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Press Release,
Sustainability certification

Under Tier Two

The German National Accreditation Body DAkkS and Assurance Services International (ASI) are pleased to announce a new form of partnership - bringing together national accreditation and ASI expertise in worldwide sustainability certification oversight.

Technical Information,
Traceability of measurement results

In the area of laboratory medicine

DAkkS asks all calibration laboratories working in the area of laboratory medicine to submit an application for an amendment to their accreditation. The background to this is the new harmonised edition of the standard EN ISO 15195:2019 “Requirements for the competence of calibration laboratories using reference measurement procedures (ISO 15195:2018); German version EN ISO 15195:2019” published in the Official Journal of the EU at the end of last year.

Press Release,
Extensions to scope

In the course of reassessments and surveillance

Conformity assessment bodies (CABs) wishing to change their accreditation and to coordinate this change with planned surveillance or a reassessment should apply as early as possible. Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) advises CABs that applications must be submitted at least three months before the planned assessment date.

Technical Information,
Harmonisation status

Transition of laboratory standard ISO/IEC 17025

The European Commission has extended the harmonisation status of the laboratory standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Accreditations that are based on this older version of the international standard and are not converted to the new version of the standard on schedule will now not lose their validity until 1 July 2021, as opposed to the earlier date of 1 January 2021.

Press Release,
Assessment despite corona pandemic

Part of the extension process

DAkkS is responding to the continuing restrictions on contact and travel and is extending the use of remote assessments. Whereas remote assessments were previously intended only as a replacement for necessary surveillance assessments and reassessments during the period of restrictions caused by the corona pandemic, they can now also be used under certain circumstances for the processing of applications for extension.

Press Release,
Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

To protect employees, assessors and clients

Given the spread of the coronavirus and taking into account the recommendations of the German Federal Government, the Robert Koch Institute and other competent authorities, the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) has taken measures to protect employees, assessors and clients. DAkkS will continue to fulfil its authoritative task and is asking its clients for understanding for the changes the adopted measures will bring in relation to our procedures.

Press Release,
Technical cooperation

DAkkS is responsible for the project leadership and project management

On 20 December 2019 starts the Twinning project to strengthen the accreditation system with the focus on EU technical regulations in Georgia. Within the German-Italian consortium the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) is responsible for the project leadership and project management of the two-year project.

Picture from the podium: the representatives of the participating countries
Photo: DAkkS
Press Release,
Technical Assistance

Closing event in Baku

Looking toward the end of the Twinning project “Strengthening the National Accreditation System of the Republic of Azerbaijan”, the project partners extended invitations to a closing event in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 1 October 2019. Among those attending were the German National Accreditation Body
DAkkS in its role as lead partner and project manager, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) in its role as project leader, the accreditation bodies of Italy and Latvia, ACCREDIA and LATAK, as well as the Ambassador of the European Delegation and representatives of the Azerbaijani Accreditation Centre (AzAK). Aside from the project results, the focus of the event was on looking ahead to the future of AzAK.

Press Release,
International

Bilateral exchange

On 14 February, Cecilie Laake, Director General of Norsk Akkreditering (NA) and Tove Kristin Dokka, Accreditation Manager at the Norwegian accreditation body, visited DAkkS. Topics covered in the bilateral exchange included the new risk-based approach for the assessment programme, the organisational structures of DAkkS and the new fee regulation.

Photo of a group
Photo: DAkkS
Press Release,
International

Within the framework of the EU-Twinning project

At the beginning of February, Dr. Stephan Finke, Managing Director of the German National Accreditation Body (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle, DAkkS), welcomed the General Director of the Azerbaijani Accreditation Centre (AZAC), Namig Aliyev, along with high-ranking members of Parliament and the Office of the President for talks in Berlin. The visit to DAkkS was an important stop during a five-day study trip organised and supported by DAkkS within the framework of the EU-Twinning project.

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