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International

Legal opinion of EA confirms the need for amendments at GLOBAC to ensure compliance with EU law

Third legal opinion confirms the need for amendments at GLOBAC, also for EA’s accession to GLOBAC as a regional accreditation organisation

A legal opinion commissioned by the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) confirms that EA's accession to the international organization GLOBAC also requires changes to its documents in order to ensure compliance with European law.

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International

There is new hope for an agreement on GLOBAC based on the proposed amendments

Specific proposals for changes to GLOBAC conditions from DAkkS

DAkkS has developed specific proposals to remove obstacles under EU law and has forwarded these to ILAC and IAF. The aim of the upcoming negotiations is to reach a mutually acceptable solution that will enable DAkkS to join the international accreditation organisation GLOBAC in full compliance with EU law.

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