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No. Accreditation Body Economy Scope Original 

Signing Date 

1 Organismo Argentino de Acreditacion 

(OAA)

Argentina 1 Testing 

Calibration 

11 Aug 2005 

11 Aug 2005 

2 National Association of Testing Authorities, 

Australia (NATA) 

Australia 2 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

3 Bundesministerium fur Wirtschaft, Familie 

und Jugend (BMWA) 

Austria 3 Testing 

Calibration 

22 Sept 2002 

22 Sept 2002 

4 (e) (p)Belgian Accreditation Structure 

(BELAC) 

Belgium 4 Testing 

Calibration 

1 Aug 2006 

1 Aug 2006 

5 (f)Coordenação Geral de Acreditação 

General Coordination for Accreditation 

(CGCRE) 

Brazil 5 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

6 Standards Council of Canada (SCC) Canada 6 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

7 Canadian Association for Laboratory 

Accreditation Inc. (CALA)(r)

Canada 6 Testing 17 Nov 2005 

8 Instituto Nacional de Normalización (INN) Chile 7 Testing 

Calibration 

8 Oct 2010 

8 Oct 2010 

9 (b) (o)China National Accreditation Service for 

Conformity Assessment (CNAS) 

People’s Republic 

of China 

8 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

10 Ente Costarricense de Acreditación (ECA) Costa Rica 9 Testing 

Calibration 

16 Jan 2007 

22 Mar 2010 

11 Croatian Accreditation Agency (HAA) Croatia 10 Testing 

Calibration 

29 April 2010 

29 April 2010 

12 National Accreditation Body of Republica de 

Cuba (ONARC) 

Cuba 11 Testing 

Calibration 

17 Sept 2005 

17 Sept 2005 

13 Czech Accreditation Institute (CAI) Czech Republic 12 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

14 Danish Accreditation (DANAK) Denmark 13 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

15 (x)Egyptian Accreditation Council (EGAC) Egypt 14 Testing 

Calibration 

10 Oct 2009 

10 Oct 2009 

16 (g)Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS) Finland 15 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

17 Comite Francais d’Accreditation (COFRAC) France 16 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

18 (w) Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH 

(DakkS) 

Germany 17 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

19 (j) Hellenic Accreditation System S.A. 

(ESYD) 

Greece 18 Testing 

Calibration 

22 May 2004 

22 May 2004 

20 Oficina Guatemalteca de Acreditación 

(OGA) 

Guatemala 19 Testing 26 June 2008 

21 Hungarian Accreditation Board (NAT) Hungary 20 Testing 

Calibration 

28 April 2010 

28 April 2010 

22 Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) Hong Kong, 

China 

21 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

23 National Accreditation Board for Testing and 

Calibration Laboratories (NABL) 

India 22 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

24 National Accreditation Body of Indonesia 

(KAN) 

Indonesia 23 Testing 

Calibration 

20 June 2001 

30 Dec 2003 

25 (h)Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) Ireland 24 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 
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No. Accreditation Body Economy Scope Original 

Signing Date 

26 Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority 

(ISRAC) 

Israel 25 Testing 

Calibration 

3 Nov 2001 

3 Nov 2001 

27 (l) Sistema Italiano di Accreditamento 

(ACCREDIA) 

Italy 26 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

7 Oct 2010 

28 Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity 

Assessment (JAB) 

Japan 27 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

28 July 2003 

29 (a)International Accreditation Japan (IAJapan) Japan 27 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

30 Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation 

Center INC (VLAC) 

Japan 27 Testing 16 Jan 2007 

31 National Centre of Accreditation (NCA) Kazakhstan 28 Testing 

Calibration 

27 Oct 2010 

27 Oct 2010 

32 Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme 

(KOLAS) 

Republic of Korea 29 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

20 June 2001 

33 Office Luxembourgeois d’Accréditation et de 

Surveillance (OLAS) 

Luxembourg 30 Testing 14 Apr 2011 

34 Department of Standards Malaysia 

(Standards Malaysia) 

Malaysia 31 Testing 

Calibration 

16 Jan 2003 

19 Nov 2003 

35 entidad mexicana de acreditación a.c. (ema) Mexico 32 Testing 

Calibration 

17 Nov 2005 

17 Nov 2005 

36 Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) The Netherlands 33 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

37 International Accreditation New Zealand 

(IANZ) 

New Zealand 34 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

38 (k)Norsk Akkreditering (NA) Norway 35 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

39 Pakistan National Accreditation Council 

(PNAC)

Pakistan 36 Testing 

Calibration 

21 May 2009 

21 May 2009 

40 Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation 

Scheme (PNGLAS)

Papua New 

Guinea 

37 Testing 12 May 2010 

41 (q)Philippine Accreditation Office (PAO) Philippines 38 Testing 

Calibration 

17 Nov 2005 

17 Nov 2005 

42 Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA) Poland 39 Testing 

Calibration 

19 Jan 2005 

19 Jan 2005 

43 Instituto Portugues de Acreditacao (IPAC) Portugal 40 Testing 

Calibration 

10 May 2006 

10 May 2006 

44 Romanian Accreditation Association 

(RENAR) 

Romania 41 Testing 

Calibration 

22 May 2004 

28 May 2009 

45 Association of Analytical Centers “Analitica” 

(AAC “Analitica”) 

Russian 

Federation 

42 Testing 21 May 2009 

46 Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) Singapore 43 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

47 Slovak National Accreditation Service 

(SNAS) 

Slovakia 44 Testing 

Calibration 

11 June 2001 

11 June 2001 

48 Slovenian Accreditation (SA) Slovenia 45 Testing

Calibration 

28 Nov 2003 

28 Nov 2003 

49 South African National Accreditation System 

(SANAS) 

South Africa 46 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

50 Entidad Nacional de Acreditacion (ENAC) Spain 47 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

51 Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for 

Conformity Assessment (SLAB)

Sri Lanka 48 Testing 9 Dec 2009 
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No. Accreditation Body Economy Scope Original 

Signing Date 

52 Swedish Board for Accreditation and 

Conformity Assessment (SWEDAC) 

Sweden 49 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

53 Swiss Accreditation Services (SAS) Switzerland 50 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

54 (d)Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) Chinese Taipei 51 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

55 (m)The Bureau of Laboratory Quality 

Standards, Department of Medical Sciences, 

Ministry of Public Health, Thailand (BLQSDMSc) 

Thailand 52 Testing 4 April 2003 

56 (i) (t) National Standardization Council of 

Thailand – Office of the National 

Accreditation Council (NSC – ONAC) 

Thailand 52 Testing 

Calibration 

3 Nov 2001 

3 Nov 2001 

57 Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation, 

Department of Science Service, Ministry of 

Science and Technology (BLA-DSS) 

Thailand 52 Testing 23 Aug 2006 

58 Tunisian Accreditation Council (TUNAC) Tunisia 53 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Apr 2008 

2 Apr 2008 

59 Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK) Turkey 54 Testing 

Calibration 

10 May 2006 

10 May 2006 

60 Dubai Municipality – Accreditation 

Department (DAC)

United Arab 

Emirates 

55 Testing 

Calibration 

18 Oct 2009 

18 Oct 2009 

61 United Kingdom Accreditation Service 

(UKAS) 

United Kingdom 56 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

62 American Association for Laboratory 

Accreditation (A2LA) 

USA 57 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

63 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation 

Program (NVLAP) 

USA 57 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

64 (c)International Accreditation Service, Inc 

(IAS) 

USA 57 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

9 May 2005 

65 (s)ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board 

doing business as ACLASS 

USA 57 Testing 

Calibration 

14 Sept 2006 

14 Sept 2006 

66 Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L-A-B) USA 57 Testing 

Calibration 

6 Dec 2007 

6 Dec 2007 

67 Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. 

(PJLA)

USA 57 Testing 

Calibration 

6 June 2008 

21 May 2009 

68 American Society of Crime Laboratory 

Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board 

(ASCLD/LAB) 

USA 57 Testing 7 April 2009 

69 AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Program, 

LLC (AIHA-LAP, LLC)

USA 57 Testing 22 Aug 2010 

70 Forensice Quality Services (FQS) USA 57 Testing 10 Dec 2010 

71 Organismo Uruguayo De Acreditación 

(OUA) 

Uruguay 58 Testing 22 Oct 2010 

72 (n)Bureau of Accreditation (BoA) Vietnam 59 Testing 

Calibration 

2 Nov 2000 

2 Nov 2000 

() IAJapan was formed from a restructure of JCSS and JNLA on 1 April 2002. 

(b) CNAL was formed from a restructure of CCIBLAC and CNACL on 20 Feb 2003 

(c) IAS was formed from a restructure of ICBO on 1 Dec 2002 

(d) TAF was formed from a restructure of CNLA on 16 April 2005 

(e) BELTEST and BKO/OBE originally signed the MRA 

(f) Diretoria de Credenciamento e Qualidade/Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial 

(INMETRO) originally signed the MRA 
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(g) FINAS, Finnish Accreditation Service Centre for Metrology and Accreditation originally signed the MRA. Their 

name changed to Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS) 

(h) The Irish National Accreditation Board (NAB) originally signed the MRA. NAB changed their name to Irish 

 National Accreditation Board (INAB) 

(i) Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS) originally signed the MRA. TLAS changed their name to TISI 

(j) Hellenic Accreditation Council originally signed the MRA. Hellenic Accrediation Council changed their 

name to Hellenic Accreditation System S.A. (ESYD) 

(k) Norwegian Accreditation originally signed the MRA. Norwegian Accreditation changed their name to Norsk 

 Akkreditering (NA) 

(l) Sistema Nazionale per l’Accreditamento originally signed the MRA. Sistema Nazionale per l’Accreditamneto 

 changed their name to Sistema Nazionale per l’Accreditamneto di Laboratori (SINAL). 

ACCREDIA was formed as a result of the incorporation of SINAL and SINCERT and was accepted as signatory to 

the EA MLA on 29 May 2009 for testing only. 

SIT (original signing date – 9 April 2003 for calibration only) was incorporated into COPA. EA MLA signatory 

status was transferred to COPA on 4 November 2009. Signatory status of COPA to the ILAC MRA was withdrawn 

effective 21 May 2010 as a result of the termination of COPA’s membership in EA as per EA Resolution 2010 (25) 3. 

ACCREDIA assumed the responsibilities for the accreditation of calibration laboratories in Italy from July 2010 as 

COPA was no longer operational. ACCREDIA was accepted as a signatory to the EA MLA for calibration on 7 

October 2010. 

(m) Bureau of Laboratory Quality Standards (BLQS) Department of Medical Sciences (DMSc) originally signed the 

MRA. Their name changed to The Bureau of Laboratory Quality Standards, Department of Medical Sciences, 

Ministry of Public Health, Thailand (BLQS-DMSc) 

(n) Vietnam Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (VILAS/STAMEQ) originally signed the MRA. Their name changed to 

 Bureau of Accreditation (BoA) 

(o) CNAS was formed from the merger of CNAL and CNAB 

(p) BELTEST and BKO/OBE ceased to exist on 1 August 2006 

(q) PAO was reinstated as a signatory by the APLAC MRA Council for testing and calibration on 10 December 2008. 

This follows the suspension as a result of the Resolution of the APLAC MRA Council on 5 June 2008 whereby the 

signatory status for calibration and testing for PAO was suspended. 

(r) Canadian Association for Environmental Analytical Laboratories (CAEAL) originally signed the MRA. CAEAL 

changed its name to Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc. (CALA) on 23 June 2008 

(s) Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Services was acquired by ANSI-ASQ National 

Accreditation Board and are now know as ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board doing business as ACLASS as of 18 

September 08 

(t) TLAS changed their name to National Standardization Council of Thailand – Office of the National Accreditation 

Council on 29 January 2009. 

 (w) DakkS was formed from a merger of DGA and DKD in December 2009.

DGA was formed from a merger of Deutsches Akkreditierungssytem Prufwesen (DAP), Deutsche 

Akkreditierungsstelle (DACH), and Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle Technik in Trägergemeinschaft für 

Akkreditierung German Association for Accreditation GmbH (DATech in TGA GmbH). 

(x) National Laboratories Accreditation Bureau (NLAB) merged into EGAC as of 28 December 2009.