Obligations of GAC
GAC makes publicly available on the website, and keeps up-to-date information on accredited CABs.
GAC has established the Policy on Measurement of Traceability, through which provides the information on the appropriate ways to obtain the traceability of measurement results in the field for which CAB accreditation is granted.
GAC provides information regarding the European and international agreements in which it is involved on its website.
GAC reports to the EA Secretariat of any significant change in its status and/or its operating practices regarding:
a) Competence,
b) Impartiality,
c) operational capacity, such as legal status, relationship with government, management staff, contact persons, accreditation criteria and procedures, addresses, within a period of up to one month depending on the outcome of the impact analysis on apparent changes.
GAC notifies in writing, within a maximum of three months, the other EA MLA signatories of any withdrawal or reduction of the scope covered by the EA BLA Agreement.
GAC notifies the CAB of any changes to its accreditation requirements, takes into account the positions of stakeholders before deciding on the correct form and effective date of change, and performs the CAB assessment on the new changes.
GAC develops Informative Documents regarding the period of transition to the new versions of the accreditation standards according to the provisions of IAF, ILAC, EA documents, present them at the meetings of the Technical Advaisory Committees depending on the specifics of the information document, in order to consider the positions of stakeholders, decide the correct form and the effective date of change. After making the decision and informing/ publishing the modified requirements, gac checks that each CAB fulfills the modified requirements.GAC makes publicly available on the website, and keeps up-to-date information on accredited CABs.
GAC has established the Policy on Measurement of Traceability, through which provides the information on the appropriate ways to obtain the traceability of measurement results in the field for which CAB accreditation is granted.
GAC provides information regarding the European and international agreements in which it is involved on its website.
GAC reports to the EA Secretariat of any significant change in its status and/or its operating practices regarding:
a) Competence,
b) Impartiality,
c) operational capacity, such as legal status, relationship with government, management staff, contact persons, accreditation criteria and procedures, addresses, within a period of up to one month depending on the outcome of the impact analysis on apparent changes.
GAC notifies in writing, within a maximum of three months, the other EA MLA signatories of any withdrawal or reduction of the scope covered by the EA BLA Agreement.
GAC notifies the CAB of any changes to its accreditation requirements, takes into account the positions of stakeholders before deciding on the correct form and effective date of change, and performs the CAB assessment on the new changes.
GAC develops Informative Documents regarding the period of transition to the new versions of the accreditation standards according to the provisions of IAF, ILAC, EA documents, present them at the meetings of the Technical Advaisory Committees depending on the specifics of the information document, in order to consider the positions of stakeholders, decide the correct form and the effective date of change. After making the decision and informing/ publishing the modified requirements, gac checks that each CAB fulfills the modified requirements.
