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EUROLAB

European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories

EUROLAB General Objective

Promote cost-effective testing, calibration and measurement services, for which the accuracy and quality assurance requirements were adjusted to the actual needs.

EUROLAB in Brief

• EUROLAB – was set up in Brussels on 27 April 1990.
• EUROLAB’s general objective is to promote cost-effective testing, calibration

and measurement, services, for which the accuracy and quality assurance requirements are adjusted to the actual needs.

• EUROLAB represents testing, measurement and calibration laboratories

and has 21 Active Members, 3 Associated Members, 1 Observer Member and 2 International Affiliates.

• Grouping over 2,000 conformity assessment bodies representing over 100,000

technical experts and laboratory practitioners. Global Market Development Prognosis: The global market for Testing Laboratories is forecast to reach $118.4 billion by the year 2024. (source: Global Industry Analysts, Inc.)

EUROLAB Members

Active members Associated members Observer member

EUROLAB International Structure

International Cooperation

9 EUROLAB Priorities

• 1. Enhance quality and safety through Laboratory and Conformity assessment and

promote competitiveness of industry;

• 2. Promote EUROLAB as THE Network of the laboratories in Europe;
• 3. Co-operate with EU/international institutions and organisations;
• 4. Improve the membership services for laboratories;
• 5. Promote technical work aimed at higher objectivity and multicisciplinarity;
• 6. Support EUROLAB committees;
• 7. Development of EUROLAB membership;
• 8. Organisation of EUROLAB Seminars/Workshops and

participation in international conferences;

• 9. Increase EUROLAB’s visibility.

Brussels’ Management Team

Diana Popa International Affairs Manager President Álvaro Silva Ribeiro Laura Martin International Affairs Manager Vice-President Paolo Moscatti Drewin Nieuwenhuis Secretary General Zlatina Zheleva International Affairs Manager Zeynep Yildizeli International Affairs Manager Vice-President Kurt Ziegler Treasurer Bernd Kroon

Services provided by EUROLAB General Secretariat

➢ Representation in the EU institutions; ➢ Monitoring selected EU legislation; ➢ Organising meetings / events; ➢ Publication of quarterly newsletter / position papers / annual reports; ➢ Cooperation with relevant stakeholders; ➢ Raising visibility within laboratory communities. The priority areas for 2017 are: ➢ The Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package; ➢ The Single Market Strategy; ➢ Following the developments regarding ISO / IEC 17025 & ISO / IEC 17011; ➢ Food legislation.

EUROLAB Communication Activities

Dialogue with European/International Institutions

EUROLABaisbl

CEOC EA ILAC ISO IAF Euramet

EC DGs EP

DG Health and Food Safety; DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs; DG Justice and Consumers; DG Research & Innovation; DG Environment; DG Mobility and Transport.

UILI IFIA EFNDT Eurachem NCSLI

5 MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDINGS

CEOC International EFNDT UILI NCSLI EURAMET Future MoU to be signed with IMEKO

EUROLAB’s MoUs

EUROLAB Cookbooks

EUROLAB cookbooks are short documents on quality issues to help laboratories comply with ISO/IEC 17025. All the Cookbooks are available on the EUROLAB website: http://www.eurolab.org/cookbooks.aspx

EUROLAB - Partner in the ECVET-Lab Project

EUROLAB is an official partner of ECVET-Lab Project which is a European project funded by the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Commission. The Project will contribute to the implementation and validation of the non-formal training on environmental best practices for environmental testing laboratory technicians. The specific objective of ECVET-Lab Project is the creation of an Online Training Course addressed to laboratory technicians, especially from Environmental Testing Laboratories, which will aim to provide highly useful knowledge on sustainable best practices and will be structured in accordance with the principles of the ECVET System (European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training). DURATION: 2 years. 01/10/2016 – 30/09/2018

International Cooperation

✓ The EUROLAB Political Strategy aims, among others, to increase the visibility of the laboratory community and to promote meetings with the EU institutions and relevant stakeholders. ✓ In line with this strategy, EUROLAB has created Experts Advisory Groups (EAGs) in key areas e.g. Health & Safety; Calibration & Metrology; Consumer Products; Energy & Energy Efficiency; Medical Laboratories & Devices; Chemicals; Accreditation; Food Agriculture & Animal Health etc… ✓ Comprising subject matter experts from the EUROLAB members, these EAGs help to establish and maintain relations with EU institutions (e.g. the European Commission) and stakeholders. ✓ The aim is to create a network of contacts, who will often communicate between them and will engage with the European Commission, e.g. by providing their input on arising issues.

EUROLAB Activity Highlights for 2017/2018

➢ Update the EUROLAB Communication Strategy; ➢ Organise meetings with various stakeholders, partners (e.g. UILI, EURAMET, ➢ EURACHEM, IMEKO) and EU officials to raise our visibility, to discuss topics of common interest, develop or improve future cooperation; ➢ Develop institutional representation and international cooperation; ➢ Further develop and improve the communication between the EUROLAB Experts Advisory Groups (EAGs); ➢ Identification of new areas of interest for EUROLAB; ➢ Participation in European projects.

As part

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the 2017 Communications strategy, EUROLAB has prepared a communications package that was distributed to various relevant stakeholders. The package includes: ➢ The EUROLAB Policy Paper; ➢ The EUROLAB Position Paper First-, second- and third-party testing – how and when; ➢ The EUROLAB Annual Report 2016; ➢ The EUROLAB leaflet.

EUROLAB Activity Highlights for 2017/2018

In case you would like to receive the package, please contact the EUROLAB General Secretariat at: info@eurolab.org

International Forum for the Laboratory Community

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