National Accreditation Bureau of Latvia
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
SYSTEM IN LATVIA
Olga Veilande,
Head of LATAK
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Latvian National Accreditation
System consists of:
 Latvian National Accreditation
institution LATAK;
 Latvian National Accreditation
Council;
 Branch Technical committees for
accreditation.
To maintain a unified and internationally
recognized national accreditation system in
Latvia, in accordance with European and
international standards, as well as provide
an international recognition of results
issued by bodies accredited by Latvian
National Accreditation Bureau LATAK
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to assess, accredit and supervise certification and
inspection bodies and testing and calibration laboratories
and environmental verifiers in accordance with the
requirements of Latvian National standards, normative
acts, European and international standards;
To organize proficiency testing and co-ordinate
interlaboratory comparison in accordance with the local
and international requirements;
To co-operate with other National accreditation bodies;
To represent Latvia in international accreditation
organizations;
To maintain and update data base on accredited bodies.
The
Latvian
National
Accreditation
Council is a consultative advisory body
for the accreditation of testing and
calibration laboratories and certification
and inspection bodies and environmental
verifiers in the regulated and nonregulated area.
Main functions of the Council are as follows:
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to participate in the drawing up of the State policy on the
accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories, certification
and inspection bodies and environmental verifiers and supervision
of their operation in line with the requirements of normative acts;
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to participate in the formulation and assessment of regulatory
instruments and accreditation procedures for the Latvian National
Accreditation System;
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to promote the co-operation with international and foreign
accreditation bodies.
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representatives of the State interest:
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Ministry
Ministry
Ministry
Ministry
Ministry
of
of
of
of
of
Economics;
Transport;
Health;
Environment;
Agriculture
representatives
of
accreditation bodies:
the
interest
◦ Latvian National Accreditation Bureau;
◦ Latvian National Metrology Institute;
◦ Latvian Standard.
of
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representatives of the interest of
clients of conformity assessment
bodies:
◦ Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
◦ Latvian Employers Confederation;
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representative of interest of
consumers:
◦ Consumer Rights Protection Centre.
LATAK has established the following
Accreditation Branch Technical Committees:
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ABTC
ABTC
ABTC
ABTC
for
for
for
for
testing laboratories;
calibration and verification;
certification;
inspection.
EA Multilateral Agreement (EA MLA) in the
following fields:
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accreditation of testing laboratories;
accreditation of calibration laboratories;
accreditation of product certification bodies;
accreditation of quality system certification
bodies;
accreditation of personnel certification bodies;
accreditation of inspection bodies.
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Participation in the EA committees;
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EC FALB;
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EC/OECD GLP;
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Cooperation with other Accreditation
bodies.
• The Ministry of Economics notify the European
Commission regarding the authorised
conformity assessment bodies, which act in
accordance with the specified requirements of
conformity assessment in the regulated
sphere;
• The accreditation according to EN 45000 and
17000 standard series are provided by the
National Accreditation institution;
• The same procedure for authorisation of
comformity assessment bodies at the national
level.