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Session Topic: 6D, Regulators-Accreditors Views of MRAs |
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Paper Title: Accreditors' View of the Value of MRAs: The APLAC View |
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Date & Time: WEDNESDAY, August 7, 2002 |
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8:30 - 10:00am PARALLEL SESSIONS - SESSION 6 |
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Speaker: Helen Liddy |
Email: Helen.Liddy@nata.asn.au |
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In November 2001 CIPM/BIPM and ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that commits each to referencing each other’s Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA) when implementing their own MRAs. The ILAC Arrangement is supported by regional MRAs amongst accreditation bodies in Europe (EA MLA) and the Asia-Pacific region (APLAC MRA). This paper outlines how accreditation bodies use the BIPM/CIPM MRA in relation to demonstration of traceability to SI units of measurement. This paper then outlines the work that APLAC is doing to increase regulator confidence in the APLAC MRA that is written into various APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) MRAs. The APLAC MRA is a means of support for the MRAs in the regulated sector specifically in relation to test and calibration data associated with the products covered by the MRAs (e.g. telecommunications equipment under the APEC TEL MRA). |
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