G/TBT/N/GEO/70  
 
29 January 2013  
(13-0511)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  GEORGIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  LEPL - Unified National Body of Accreditation - Accreditation Center 
(GAC) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Accreditation (ICS: 03.120.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order of the 
Director of LEPL - Unified National Body of Accreditation - Accreditation Center (abbreviation "GAC") N
o 07, 31 December 2012 about "Approval of the Rules and 
Procedures of Accreditation Systems".(91 pages, in Georgian).     
6. Description of content:  Approval of accreditation systems rules and procedures:  
a) GAC 1.1:2012 - "Accreditations  schemes and general procedures"; 
b) GAC 1.2:2012 - "Rules of monitoring and surveillance of accredited bodies"; c) GAC1.3.2012 - "Rules and procedures for accreditation of testing and calibration 
laboratories on conformity with SST/ISO/IEC 17025:2010 standard"; 
d) GAC-1.5:2012 - "Rules and procedures fo r accreditation medica l laboratories on 
conformity with SST/ISO 15189:2011 standard"; 
e) GAC 1.4:2012 - "Rules and procedures for accreditation of product certification 
bodies on conformity with SST/ISO/IEC guide 65:2010"; 
f) GAC 1.6:2012 - "Rules and procedures for accreditation of personnel certification 
bodies on conformity with SST/I SO/IEC 17024:2010 standard"; 
g) GAC 1.7:2012 - "Rules and procedures for accreditation of bodies performing audit 
and certification of management systems on conformity with SST/ISO/IEC 17021:2011 standard; 
h) GAC 1.8:2012 - "Rules and procedures for accreditation of inspection  bodies  on 
conformity with SST/IEC/I EC 17020:2010 standard"; 
i) GAC 1.9:2012 - "Rules and procedures of accreditation committee"; j) GAC 1.10:2012 - "Rules for re gistry of accredited bodies"; 
k) GAC 1.11:2012 - "Procedures for reviewing appeals and complains"; 
l) GAC 1.12:2012 - "Accreditation logo, accreditation Mark and rules for of use". G/TBT/N/GEO/70 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Document explains for interesting persons: 
- how to apply application for accreditation to the accreditation center;  
- application processing; 
- management of evaluations procedures;  - process of taking decision;  
- requirements for accredited bodies for maintain accredited statue;  
- and times and rules of appeals and complaints.  
8. Relevant documents:   Georgian law "Code of Product Safety and Free Movement of 
Goods"; Georgian law on "Normative Acts".   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    31 December  2012 10 January 2013 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
LEPL- Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology (GEOSTM) 
WTO/TBT National Enquiry Point of Georgia N67 Chargali str. Tbilisi. 0178, Georgia  
Tel/Fax:  (+995 32) 2 61 35 00; 
Website:  http://www.geostm.ge/  
E-mail:  geostm@economy.ge .