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EU Regulation 765/08 on Accreditation and Market Surveillance

On 9 July 2008 the EU Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Regulation 765/08 on Accreditation and Market Surveillance.

With effect from 1 January 2010, the EU Regulation will for the first time establish a legal framework for the provision of accreditation services across Europe. The Regulation lays down rules on the organisation and operation of accreditation of conformity assessment bodies in both the voluntary and regulated sectors.

While the requirements of the Regulation largely mirror the accreditation system currently in force in the UK there are some important changes from 1 January 2010. DIUS therefore welcomes the views of stakeholders on the accreditation aspects of the EU Regulation, and we have distributed an information pack that identifies these changes and interprets some of the more complex provisions. This is available to download in PDF format.

DIUS held an open day on 3 December 2008 to provide an opportunity to debate the accreditation aspects of EU Regulation 765/08. The presentations are available below and the questions raised by stakeholders thus far. Responses to the questions are being drafted - answers will be posted here before February 2009.

Open day presentations - 3 December 2008