07-07-2021
The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published new versions of the following Specific Accreditation Protocols:
Read more29-06-2021
As of 1 July 2021, the Ministry of Domestic Affairs (hereinafter The Ministry), as the Notifying Authority, will register the notifying bodies (NB) for the CPR in the NANDO* information system. The Dutch Accreditation Council will therefore discontinue their activities for NANDO as of 1 July. Accreditation remains the basis for notification.
Read more28-06-2021
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Dutch Accreditation Council has published a webpage with our own COVID-19 measures. We updated this page.
Read more18-06-2021
In June 2021, two organizations received a new accreditation.
Read more31-05-2021
In May 2021, one organization received a new accreditation.
Read more28-05-2021
Only European national accreditation bodies are allowed to grant accreditation within an EU Member State
This ruling is the outcome of legal proceedings concerning the accreditation of a group of Italian laboratories by an accreditation body based in the United States. Italy's national accreditation body – Accredia – has referred the matter to the European Court of Justice (C‑142/20) because Accredia believes that accreditation in Italy should be carried out by the national accreditation body. The ruling applies to the entire EU and the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).
Read more31-03-2021
In March 2021, one organization received a new accreditation.
Read more23-02-2021
In February 2021, one organization received a new accreditation.
Read more23-02-2021
Explanatory document RvA-T018 describes the policy and practices of the RvA concerning the acceptable traceability of measurements.
Read more12-02-2021
The RvA recently amended policy rule BR010. This policy rule specifies the conformity assessment activities that the RvA can accredit.
Read more12-02-2021
Notified bodies are the institutions that carry out activities in the context of CE marking. These institutions are also referred to as nobo’s or notified bodies.
By April 2023, these conformity assessment bodies (CAB’s)must be accredited according to mandatory standards for accreditation. Previously, it was still possible to choose. The aim is harmonization within Europe.
29-01-2021
In January 2021, four organizations received a new accreditation.
Read more20-01-2021
International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has withdrawn the last published version of document MD 11.
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