8. Alternatives to laboratory accreditation
8.1 For testing laboratories
In fact, there is very little alternative for a laboratory to obtain recognition other than through accreditation. Testing laboratories involved in conformity assessment can obtain recognition from certain bodies involved in product certification, such as :
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. product certification ® ;
the Geprüfte Sicherheit "Tested safety": the GS mark is a voluntary certification mark which certifies that a product meets German safety requirements and, where they exist, European standards. The difference between the GS mark and the CE mark lies in the fact that safety compliance has been tested and monitored by an...
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Bibliography
Websites
Bilateral agreement between EA and SANAS http://www.senat.fr/dossier-legislatif/pjl14-561.html
Document IAF-ILAC A1 http://www.ilac.org/ilaciafjoint.html
List of signatories to the ILAC international...
Norms and Standards
- 1re– Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and general principles – Conformity assessment – Vocabulary and general principles – http://www.iso.org - ISO CEI 17000 - 11-04
- International vocabulary of metrology – Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM) – International Vocabulary of Metrology – Fundamental and general concepts and associated terms (VIM) (http://www.bipm.org) - JCGM 200 - 2008
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Regulations
Article L. 115-28 of the French Consumer Code designates the national accreditation body in France.
Décret n° 2010-699 du 25 juin 2010 relatif à l'accréditation des organismes de mesures et de vérifications mentionnés à l'article L. 4722-2 du Code du travail (Decree no. 2010-699 of June 25, 2010 on the accreditation of measurement and verification bodies referred to in article L. 4722-2 of the Labor...
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