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Dear EUROLAB Members,

Please find below the last EUROLAB Newsbriefing for this year informing you

about some developments relevant to the Laboratory Sector in the fourth

quarter of 2012.

We thank you for your co-operation and support during the year 2012 and

wish you Merry Christmas and all the best for 2013!

Foreword I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Accreditation 2

Standardisation

2

Business News 3

Policy News 5

EUROLAB HQ

News

7

National Mem-

bers’

8

Upcoming

Events

10

D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2 N O 0 4

Recruitment

and Personell

Matters

10

Newsbriefing

EUROLAB

National

Members‘

Meeting 2012

11

P A G E 2

Standardisation

Accreditation EA-2/13 - EA Cross Border Accreditation Policy and Procedure for Cross Border

Cooperation between EA Members has been published and the document is now

available for download on the EA website: http://www.european-accreditation.org/n1/

doc/EA-2-13.pdf.

EA launched a call for comments regarding the revised version of EA-4/02 Expressions

of the Uncertainty of Measurements in Calibration. The objective of the revision was to

update the terminology used in the document.

The ILAC MRA was extended to include the accreditation of inspection bodies. ILAC has

prepared a press release regarding this issue which can be used by all inspection bodies

in order to spread the news. In addition, four brochures about accreditation of inspection

bodies have been published.

ILAC has submitted the document Proposed voting rules for GA decisions Oct 2012 to all

ILAC members for a 60 days comment period.

The IAF and ILAC Executive Committees are submitting the new document, titled "IECEE-

ILAC-IAF Guidance for the Conduct of Unified Assessments in the Electrotechnical Sec-

tor" to all IAF and ILAC members for a 60 day comment period. This document was devel-

oped to provide guidance for the conduct of unified assessments of certification bodies

and testing laboratories conducted under the auspices of the IEC-ILAC-IAF MOU.

The EA HHC (Horizontal Harmonization Committee) submitted for comments the supple-

ment 1 to EA-2/13 EA Cross Border Accreditation Policy and Procedure for Cross Border

Cooperation between EA Members - Interpretation of terminology used in clause 5.1 and

guidelines to assessment focus.

Through the decisions C 101/2012 and BT143/DG8870/DV, CEN and CENELEC BT’s have

accepted the programming mandate M/509 Mandate on protective textiles and

personal protective clothing and equipment. At the same time, a CEN-CENELEC BT

Working group (BT WG 8) was created with the objective to develop a work programme

in response to this mandate. The secretariat of BT WG 8 was assigned to the NBN

(Belgian standardisation body). The first meeting of CEN CENELEC BTWG 8 will be held on

2013-01-17 at CCMC premises in Brussels. For further information please contact the

CEOC General Secretariat.

EA members have agreed to follow the recommendation made by EA HHC with regards

to the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 scheme and PAS 223. This means

that the revised FSSC2200 scheme (PAS 220/22002-1) and the extension of 22000

scheme with PAS 223 will be endorsed by EA.

The European Standardization Committees CEN and CENELEC have launched a new

section on their website as part of their ongoing efforts to promote the use of standards

by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and facilitate the active participation of

SMEs in standardization. The 'SME Toolbox of Solutions' makes it easier for SMEs to

access information about standards, and find out how they can get involved in

P A G E 3 N O 0 4

Business News The UK government has decided not to extend Serco's contract (it runs out in 2014)

under which it has operated the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington since 1995.

Science minister David Willetts said he wanted the NPL to form a "strategic alliance" with

one or more academic partners or applied science organisations in some kind of joint

venture. The NPL employs 600 staff, 450 of whom are scientists and engineers.

EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Pilot Programme. The ETV framework

has been established by the European Commission (EC) for new, innovative technologies,

which by definition do not have any standards to be evaluated against. The voluntary

pilot programme is split into three technology areas: Water treatment and monitoring,

Materials, waste and resources, Energy technologies.

UKAS launched the first phase of the Improving Quality in Physiological diagnostic

Services (IQIPS) accreditation scheme by opening applications to Adult Heating Services

in June 2012 and the accreditation process for a number of adult hearing services is now

underway. The other physiological diagnostic services to be covered in later phases of

the programme include: cardiac physiology, gastro- intestinal physiology,

neurophysiology, ophthalmic and vision science, respiratory and sleep physiology,

urodynamics and vascular science.

Asbestos removal company Safe Strip UK expands. Safe Strip UK expects to more than

double its turnover from last year after expanding its business into surveillance and

management as well as the safe removal of asbestos. Its new site at Easington Lane, near

Houghton-le-Spring, will give the company the ability and flexibility to concentrate on

strategic growth as it looks to expand.

The British Laboratory Managers Association launched at LAB INNOVATIONS. A new

organisation, called the British Laboratory Managers Association was launched by the

trade association GAMBICA at the LAB INNOVATION show, held at the NEC, Birmingham

on November 7 & 8. The British Association of Laboratory Managers (BLMA) is being

formed to enable all laboratory managers to learn and improve their skills in laboratory

management. The BLMA will provide opportunities to meet other laboratory managers,

exchange ideas, and build on the experiences of other managers to improve laboratory

management skills.

ALS Limited announced that it has completed the purchase of an 80 per cent

shareholding of the operations of the Corplab laboratory group in South America for an

contributing to the development of new standards. The 'SME Toolbox of Solutions'

can be found (under 'SME and Standards') in the SME section of the CEN-CENELEC

website: www.cencenelec.eu/sme/std

The European Council adopted a regulation aimed at modernising and improving the

European standardisation system (PE-CO_S 32/12 and 13876/12 ADD1). http://

www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/intm/132723.pdf

Medical Laboratories: The revision of ISO 15189 is almost complete. In the field of

conformity assessment this standards sets out the specific requirements for quality and

competence of laboratories.

Implementation of ISO/IEC 17065: The new standard ISO/IEC 17065 on product

certification has been published in September. The implementation period is three

years.

P A G E 4

Enterprise Value of approximately 38 million Australian Dollars. Corplab’s current shareholders

will retain 20 percent of the company whilst they remain in executive positions with the

company. Corplab has 420 staff and operations in Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador.

CSA Group officially announces Canada's first adopted International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) standard on nanotechnologies. CSA Z12885, Nanotechnologies -

Exposure control program for engineered nanomaterials in occupational settings provides

guidance for the safe use of nanomaterials in the workplace.

Intertek announced that its testing laboratory in Fairfield, New Jersey has added energy

efficiency testing to its existing portfolio of services.

TÜV India, subsidiary of TÜV NORD Group, inaugurates its new office premises and

laboratory for the testing of agricultural and processed food, materials, animal feed,

pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, as per national and international standards in Pune,

India.

TÜV Rheinland expands its capacities for softlines testing with a new laboratory in Instanbul,

Turkey. With the investment of 4.6 million US Dollars, TÜV Rheinland aims to meet the

increasing demand by the Turkish industry for quality- and substance-testing of export

products.

TÜV Rheinland AG opens a new rim laboratory in Indonesia. The facility is located in South

Jakarta and operated by PT TÜV Rheinland Indonesia. It is the first privately-owned rim

laboratory in Indonesia. The new test facility offers wheel manufacturers and traders in

Indonesia and overseas tests to comply with international directives..

TUV India (TÜV NORD) inaugurates test laboratory for food and agricultural products in

Pune.

SCS Global Services has announced a new partnership with TÜV Rheinland's Hong Kong

laboratory, which will allow the companies to conduct rapid indoor air quality testing for

manufacturers in Asia.

TÜV Rheinland opens a new softlines testing laboratory in Gurgaon, India. The company

invested $2.5 million into the 16,145 square-foot (1,500 square-meter) laboratory. Another

$1.9 million are being invested in two additional softlines laboratories in Bangalore and

Tirupur, India.

TÜV SÜD has set up a laboratory in Gurgaon, India, equipped to meet requirements across

sectors, from nutritional products and food supplements to leather and toys to jewellery.

SGS India recently announced the inauguration of its largest laboratory and facility in India.

Located at Ambattur, Chennai, the facility was opened by Chris Kirk, Chief Executive Officer,

SGS Ltd. and houses multiple state of the art laboratories along with inspections and audit

services.

SGS establishes a consumer testing laboratory in Chittagong, the second largest garment

manufacturing city in Bangladesh. The newly-inaugurated laboratory is equipped with the

facilities to provide quality testing services for companies complying with international

standards and regulations.

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Enterprise Value of approximately 38 million Australian Dollars. Corplab’s current shareholders

will retain 20 percent of the company whilst they remain in executive positions with the

company. Corplab has 420 staff and operations in Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador.

CSA Group officially announces Canada's first adopted International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) standard on nanotechnologies. CSA Z12885, Nanotechnologies -

Exposure control program for engineered nanomaterials in occupational settings provides

guidance for the safe use of nanomaterials in the workplace.

Intertek announced that its testing laboratory in Fairfield, New Jersey has added energy

efficiency testing to its existing portfolio of services.

TÜV India, subsidiary of TÜV NORD Group, inaugurates its new office premises and

laboratory for the testing of agricultural and processed food, materials, animal feed,

pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, as per national and international standards in Pune,

India.

TÜV Rheinland expands its capacities for softlines testing with a new laboratory in Instanbul,

Turkey. With the investment of 4.6 million US Dollars, TÜV Rheinland aims to meet the

increasing demand by the Turkish industry for quality- and substance-testing of export

products.

TÜV Rheinland AG opens a new rim laboratory in Indonesia. The facility is located in South

Jakarta and operated by PT TÜV Rheinland Indonesia. It is the first privately-owned rim

laboratory in Indonesia. The new test facility offers wheel manufacturers and traders in

Indonesia and overseas tests to comply with international directives..

TUV India (TÜV NORD) inaugurates test laboratory for food and agricultural products in

Pune.

SCS Global Services has announced a new partnership with TÜV Rheinland's Hong Kong

laboratory, which will allow the companies to conduct rapid indoor air quality testing for

manufacturers in Asia.

TÜV Rheinland opens a new softlines testing laboratory in Gurgaon, India. The company

invested $2.5 million into the 16,145 square-foot (1,500 square-meter) laboratory. Another

$1.9 million are being invested in two additional softlines laboratories in Bangalore and

Tirupur, India.

TÜV SÜD has set up a laboratory in Gurgaon, India, equipped to meet requirements across

sectors, from nutritional products and food supplements to leather and toys to jewellery.

SGS India recently announced the inauguration of its largest laboratory and facility in India.

Located at Ambattur, Chennai, the facility was opened by Chris Kirk, Chief Executive Officer,

SGS Ltd. and houses multiple state of the art laboratories along with inspections and audit

services.

SGS establishes a consumer testing laboratory in Chittagong, the second largest garment

manufacturing city in Bangladesh. The newly-inaugurated laboratory is equipped with the

facilities to provide quality testing services for companies complying with international

standards and regulations.

Policy News

Health and Consumer Protection

Medical Devices Market 2011-2015. Analysts have forecast the Medical Devices market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 3,7 per cent over the period 2011-2015, with a key contributing factor being the increase in aging population. The Medical Devices market in Europe has also been witnessing the trend of increasing demand for minimally invasive procedures. However, intense competition among vendors could pose a challenge to the growth of this market, suggests TechNavio’s report, Medical Devices Market in Europe 2011-2015. Based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts, the report covers the Europe region and the market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. It includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market, which include Johnson & Johnson Ltd, Siemens Healthcare, Baxter International Inc, Medtronic Inc, and GE Healthcare. Key questions answered in this report include market size in 2015 and growth rate, trends and drivers, challenges to market growth, main vendors and the opportunities and threats they face as well as consideration of their strength and weaknesses. (more info on www.technavio.com) Source: International Labmate, pg 68

The European Commission adopted two regulations that will ensure that the use of flavours in food is safer and more transparent in the future. Only flavourings which are included in the list as permitted may be used by the food industry. For more information please visit: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-723_en.htm.

Review on Nanomaterials. It describes the Commission’s plans to improve EU law and

its application to ensure their safe use and gives a detailed overview of available

information on nanomaterials on the market, including their benefits and risks. (for

morr information: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?

uri=COM:2012:0572:FIN:en:PDF).

The European Commission adopted a Communication on the Second Regulatory

Review on Nanomaterials, which also includes the Commission‘s plan to improve EU

law to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials. The Communication underlines

nanomaterials‘ diverse nature and types, ranging from everyday materials to highly

sophisticated industrial ones. For more information please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/

nanotechnology/policies_en.html

Chemicals

The European Commission has presented a proposal to significantly reduce emissions of fluorinated gases (F-gases) and thus taken an important step towards achieving the long-term climate goals. Next Steps: The proposal will now be submitted to the European Parliament and the Council for consideration and adoption by way of the ordinary legislative procedure. For more information please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/f-gas/index_en.htm.

The European Commission is supporting a new project for energy efficiency in chemical SMEs: the Sectoral Platform Chemicals for Energy Efficiency Excellence (SPiCE3). This project will start in the spring of 2013 and includes an online platform, workshops, customized training for SMEs, and a European overview of news on energy efficiency topics.

According to The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) the European chemical industry has produced this year 2% less than in 2011, and is thus 8% below its pre-recession level in 2007. Late last year it was still expected that production in 2012 would grow by just 1.5%. 2013 also provides a growth forecast of 0.5% no light at the end of the tunnel. That says Cefic umbrella today in a press release. For more information please visit: http://www.cefic.org/newsroom/top-story/2012/EU-chemicals-sector-

P A G E 6

The European Parliament adopted the budget package deal of 2012/2013. It includes

six billion Euros to pay bills in 2012, priority for growth and jobs in next year's budget

and a strategy for dealing with payment shortfalls in 2013. For more information

please visit: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/

content/20121210IPR04502/html/Budgets-committee-confirms-deal-on-20122013-

budget-package.

According to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European

Union the industrial production of October 2012 compared with September 2012 fell

by 1.4% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.0% in the EU27.

According to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European

Union the volume of October 2012 of retail trade compared with September 2012 fell

by 1.2% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.1% in the EU27.

Single supervisory mechanism (SSM): At the Council meeting on 12 December the EU finance

ministers agreed on the general approach on the legislative package that establishes single

supervisory mechanism (SSM) for the oversight of credit institutions, which is a key element in

the EU's plan to establish a banking union. The agreement in the Council will enable its rotating

presidency (currently – Cyprus) to negotiate the package with the European Parliament, the aim

being to adopt the legislation by the end of the year. The legislative proposal on the SSM

contains two regulations: one confers supervisory tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB),

while the other modifies the existing regulation on the European Banking .

Economic Developments in the EU

A public consultation has been launched on the future direction of European metrology research under Horizon 2020, the European framework programme for research and innovation. The consultation offers individuals and organisations the opportunity to give their views on the current state of play of metrology research in Europe and the challenges it faces.

Public Consultations and Calls for Tenders

output-to-remain-stagnant-in-2013/.

A team of chemists at Imperial College London has found a way to quickly detect trace amounts of chemicals, including pollutants, explosives or illeagal drugs. The method, recently presented in the journal Nature Materials, gives scientist the means to isolate a single target molecule from 10.000 trillion water molecules within milliseconds. They do this by trapping the target molecules on a self-assembling single layer of golf nanoparticles. The study was funded in part vy a European Research Council (ECR) grant.

Nobel Peace Prize 2012 awarded to European Union. The

EU has received the 2012 award for advancing the causes

of peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights in

Europe. In its announcement on 12 October, the

Norwegian Nobel Committee said its decision was based on the stabilising role the EU has

played in transforming most of Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace.

Other

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EUROLAB HQ News

EUROLAB Board meeting in Brussels, 21-22 February 2013.

EUROLAB General Assembly and Annual Meetings , place tbc, 08-10 April

2013.

TCQA meeting, 08 April 2013.

Board meeting, 10 April 2013.

General Assembly, 10 April 2013.

Seminar, 11 April 2013.

EUROLAB National Members’ Meeting, place tbc, 07-09 October 2013.

Upcoming EUROLAB Events

Reports

EUROLAB president Jiří Sobola participated in the ILAC/ IAF General Assembly and

Annual Conference 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. He reported about the ILAC Laboratory

Committee, the ILAC Executive committee, the ILAC and IAF General Assembly as well as

about the joint IAF/ILAC Assembly. EUROLAB is now also a member of the ILAC

Inspection Committee. EUROLAB’s position on ILAC P10 regarding the hierarchy of

alternatives for achieving and demonstrating traceability. For further details please see

the meeting report at the EUROLAB website (National Members‘ Area).

José Luis Sánchez Álvarez-Campana participated on behalf of EUROLAB in the 29th EA

Advisory Board (EAAB) meeting in Brussels. A new three year term has started for the

EAAB members. Michael Nitsche (NA College) was unanimously elected as the EAAB

Chairman, Martin Stadler (Industry College) and Christian Priller (CAB College) were

elected as vice-chairs. The following topics were discussed: what does EA expect from

EAAB?; reports on EA MAC and EA HHC; ILAC P10; report on the implementation of EC

Regulation 765/2008; PTT and MR accreditation under the EA MLA; Assessing scopes of

CAB´s during the accreditation cycle; Enhancement of peer-evaluation; European organi-

zations competing with NABS; and EA membership for scheme owners. For further de-

tails please see the meeting report.

EUROLAB president Jiří Sobola attended the EA General Assembly in Bratislava. Thomas

Facklam from Danak was elected as new EA chairman taking over from Graham Talbot. In

the future there will be a newly establish position of EA Executive Manager, who will be

located in Brussels. During the meeting all EA committees reported about their activities.

The new EA HHC Chairman comes from ENAC. Presentations were given on projects con-

ducted together with various EU DGs, i.e. with DG CLIMA, DG SANCO and DG ENVIRON-

MENT. The participants were also informed that EA 2/17 will be revised and the SOGS

Group will become an advisory committee on accreditation. For further details please

see the meeting report.

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N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

National Members

On the 24th of October the founding meeting for the Fenelab Sector Electro took

place at VSL, Delft, The Netherlands. 27 Companies were invited to this meeting, both

members and non-members of Fenelab. The chairman of Fenelab, René Dijkstra,

showed in his presentation the benefits of Fenelab membership, like being represented

in the User Council of the Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) and the Council of Advice

of the Dutch Institute for Normalization. The chairman also mentioned the benefits and

importance of the European contacts (EUROLAB) and several other commissions of

Fenelab.

RELACRE was accepted as member of UILI (International Union of Independent Labor-atories). RELACRE was accepted as member of UILI (International Union of Independent Laboratories) during the UILI BoA Lisbon meeting, hosted by RELACRE, on 19th of Octo-ber. In the previous day, UILI President Dr. D. Manahén Alonso and UILI Vice-President Dr. Toru Matsumura were both Invited Speakers during the RELACRE-FELAB Symposium also held in Lisbon.

Turklab Is Supporting National Proficiency Testing Programs and Providers.

Strengthening the Quality Infrastructure in Turkey as part of the EU-funded project held

Profiency Testing Programme Closing Meeting on June 20, 2012 in Istanbul. TURKLAB

supported this Programme from the beginning. At this Programme TURKLAB members

performed 5 PT programs in food, feed, packaging and calibration areas.

News

RELACRE and FELAB had a joint organization of a symposium aiming to discuss “Globalization

and International Trade – Perspectives and Opportunities”.

It was held in Lisbon in the National Laboratory of Energy

and Geology facilities, on the 18th of October. These

periodic meetings are organized in order to allow

Portuguese and Spanish entities to discuss cooperation,

strategies and joint opportunities. This event was shared

by about 120 participants related to both Associates top

management.

The Invited Speakers were: Dr. Jeff Llewellyn (Vice-President of EUROLAB), Dr. D. Manahén Alonso (President of UILI), Dr. Drewin Nieuwenhuis (General Secretary of CEOC International), Dr. D. Fernando Ferrer Margalef (Director of CEM - Centro Español de Metrología), Dr. Toru Matsumura (IDEA Consultants In., Japan), Inmaculada Lorente García (Director of Operations of ENAC - Entidad Nacional de Acreditación) and Dr. Paulo Tavares (IPAC – Portuguese NAB). Álvaro Silva Ribeiro (President of RELACRE) and José Luis Sánchez Álvarez-Campana (President of EUROLAB – Spain) were representing the EUROLAB Host members.

Events

Panelists

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EUROLAB member TURKLAB, the Association for Turkish Calibration and Test Laboratories organizing laboratory quality conferences for Turkish laboratory sector since 2010. TURKLAB hosted the 4th Laboratory Quality Conference at 19th September 2012 in Istanbul.

The Conference was attended by 150 guests from Turkish privat and public laboratory sector. It was a unique opportunity for all parties, customers, exporting and importing companies, national accredited laboratories, supplier companies, and local authorities to share the issues of quality in laboratory with international experts. The conference was also a good possibility to discuss the local problems of laboratories related to quality issue, proficiency testing programs and accreditation.

The high level panellists representing laboratories from the EU, USA and Turkey presented their views on important quality issues:

Dr. Ömer Güzel - Contributions of Quality and Qualification Standard TS EN ISO 15189 to Medical Laboratories

Jacques McMillan - Importance of Laboratories &

Accreditation in the Future Business World

Derya Turgay - Present State of Accreditation of

Calibration Laboratories in Turkey and

Development of Accreditation

Dr. Jan Basten - EUROLAB Laboratory Community

Heading for the Future

Servet Koçak - Principles for Provision of Test and

Calibration Service Support of KOSGEB from

Laboratories to the Sector and Contributions of

TURKLAB to Commissions

Jeffrey LeJeune - Biosafety Applications in Laboratories

Dr. Mustafa Kolukırık - PCR-Based Molecular Methods in Food Control, Pathogen, GM and Meat Type Analysis

Nuri Kunt - Restructuring of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation, Organization of Laboratory Services and Authorization of Laboratories which Makes Measurement in the Scope of Environmental Legislation

Gökhan Birbil - Contributions of Revisions 2012 of ISO 17025 and ISO 17020

Aydın Sağlık - Developments in the Sector of Building Construction Laboratory

Selami Güven Antal - ISO 10002 Quality Management – Customer Satisfaction

Göksenin Sevdin - Importance of Laboratory Analysis for Textile Products in Consumer Safety

TURKLAB at World Metrology Day 2012. World

Metrology Day 2012 Celebration in Ankara at at Bilkent

Hotel was attended by approximately 300 people.

TURKLAB was there.

Dr. Ömer Güzel

Dr.Jan Basten, award ceremony

Dr. Can Demir TURKLAB

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N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

.

Upcoming Events Revision of the Blue Guide meeting in

Brussels, 13 February 2013.

EA LC meeting in Riga, 07-08 March

2013.

EA CC meeting in Belgrade, 13 March

2013.

EA IC meeting in Belgrade, 14 March

2013.

EA HHC meeting in Brussels, 19-20

March 2013.

EA CPC meeting in Bucharest, 10-11 April

2013.

CAB College meeting in Brussels, 17 April

2013.

EAAB meeting in Brussels, 18 April

2013.

EA General Assembly in Paris, 29-30

May 2013

Building Test Expo Cologne 2013 in

Cologne, 11-13 June 2013.

EA LC meeting in Malta, 18-19 Sep-

tember 2013.

IAF – ILAC meetings in Incheon

(South Korea), 16 – 25 October

2013.

CAB College meeting in Brussels, 29

November 2013.

EAAB meeting in Brussels, 30

November 2013.

Recruitment and Personnel Matters President Changes of TURKLAB. TURKLAB Turkish

Calibration and Test Laboratories Association is an

associated member of EUROLAB since 2004. In the

General Assembly of TURKLAB at January 26, 2012,

Dr. Ömer GÜZEL handed over the presidency to Dr.

Can Demir. In the time, Dr. Can Demir left his

laboratory tasks and focused on educational

affairs. At 9th October Mrs. Aliye KIYICI took the

president task of TURKLAB.

Dr. Ömer GÜZEL and Dr. Can Demir

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EUROLAB National Members’ Meeting 2012

National Members’ Meeting, 09th October 2012, NPL, Teddington

The European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing

and Analytical Laboratories (EUROLAB) held its well-attended National Mem-

bers’ Meeting on 09th October 2012 at the National Physical Laboratory in

Teddington, UK.

The delegates from 19 countries gathered at the EUROLAB National Members’ Meeting to

discuss current developments within the Federation and laboratory area.

Jiří Sobola, EUROLAB president, outlined the main achievements in the last couple of years

with reference to the EUROLAB strategy 2009 – 2013. The President highlighted the efforts of

the EUROLAB Technical Committee for Quality Assurance in Testing and Calibration, chaired by

Manfred Golze, in its support for the technical work of the Federation. In addition he empha-

sised the improvement of communications as well as the increase of EUROLAB’s international

influence through vital cooperation with other stakeholders.

EUROLAB Seminar “The Role of Accredited Laboratories in Regulation and

Market Surveillance”

The British Measurement and Testing Association (BMTA), organiser of the National Members’

Meeting and EUROLAB seminar represents the interests of the measurement and testing indus-

try in the UK. Jeff Llewellyn,

Chief Executive of BMTA and

EUROLAB Vice-president, repre-

sents BMTA on the EUROLAB

Board. The successful EUROLAB

Seminar took place on 10th Oc-

tober 2012 in Teddington and

featured high-level speakers

who stimulated rich discussions.

EUROLAB Seminar, 10th October 2012, NPL, Teddington