9. Conclusion
Accreditation is, and must remain, a technical assessment system set up to support industry in its international trade, at the initiative of national metrology institutes in the field of calibration laboratories.
Over the years, national and European public authorities have increased their confidence in the accreditation systems in place, and are becoming increasingly involved in accreditation processes, both in terms of the time they devote to the various national and European bodies, and in terms of financial support. Once the government becomes an association's main financial source, it is naturally in a position to exert pressure on the association's decision-making process, which is one of the risks of deviation in the years to come, a risk that accreditors must learn to compensate for.
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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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