Business meeting of NAH and BSCA

November 22, 2019

Within the framework of the business meeting the Parties:

• discussed the ways to implement the agreements reached during the eighth meeting of the Belarusian-Hungarian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation;
• agreed upon and signed the Action Plan for IV quarter 2019 – 2020 on the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between NAH and BSCA signed on November 30, 2017;
• discussed the way of the implementation of ILAC P10 policy requirements to ensure traceability of measurement results, including the implementation of these requirements in national legislation (according to signed Action Plan 2018-19).

The Parties confirmed their intention to continue the development of cooperation in the field of accreditation within the Memorandum of Understanding between the NAH and BSCA.

When developing the Action Plan the Parties decided to determine the conditions to optimize and improve the efficiency of conformity assessments conducted by accredited entities in order to increase the supply of products in accordance with the agreements reached during the eighth meeting of the Belarusian-Hungarian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation;

In order to implement the recommendation of the Intergovernmental Commission during the business meeting the Parties agreed on the text of the Action Plan for IV quarter 2019 – 2020 for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the NAH and BSCA. The Plan includes activities, including those in the form of a videoconference, between the NAH and BSCA experts on:

• accreditation of proficiency testing providers for compliance with the requirements of the international standard ISO/IEC 17043;
• accreditation of inspection bodies against the requirements of the international standard ISO/IEC 17020;
• accreditation of medical laboratories against the requirements of the international standard ISO 15189 and other questions.