The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) was published in the EU Official Journal on 20 November 2024. Regulation EU 2024/2847 establishes EU-wide cybersecurity requirements for the hardware and software’s design, development, production, and market availability.
The 5th Arab Accreditation Week emphasized the region’s commitment to excellence in accreditation. Featuring over 1000 participants, the event included diverse workshops on key topics like ISO standards and laboratory accreditation.
KMPDC became the first healthcare regulatory body in Africa to achieve accreditation under ISO/IEC 17024:2012 on 20 June 2024.
Introduced in France by Act no. 2021-1018 of August 2, 2021, the goal of certification of occupational health and prevention services is to ensure the quality of the service provided by the autonomous centres responsible for them.
On 06 December 2024, the Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated was officially registered as a legal entity and is now an incorporated society in New Zealand.
In 2025, the IAF Communications and Marketing Committee aims to focus on three main priorities.
The 22nd meeting of the IAF Multilateral Arrangement Committee (MLAC) was held on 4 October 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
In April 2024, the Electrophysiology department at Moorfields Eye Hospital received UKAS accreditation to the IQIPS standard, marking a significant achievement in its commitment to quality and patient care.
In Côte d’Ivoire, significant progress has been noted in terms of quality infrastructure, particularly in the area of accreditation.
Through its current members, a representative group of 12 local, regional and global conformity assessment bodies’ trade associations, the IAF CABAC aims to exercise a comprehensive contribution to the meetings and work of IAF working groups and permanent committees.
Modernity, flexibility, accessibility and navigability were the keywords of the rebranding of Accredia, the Italian Accreditation Body.
In 2024, PAB achieved multiple significant milestones.
ISO and IEC have published ISO/IEC TS 17012, a technical specification providing comprehensive guidelines for the use of remote auditing methods in auditing management systems.
Plastic can have serious environmental impacts. Accreditation plays a vital role in ensuring that recycling practices are effective and aligned with international quality and sustainability standards.
The “GQII-Report 2023: Insights and Trends on Economies Using Metrology, Standards, Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Services” was published earlier this year. The GQII database and ranking integrate information on quality infrastructure in 185 economies.
In July 2024, the West African Accreditation System (SOAC WAAS) officially launched its project to digitalise accreditation and conformity assessment systems in West Africa.
UN/CEFACT has published a business requirements specification that describes a basic set of data elements and linkages to enhance utility of data issued by conformity assessment bodies.
Delegates from National Accreditation Bodies and National Cybersecurity Certification Agencies participated in an online workshop on the EU Cybersecurity Act and the Implementing Regulation on the EU CC scheme and State-of-the-Art (SoA) documents for accreditation, held on 20 June 2024.
NCA strives to promote GLOBALG.A.P. standards in Kazakhstan, to help the growing Kazakh economy conquer new markets.
The Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC) has been accepted as an IAF MLA signatory, demonstrating its commitment to fostering excellence and reliability in key sectors.
The Southern African Development Community Cooperation in Accreditation (SADCA) held its 2024 SADCA Regional World Accreditation Day Celebrations virtually on 14 June 2024.
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