Change in the Hungarian accreditation system
Because NAT, the former Hungarian accreditation body, stopped its activities on 31 December 2015, its membership of EA and EA MLA signatory status are terminated from then on.
In accordance with the new Accreditation Act approved in the Hungarian Parliament on 6 July 2015, NAT ceased its operations on 31 December 2015. It means that:
- NAT’s membership of EA and EA MLA signatory status have come to an end;
- conformity assessment documents issued under NAT accreditation are not covered anymore by the EA MLA since there is not a Hungarian MLA partner any longer.
As a result, the national authorities are not expected and EA NABs are not obliged to recognize accreditation certificates issued by NAT.
Contacts are going on between EA and the Hungarian ministry in charge with a view to minimize as much as possible any negative effects of the change in the accreditation system notified to EA.
Updated information will be published as relevant. The full list of EA MLA signatories can be accessed on the EA website.
Date of publishing: 28.01.2016
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On reassessment of conformity assessment bodies in accordance with the new regulatory framework – Directives 2014/29/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/68/EU, 2014/32/EU
LATAK informs conformity assessment bodies, that according to the New Legislative Framework of the European Union, new technical harmonisation directives were adopted in February 2014, which were published in the Official Journal of the European Union in March 2014. Application of requirements of these new directives starts in April 2016.
After becoming acquainted with the information available on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers www.mk.gov.lv and on the website www.vestnesis.lv, the Ministry of Economics has announced draft regulatory enactments, which would introduce technical harmonisation directives concerning requirements in the national legal system for simple pressure vessels, electric appliances (incl. electromagnetic compatibility), lifts and lift safety components, equipment and protection systems, which are intended for using in explosive environment, for pressure equipment, measuring instruments and non-automatic scales.
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