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Dr. Stephan Finke elected Chairman of the German Conformity Assessment Council

Chief Executive Officer of DAkkS assumes leadership position at German Conformity Assessment Council (DIN KonRat)

On 23 July 2025, Dr. Stephan Finke, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS), was elected Chairman of the newly constituted DIN KonRat. He takes up the office with immediate effect.

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International

Code of Conduct for GLOBAC – Proposed amendments submitted

DAkkS submits concrete proposals to ILAC and IAF for the revision of the GLOBAC Code of Conduct

The German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) has drawn up specific amendment proposals and submitted them to ILAC and IAF. The aim is to remove existing legal obstacles from GLOBAC's Code of Conduct.

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