7 TEST LABORATORIES ACCREDITED IN ARMENIA THIS YEAR
NOYAN TAPAN
Dec 25, 2008
YEREVAN
In 2008 the Accreditation Agency of the RA Ministry of Economy has
made expert examination of the documents submitted for accreditation
of 27 test laboratories and 11 certification bodies. As a result,
11 certification bodies and 7 test laboratories have been accredited.
With the aim of joining European and international accreditation
organizations, the agency conducted negotiations with the European
cooperation for Accreditation (EA) and the International Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) this year. At the same time
negotiations were conducted with the Russian agency in order to
receive advisory services on introduction of a quality management
system in line with ISO 9001 standard in the Accreditation Agency.