Institute for Accreditation of the Republic of Macedonia

2 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Institute for accreditation of the Republic of Macedonia D-r Trpe Ristoski Director , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

3 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Legal and operational framework - Law on Accreditation (OJ RM, 120/09) - harmonized with the EC Regulation No.765/ Statute (2010) - Quality management system documentation in accordance to MKS EN ISO/IEC , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

4 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Organisational structure IARM authorities Council Financial Control Board Director Technical working bodies Accreditation Board, Appeals Committee Technical Committees, Sector Committees Personnel Evaluation Committee Commission for accreditation Employee , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

5 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

6 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia IARM’s Council (11 members) Government CABs Chamber of commerce Universities Consumers protection IARM , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

7 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Institutional capacity Personnel Permanent employees 16 Lead assessors10 Administration5 Technical staff , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

8 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Institutional capacity Pool of assessors and experts Lead assessors 18 Technical assessors 47 Technical assessors in training 10 Experts , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

9 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Institutional capacity Technical Committees - TC for Testing laboratory - TC for Calibration laboratory - TC for Inspection bodies - TC for Certification bodies , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

11 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Accreditation procedure accredited conformity assessment bodies Testing laboratories44 Calibration laboratories8 Medical laboratories3 Products certification bodies3 Systems certification bodies4 Inspection bodies82 TOTAL144 * Withdrawn 14 accreditation , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

12 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Accreditation procedure 19 ongoing accreditation procedures -Testing laboratories (7) -Calibration laboratories (2) -Medical laboratories (1) -System certification body (3) -Inspection bodies (6) , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

12 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Accreditation procedure , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

12 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Accreditation procedure , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

13 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia International activities , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

13 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia EA-MLA signature status - Application for EA MLA (February 2009) for testing laboratories, inspection bodies and products certification bodies -Preliminary visit has been carried out by the EA evaluation team from 7 th to 11 th December Peer-evaluation assessment is October April 2012, sign EA-MLA for testing laboratories, inspection bodies and products certification bodies -October 2012, sign ILAC-MRA for testing laboratories, inspection bodies and products certification bodies -First surveillance with extending of scope for medical laboratories – March and July , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

13 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Benefits of EA-MLA signature -International recognition of IARM and National economy -Elimination of technical barriers in the trade of goods and services -Participation of national company on international activities (tenders) -Cross border accreditation , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

14 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia International and Regional cooperation Full member of EA (November 2007) Active participation on EA General Assembly and EA Committees (EA-MAC, EA-LC, EA-IC, EA-CC, EA –HHC, EA-CPC) Full member of ILAC (December 2008) Participation on the ILAC General Assembly and ILAC Committees Signed the bilateral cooperation agreements with all accreditation bodies from the region -ATS, ATCG, DA, HAA, BAS, TURKAK, DAK, BATA, MOLDAK -DAkkS and UKAS , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

14 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia National cooperation Government of the Republic of Macedonia -Ministry of economy -Ministry of transport and connection -Ministry of agriculture -Ministry of environmental -Ministry of health -……. -Institute for standardization of R.M. -Bureau of Metrology , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

14 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia National cooperation Chamber of commerce -Memorandum of Understanding Universities Consumer protection organization Organizations on the field of Quality Infrastructure -MAKLAB , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

14 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Projects -EU projects -IPA national -IPA regional -CARDS -PTB -World Bank -GTZ (GIZ) -SIDA , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

15 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Promotion activities -9 th June “International day of accreditation” -Annual Reports -Brochures in the area of accreditation -Promotional CD for IARM -Regional conferences for accreditation -National conferences for accreditation -Web site , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

15 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Promotion activities , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation

16 Institute for Аccreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Institute for Accreditation of the Republic of Macedonia Kej Dimitar Vlahov, 4, building 2, floor Skopje, R. Macedonia Phone : +389 (0) fax: +389 (0) , Kaliningrad, Russian Federation