International Cooperation

"Creating conditions for mutual recognition of conformity assesment results produced by of accredited bodies in the international and interstate/regional level" is mentioned as one of the objectives of accreditation in accordance with article 43 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus N 437-3 of October 24, 2016 «On assessment for compliance with technical requirements and on accreditation of conformity assessment bodies".

This requires from BSCA to establish cooperation in the field of accreditation in all regions where Belarusian goods are sold (50% of the goods produced in Belarus are exported).

Thus, BSCA represents Belarus in the field of accreditation in the following regional and international organisations.

	INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (ILAC) ILAC is the international authority on laboratory, inspection body, proficiency testing provider and reference material producer accreditation, with a membership consisting of accreditation bodies and stakeholder organizations throughout the world. ILAC aims to demonstrate the equivalence of the operation of its Member Accreditation Bodies through this Arrangement. As a consequence, the competence (within the accredited scopes) of laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers and reference material producers accredited by these accreditation bodies is demonstrated and recognised by all signatory accreditation bodies. The market can then be confident in accepting certificates and reports issued by the accredited laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers and reference material producers. BSCA has been an associated member of ILAC since 2011. The resolution of the 15th ILAC General Assembly on accepting BSCA as an associated member of ILAC was adopted on 21 December 2011 in Sydney, Australia - see the ILAC Resolution N15.03. Since October 5, 2018 BSCA has been the ILAC MRA signatory in the field of Testing (ISO/IEC 17025) Calibration (ISO/IEC 17025) Since June 5, 2020 BSCA has been the ILAC MRA signatory in the field of Medical Examination (ISO 15189) Inspection (ISO/IEC 17020) Proficiency Testing Providers (ISO/IEC 17043) The resolutions adopted by ILAC General assemblies can be found at ILAC website. In the period from 2018 to mid-2023, BSCA was: a member of European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) and a signatory to EA MLA in the field of Testing laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025; Calibration laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025; Certification bodies for Persons according to ISO/IEC 17024; Certification bodies for Products according to ISO/IEC 17065; Certification bodies for Management systems according to ISO/IEC 17021-1; Medical Examination (ISO 15189); Inspection (ISO/IEC 17020); Proficiency Testing Providers (ISO/IEC 17043) a member of International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and a signatory IAF MLA in the field of Product Certification (ISO/IEC 17065); Management Systems Certification (ISO/IEC 17021-1); Certification of Persons (ISO/IEC 17024).
	International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF) http://www.ihaf.org.ae/ Since October 20, 2019, the BSCA is a full member of the IHAF (see the Minutes GA 4/2019).
	The Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of the Commonwealth of Independence States (EASC) http://easc.by/en/ More information about the activities of the BSCA under the EASC can be found here.
	Interregional Association for Standardization (MAC) The BSCA represents the Republic of Belarus on accreditation in the Interregional Association for Standardization (headquartered in Ankara, Turkey).