world.
• Formalized as a cooperation in 1996 and on 2 November 2000, a mutual recognition arrangement was signed, among those members which had successfully completed a peer evaluation.
• ILAC was incorporated in the Netherlands on 20 January 2003.
• Approx. 30,000 laboratories & 5,000 inspection bodies have been accredited by the 81 ILAC Full Members & Associates.
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ILAC’s Global Role
Principal international forum for:
• Recognition of competent test and calibration labs world-wide through its Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA)
• Development and appropriate harmonization of laboratory accreditation practice across the globe
• Promotion of laboratory accreditation as an effective mechanism for providing confidence in measurement results, which is essential for:
(a) trade facilitation (b) socio-economic issues
• Assisting in the development of laboratory accreditation systems
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ILAC Membership
• MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES:
– Full Members (Signatories);
– Associates;
– Affiliates;
– Stakeholders;
– Regional Cooperation Bodies; and
– National Coordination Bodies.
• CURRENTLY:
– 61 Full Members from 47 economies;
– 20 Associates from 19 economies;
– 20 Affiliates from 18 economies;
– 4 Regional Cooperation Bodies;
– 1 National Coordination Body; and
– 26 Stakeholders.ILAC Membership as at 28 October 2008 totals 132
Organisations, from a total of 80 economies.
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• Established in 1993 to operate a program for the accreditation of bodies dealing with conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programmes of conformity assessment.
• On 22 January 1998 the Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) for Quality Management Systems (QMS) was signed and MLAs for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Product Certification (Product) were signed on 9 October 2004.
• Accreditation Bodies that are members of the IAF MLAs (QMS, EMS and Product) are required to recognise the certificates issued by certification/registration bodies accredited by all of the other signatories to that MLA.
International Accreditation Forum
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The number of IAF members now totals 78 Members,with 54 Accreditation Body Members
15 Association Members (9 Certification/Inspection Body Associations & 6 Industry/User Associations),
4 Regional Groups with Special Recognition being EA (European Cooperation for Accreditation), IAAC (Inter American Accreditation Cooperation),PAC (Pacific Accreditation Cooperation) and SADCA (Southern African Development Community in Accreditation),
1 Partner Member (ISO) and 4 Observer Members.
IAF Membership
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Status of ILAC MRA
• 61 Full Members representing 47 economies are signatories to the ILAC Arrangement (MRA).
• Currently, the MRAs of 3 of the 4 Regional Cooperation Body members in ILAC are recognised by ILAC (EA, APLAC and IAAC).
• Recognition of a region is achieved after successful peer evaluation by ILAC. Each recognised region undergoes a re-evaluation every 4 years.
• The MRAs of the recognised regions underpin the ILAC Arrangement (MRA).
• Signatories to the EA, APLAC and IAAC MRAs, who are also members of ILAC, are entitled to become signatories (Full Members) to the ILAC Arrangement.
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Status of IAF MLA
• 40 accreditation bodies are signatories to the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) as at November 2007.
• Special Recognition of a region is achieved after successful peer evaluation by IAF, and each recognised region undergoes a re-evaluation every 4 years.
• The MLAs of the recognised regions underpin the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA).
• Signatories to the EA, PAC and IAAC MLAs, who are also members of IAF, are entitled to become signatories to the corresponding IAF MLA.
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• Memorandum of Understanding signed between ILAC and the OIML in November 2006 and extended to the IAF in November 2007.
• A joint ILAC/OIML Working Program has been developed for 2007 and 2008.
• Meetings between the liaison officers for ILAC, IAF and OIML are held in March each year.
Cooperation between ILAC, IAF and OIML
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• The ILAC/OIML Work Program for 2007 – 2008 focuses on• three main areas:
• Identification and training of Lead Assessors (qualified by ILAC Full Member Accreditation Bodies) and Technical & Metrological Experts (qualified by the OIML).
• Participation of these trained personnel in the OIML peer assessments and in the assessments undertaken by the ILAC Full Member Accreditation Bodies.
• Common interpretation of the relevant ISO/IEC Standard, in this case ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
ILAC Cooperation with OIML
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• Plans are underway to develop a joint IAF/OIML Working Program as the cooperation between the two organisations develops further.
• The IAF/OIML Cooperation will also begin by focusing on the recognition of experts and a common interpretation of the relevant ISO/IEC Standards.
• Currently OIML has completed a guide for the application of ISO/IEC Guide 65 General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems. This guide will be updated to include a common interpretation of ISO/IEC 17065 when this document is finalised and published.
IAF Cooperation with OIML
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• When accreditation is undertaken by an ILAC Full Member (MRA Signatory).
• The accreditation scope for accredited testing laboratories shall cover the type approval testing according to the relevant OIML Recommendation.
• The accreditation assessment team shall include a Technical and Metrological Expert in the appropriate field of type approval.
• A recent example of this cooperation - Accreditation of the NMI undertaken by RvA in The Netherlands, where an OIML expert was part of the assessment team.
Implementation of cooperation between ILAC and OIML within the MAA
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• Laboratories that have not been accredited undergo a peer assessment under the responsibility of the OIML.
• The peer assessment team shall include a Technical and Metrological Expert validated by the appropriate CPR (Committee on Participation Review).
• The team shall also include a Lead Assessor (qualified by an ILAC Full Member Accreditation Body) from the list prepared as part of the ILAC/OIML Joint Work Program.
• Recent examples of this cooperation - OIML peer assessments of NMIJ (Japan) and METAS (Switzerland) undertaken using Lead Assessors from ILAC Full Member Accreditation Bodies.
Implementation of cooperation between ILAC and OIML within the MAA
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• Cooperation between National Accreditation Bodies (NAB) and Legal Metrology Bodies at the national level would serve to:
– Increase the number of lead assessors willing to participate in OIML peer assessments
– Facilitate training of NAB lead assessors in the field of legal metrology
– Facilitate the promotion of technical and metrological experts to be used by NAB
Future Development
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Joint Committee on coordination of technical assistance to Developing Countries in Metrology, Accreditation and Standardization (JCDCMAS)
• ILAC, IAF and OIML comprise 3 of the 9 partner organisations that work together as part of the JCDCMAS. • The other partner organisations are BIPM, ISO, UNIDO, IEC, ITC and ITU. • The Aim of this committee is to provide a holistic approach to issues relating to metrology, accreditation and standardization in developing economies. • BIPM currently holds the secretariat for the JCDCMAS.
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Liaison Officers
ILAC and IAF
Peter van de Leemput (RvA)
OIML
Régine Gaucher (BIML)
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For more information …..
• ILAC Secretariat
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.ilac.org
• IAF Secretariat
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.iaf.nu
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