On 22 February 2024, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) published a joint communique. In this, they explain the incorporation of two new statements on climate change into management system standards. They explain the impact on certified organisations, certification bodies and accreditation bodies.
On 22 February 2024, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) published a joint communique. In this, they explain the incorporation of two new statements on climate change into management system standards. They explain the impact on certified organisations, certification bodies and accreditation bodies.
The RvA (Dutch Accreditation Council) has published a new version of T015 on Explanatory Notes to EN ISO/IEC 17025.
This month the RvA congratulates two organizations on their new accreditation.
Recently, the RvA published about the developments regarding CertSearch by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). The RvA has investigated the legal basis for mandatory participation of certification bodies in the CertSearch database and rejects obligatory participation.
Check whether your supplier is certified? Know whether a certification body is accredited? Or whether an accreditation body is a member of IAF? You can do so via IAF’s CertSearch database. The database gives substance to the motto: ‘Once accredited, accepted everywhere’.
This month the RvA congratulates one organization on their new accreditation.
The proposed amendment is an additional requirement in the context analysis, which includes an explicit requirement that companies have to determine whether climate change is a relevant issue.
Our office will be closed from the 25th of December, 2023 until the first of January, 2024. Our reception will be closed from the 22th of December at 4:00 PM. This means that the RvA is not as accessible as you are used to. In this manner we can offer all our employees the opportunity to take days off around the holidays.
This month the RvA congratulates two organizations on their new accreditation.
This month the RvA congratulates two organizations on her their new accreditation.
This month the RvA congratulates four organizations on her their new accreditation.
This month the RvA congratulates two organizations on her their new accreditation.
On Friday 28 July, we launched a new version of the PRISMA Reporting Tool. In this version, clients can now create multiple user accounts for their organisations themselves. We are proud to have now realised this long-standing customer wish.
This month the RvA congratulates four organizations on her their new accreditation.
This month the RvA congratulates one organization on her new accreditation.
New version BR007
New version SAP-I000
New version T021
This month the RvA congratulates one organization on her new accreditation.
New version SAP-C008
This month the RvA congratulates five organizations on their new accreditation.
Today, March 7, the RvA launches the PRISMA Application Tool. With the launch of this tool, the RvA is committed to digitizing, optimizing and making the application process for a new accreditation or an extension more customer-friendly.
In this post you will read about the most frequently mentioned points and what RvA is already doing or will do with the input from these meetings.
On 1 December 2022, the Board of the Accreditation Council set the fees for 2023. This document (D001, Fees Decree 2023) was published on our website on 23 December 2022. In addition, the preparation and reporting time of Technical Assessors will be increased by 2 hours.
The value and application of accreditation as a policy instrument
This month the RvA congratulates one organization on their new accreditation.
How can the Accreditation Council assist clients in learning and improving?
How can the Accreditation Council assist clients in learning and improving?
Digitisation contributes to quality and safety
In September the RvA will launch a new application: the PRISMA Planning Tool. This tool supports us in planning the assessments.
This month the RvA congratulates one organization on their new accreditation.
On Monday, August 1, we took a new version of the PRISMA Reporting Tool into use. This version is a completely new application. With this version the RvA strives to improve a number of functionalities.
Self-assessment and streamlining the schema evaluation process are discussed in conversations between the RvA and the Association of Schema Administrators (VvS). Together we aim to optimize scheme evaluations.
This month the RvA congratulates two organizations on their new accreditation.
Once a year, participants in the RvA Impartiality Assembly meet to discuss the impartiality of the RvA and advise the RvA Board on this issue.
The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published a new version of SAP-C010
This month the RvA congratulates two organizations on their new accreditation.
Good news! The Multilateral Agreement Council (MAC) of the EA (European co-operation for Accreditation) has decided, based on a positive recommendation from the EA peer review team, that the RvA meets the requirements of Regulation (EC) 765/2008 and the ISO/IEC and thus remains ES MLA signatory.
On June 7 and 9 we organized the first two of four RvA customer meetings. One for customers of laboratories ISO 17025 and a meeting for customers of medical laboratories ISO 15189. We are glad to meet our customers again after two years of Covid pandemic.
Successful meeting Strategic Advisory Forum on working information-driven
The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published a new version of SAP-C010 concerning certification in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701.
This month the RvA congratulates one organization on their new accreditation.
A new director, a move or a new way of working: these are all changes that can affect the activities you carry out under accreditation. It is important that you report such changes to us as soon as possible.
This month the RvA congratulates one organization on their new accreditation.
The Dutch Accreditation Council RvA has published a new version of Specific Accreditation Protocols C015.
This month the RvA congratulates three organizations on their new accreditation.
This month the RvA congratulates three organizations on their new accreditation.
Outcome of final report of evaluation by Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate on effectiveness and efficiency of the Raad voor Accreditatie
Surveys show: remote assessment at the expense of depth
On Wednesday 12 January, the RvA organized an online meeting about the IAF CertSearch database. About thirty certifying bodies participated. Matt Gantley, CEO of UKAS and leader of the IAF Certsearch Database, gave a presentation at our request.
This month, the RvA is distributing a survey among its clients of research initiative QI-FoKuS: Research on Conformity Assessment and Safety.
It is now possible for validation and verification bodies to apply to the RvA for accreditation to EN-ISO/IEC 17029. The RvA publishes various documents for this purpose.
Last year the RvA started the further digitalization of its business processes. To this end we are gradually developing various web applications such as the reporting tool. In this message we inform you about the state of affairs.
The RvA publishes and modifies various SAP documents for the implementation of EN-ISO/IEC 17029.
The RvA has changed a number of policies. These changes were made regarding the implementation of the EN-ISO/IEC 17029 standard and our reporting tool for accreditation assessments.
In order to set up the RvA working method in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17011, the RvA will assign new roles within RvA assessment teams as of 1 January 2022. This change also means an adjustment in the Fees and Charges decision 2022.
Since the restrictive measures due to the COVID pandemic took effect, the RvA has been conducting most of its assessments with the use of remote techniques. RvA wants to get a good picture of their views on remote assessment. Therefore, we have sent out a questionnaire.
This month the RvA congratulates three organizations on their new accreditation.
Our office is closed during the week of 27 to 31 December. This means that the RvA cannot be reached as you are used to. We want offer all our employees the opportunity to take days off around the holidays.
This month, two organizations received a new accreditation.
De Raad voor Accreditatie heeft sinds de uitbraak van het coronavirus een webpagina met eigen COVID-19-maatregelen gepubliceerd. Deze pagina is geüpdatet.
De Raad voor Accreditatie heeft nieuwe versies van de volgende Specifieke Accreditatie Protocollen gepubliceerd:
De Raad voor Accreditatie heeft nieuwe versies van de volgende Specifieke Accreditatie Protocollen gepubliceerd:
In August 2021, one organization received a new accreditation.
Nieuw lid Commissie Accreditaties
In August 2021, one organization received a new accreditation.
IAF, ILAC and ISO are conducting joint research to gain insight into the opinion of conformity assessment bodies about the techniques used for remote audit, assessment and evaluation activities.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Dutch Accreditation Council has published a webpage with our own COVID-19 measures. We updated this page.
Op 16 juni 2021 benoemde de Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA) prof. dr. Mariëlle Stoelinga tot lid van de Commissies Accreditaties. De RvA is zeer verheugd met haar benoeming.
The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published new versions of the following Specific Accreditation Protocols:
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.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Dutch Accreditation Council has published a webpage with our own COVID-19 measures. We updated this page.
Only European national accreditation bodies are allowed to grant accreditation within an EU Member State
On 12 November 2020, the RvA board has determined the RvA fees and charges for 2021.
RvA continuously monitors government and other external advice to assess possible risks related to the outbreak and spread of the Corona virus (Covid-19). As a result, RvA has taken, and will continue to take all necessary precautionary measures. These measures might impact assessments and meetings due to take place in affected areas.
On 13 November, representatives of the US Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) together with representatives of the Dutch Food & Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) visited the RvA. During this visit, the FDA representatives were informed about the accreditation system in the Netherlands in general and the accreditation of the NVWA laboratories in particular.
The new RvA Executive Board, Roeland Nieuweboer and Joep de Haas, started on 22 June 2019.
In August 2018 ISO has published the standard ISO 50001:2018 “Energy Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use” as a revision of ISO 50001:2011. In its meetings in October 2018 the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has decided about the transition arrangement for this revision.
The following press release has been issued today:
With a form of the Brexit coming closer on 29 March 2019, we receive questions about what this means for accreditation. We therefore have listed the most important questions (and answers).
For accredited organizations and clients of these organizations:
In September 2018 ISO has published the standard ISO 20000-1:2018 “Information technology – Service management – Part 1: Service management system requirements” as a revision of ISO 20000-1:2011. In its meetings in October 2018 the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has decided about the transition arrangement for this revision.
On 14 December 2018, the RvA board has determined the RvA fees and charges for 2019.
In January and May 2018, a Peer Evaluation was conducted by an EA Peer Evaluation team at the RvA. The RvA has been evaluated by thirteen colleagues from other European accreditation bodies on competence, impartiality and independence. On October 3rd 2018, the EA MAC reported that the results of the Peer Evaluation were successful.
Teamleiders (Lead-assessoren) van de RvA oriënteren zich bij MX3D in Amsterdam op high-performance nieuwe productietechnologie om gevoel te krijgen bij wat er voor nodig is om de kwaliteit te borgen en hoe je dat zou kunnen beoordelen.
A press release has been issued today regarding the appointment of Mrs. Van Rooy as Chair of the Supervisory Board RvA:
During the mid-term IAF meeting in Frankfurt in April 2018, the technical committee of the IAF (IAF TC) has taken the following decision (Meeting and Minute reference: Frankfurt 12.7):
The European Coorperation for Accreditation (EA) has been recognised by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) to expand its signatory status to include Food Safety Management Systems, Information Security Management Systems Certification, Energy Management Systems and Medical Devices Quality Management Systems.
Als verantwoordelijke of verwerker kunt u een AVG-certificaat aanvragen bij een certificatie-instelling die daarvoor geaccrediteerd is door de Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA).
May 31, FHI (Federation of Technology branches), branch Laboratory Technology, organised its annual general meeting including an expertsessions regarding ‘The new norm: chances for laboratories’.
Friday June 1, a Ukraïne delegation has visited RvA. The visit was part of a studytour of the Agricultural and Rural Development support project.
June 4-6 RvA hosted workshops for new Peer Evaluators for the European Accreditation Cooperation (EA).
On 16 and 17 May 2018, the EA General Assembly was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
9 June will mark World Accreditation Day (‘WAD’), a global initiative, jointly established by IAF and ILAC, to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. The theme of World Accreditation Day 2018 focuses on how accreditation delivers a safer world.
Almost 20 peer evaluations / 150 EA assessors and more than 35000 accreditations: The European cooperation for Accreditation (‘EA’) has published it’s MLA annual report 2017. This report contains information regarding the EA MLA (Multi Lateral Agreement). The EA MLA serves as a framework to realise the objective ‘accredited once, accepted everywhere’).
During the 19th EA Horizontal Harmonization Committee (HHC) meeting on 6-7 March, Sjaak Hendriks (lead assessor RvA) was unanimously elected as HHC-vice chair. HHC is an important committee of EA and focusses on (among others) strenghtening the cooperation and harmonization between accreditation bodies in Europe
Peter van de Leemput, RvA-expert & lead assessor – acted as chair in the development of the very first version (1999) and the second version of the ISO 17025 norm for testing and calibrationlabs (2015). Peter (retired since 2016) has played a key rol in this process and was therefore honoured at the NEN-congress of March 8 where he was given the first Dutch translation of the latest version.
In order to optimize our services to our clients, RvA recently changed its organizational structure
Once every four years national accreditation bodies subject each other to intensive assessments, known as peer reviews. A peer review is undertaken by colleagues from other European accreditation bodies. They check whether the body to be assessed meets the specific criteria and use international standard ISO/IEC 17011 and European Regulation 765/2008 as guidelines during that process.
On 27 November 2017, the RvA board has determined the RvA fees and charges for 2018.
ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) and IAF (International Accreditation Forum) held their General Assembly meeting (October) in Vancouver.
Theme for this year is: ‘Delivering confidence in construction and the built environment’. The European co-operation for Accreditation (‘EA’) has made a video in which the role of accreditation is explained: : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0t3mN7IYlI&feature=youtu.be
The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has published her MLA report 2016.