The 51st General Assembly of the European cooperation for Accreditation (EA) was held on 18-19 May 2022.
Issues in focus of the General Assembly included the approval of Implementation Plan of EA Strategy 2025, relations with the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and other stakeholders, discussion of current EA Management system development.
A number of topical international issues of the accreditation system were considered separately – establishment of new single international accreditation bodies’ organization, cooperation between ILAC member accreditation bodies, as well as between IAF and other international and regional organizations.
The meeting concluded with the resolution on the introduction of sanctions and restrictions on accreditation and conformity assessment bodies in the face of the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.