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On the occasion of Emirati Women’s Day, 28 August 2024, Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed CEO of EIAC in her message to EIAC staff said the country celebrates every year the bright journey of Emirati women who have proven their position in all forums under the wise leadership and with their continuous support. Emirati women are […]

EIAC hosted the executive committee meetings of Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) in Dubai, UAE. The meetings were held in connection with ARAC’s mid year meetings.

EIAC delegation attended APAC general assembly-2024 in Dubai, UAE. The EIAC delegation was headed by Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed, CEO of EIAC. Other EIAC delegates include Engr. Muhammad Shahid Rasool, Ms. Khawla Mohamed Al Zarouni, Mr. Abdulla Al Marzooqi, Engr. Yousef Ahmed AlJasmi, Mr. Mohammad AbdelMotagaly and Dr. Qasim Hamood Al Shamsi. The general assembly is […]

EIAC delegates to Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) attended the APAC MRA Council Meeting which was held during the APAC Annual Meeting-2024 in Dubai, UAE. Mr. Abdulla Mohammed Al Marzooqi and Engr. Muhammad Shahid Rasool took part in the discussions during the meeting. 1

Official Gala Dinner for the delegates of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) annual meeting-2024 in Dubai, UAE. 1

Meetings of various working groups & technical committees held during APAC Annual Meeting-2024 in Dubai, UAE. 1

Reception for the delegates of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) annual meeting-2024 in Dubai, UAE. 3

Meetings of various working groups conducted during annual meetings of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) in Dubai. Meetings of Joint PTP and RMP working group, Inspection working group, Sustainability working group, Product and Food Safety working group, Artificial Intelligence working group, Biobank & Medical Testing working group, Management System working group held. 1

The annual meetings of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) have formally inaugurated with host economy seminar. The seminar titled, “Shaping the Future: innovations & Advancements in UAE” attended by the delegates from Asia Pacific region’s accreditation bodies, affiliates, conformity assessment bodies and regulators. Welcome notes were from Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed, CEO of Emirates International […]

The annual meeting of Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) is jointly hosted by the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC), Emirates National Accreditation System (ENAS) and GCC Accreditation Center (GAC). The Meetings are scheduled to take place from July 13 to July 18, 2024, in Dubai, UAE. At EIAC, along with our co-hosts, we are pleased […]

In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued Decree No. (40) of 2024 on the formation of the Board of Directors of the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC). The Board is chaired by the Director General of Dubai […]

The CEO, management and staff of the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) wishes you a very happy Eid. Eid mubarak to all.

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) celebrated the “World Accreditation Day-2024”. In line with this year’s theme; “Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and shaping the future”, activities were devised. Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed CEO of EIAC in her opening speech congratulated the accreditation community on world accreditation day. She talked about the recent national and international developments […]

The Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) conducted re-evaluation of Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) on 06-10 May 2024. The Six-member peer evaluation team was comprised of peer evaluators from Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Jordon and South Africa. The peer evaluation covered the existing scope ISO/IEC 17025 (Testing and Calibration), ISO/IEC 17020 (Inspection) and ISO 15189 (Medical […]

The CEO, management and staff of the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) wishes you a very happy Eid. Eid mubarak to all.

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) has conducted various trainings. ISO 15189 training was conducted for medical laboratories and assessors and experts. Dr. Venkatesh Thuppil was the resource person. The training was conducted on 26-29 February 2024. Trainings of transition to new version of ISO 15189, Biobank and Halal standards were also conducted. Dr. Venkatesh […]

ISO/IEC 17024 training was conducted for persons certification bodies. The training also covered the conformity assessment scheme requirements. The training was attended by delegates from various public and private entities including Dubai Police. Engr. Muhammad Shahid Rasool was the resource person for the training. The training was conducted on 21-22 February 2024.

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) participated in Arab Health Exhibition and Congress held on 29 January to 1st February 2024. Arab Health is largest exhibition and forum of medical field in the region. A large number of exhibitors of medical products including devices, pharmaceuticals, healthcare service providers and medical professionals attended the exhibition and […]

The 11th annual meetings and general assembly of Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) were on 5th December to 14th December 2022 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The EIAC delegation headed by Ms. Amina Ahmed Ahmad CEO attended the meetings. The meetings were hosted by the Saudi Accreditation Center (SAAC).

Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) celebrated the 52nd national day of UAE with fervour and zeal. On this occasion EIAC CEO Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed praised the leadership of UAE for their untiring efforts for the development of country and wellbeing of its people. She said “I extend my warmest wishes and heartfelt congratulations to […]

The peer evaluation of Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) was conducted on 20-24 November 2023. The peer evaluation was jointly conducted by the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) and Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC). The eight-member peer evaluation team was comprised of peer evaluators from accreditation bodies of Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Tunisia, […]

The meeting of Advisory Technical Committee of Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) was held on 30 October 2023 in EIAC office. EIAC Deputy CEO Engr. Alia Ismail Ahmed who is also the vice chairperson of the committee presided the meeting. The committee reviewed the EIAC’s risk analysis for maintaining impartiality and managing potential conflicts of […]

The latest edition of ILAC Newsletter has published on 23rd October 2023. The newsletter is available on following link; https://ilac.org/latest_ilac_news/    

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) has launched new accreditation scheme for management systems certification bodies according to ISO 17021-1 main accreditation criteria for UAE S. 5037: 2021 “Tolerance and Coexistence management systems. A meeting with management systems certification bodies was held to Introduce the accreditation scheme. Representatives of various certification bodies attended the meeting. […]

In 2022, the UAE has seen growth in the travel and tourism sector that has contributed to 9% of the total GDP, while Dubai alone has seen a growth of 53.8% compared to 2021. According to “Euromonitor’s Top 10 City Destinations Index 2022”, Dubai was ranked second most visited city in the world. Addressing a […]

Joint annual meetings of International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) are being held from 6 to 15 November 2023 in Montreal, Canada. The IAF/ILAC Joint General Assembly will be held on 14 November 2023 while separate general assemblies of ILAC and IAF will be held on 15 November 2023. The entire […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) congratulates all on the occasion of birthday celebrations of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

The Health and Safety Department of Dubai Municipality (DM) intends to launch the certification scheme for Health and Safety officers for labor accommodations. The Health and Safety officers (HSO) would be required to get certification from EIAC accredited persons certification bodies.  As per the scheme all large labor accommodations would be required to designate two […]

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has issued a mandatory document IAF MD 27:2023 containing transition requirements for ISO 22003-1:2022. All Food Safety Management Systems (ISMS ISO 22000) Certification Bodies are required to implement the IAF MD document according to the defined dates.  The first edition of ISO 22003-1:2022 was released in June last year. IAF […]

The concepts of tolerance and coexistence in UAE are considered as fundamental to maintain social harmony and peace based on cultural pluralism, accepting others, and rejecting discrimination, hatred and intolerance in society. The UAE has issued UAE Standard UAE.S 5037: 2021 “Tolerance and Coexistence” for promotion of tolerance and coexistence. The Emirates International Accreditation Centre […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) wishes you a happy new Hijri year.

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) celebrated the “World Accreditation Day-2023” in collaboration with the Emirates National Accreditation System (ENAS). The celebrations were held at JW Marriot Marquis, Dubai. Video of the event: https://youtu.be/JTY3Fr2wGIc 1

In connection with “World Accreditation Day 9 June 2023”, the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) is organizing various events in the month of June in collaboration with Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) and Emirates National Accreditation System (ENAS). World Accreditation Day celebration event will be held on 12 June 2023 from 9 am to 2 pm […]

The Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) is holding its Annual Meetings 2023 from 23 June – 1 July 2023 in Anaheim, California. USA. The joint hosts of the 2023 Annual Meetings are APAC’s Full Members in the United States of America (A2LA, AIHA LAP, ANAB, IAS, IOAS, NVLAP, PJLA and UAF). https://www.apac2023.com/

The Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) is organizing Arab Accreditation Week from 5 to 9 June 2023. This is the fourth edition of Arab Accreditation Week. The theme for this year is “Together towards strengthening the role of accreditation in the Arab region in supporting the future of global trade”

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) wishes you a very happy Eid. 21

The latest edition of ILAC Newsletter has published on 19th October 2023. The newsletter is available on following link; https://ilac.org/latest_ilac_news/ News from EIAC are available on following link; https://ilac.org/latest_ilac_news/news-from-eiac/

EIAC’s Accreditation scheme for Proficiency Testing (PT) Providers is fully functional. The accreditation scheme was launched in 2020. Global Proficiency Testing Company (GPTC), Dubai become the first company to receive EIAC’s accreditation. GPTC’s scope of accreditation covers Water Chemistry for Sulphate, Chloride and pH Value, Water Microbiology for Legionella, TBC, Coliform, Fecal coliforms, E. Coli, […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) wishes you a blessed Ramadan. 2

EIAC’s public and assessors’ trainings during first half of the year 2023. 1. ISO 15189: 2022 Training for EIAC’s Approved Assessors Dates: 28 Feb 2023, 1st and 2nd March 2023. Trainers: Ms. Sheila Woodcock and Mr. David Ricketts 2. ISO ISO 15189: 2022 Training for Medical Laboratories staff & other interested parties Dates: 20 March […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) wishes you a happy new year.

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) is working to launch an accreditation scheme for persons certification bodies in collaboration with Pest Control Section of Public Health Services Department of Dubai Municipality. The main accreditation criteria  ISO 17024 and the scheme is in the field of “Pest Control” for following certifications: Pest Control Operator Certification Pest […]

Tenth annual meetings and general assembly of Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) were held on 4th December to 8th December 2022 in Cairo, Egypt. A delegation of Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) attended the  annual meetings and general assembly. Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed CEO of EIAC who is the current chair of ARAC has presided the […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) accreditation has launched new accreditation schemes for management systems certification bodies according to ISO 17021-1 main accreditation criteria. ISO 37301 Compliance management systems ISO 41001 Facility management systems DOH/SD/ADHICS/0.9 Abu Dhabi – Healthcare information and cyber security standard The following EIAC documents were revised regarding new schemes: Accreditation Application […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) wishes Happy National Day to the nation on the occasion of UAE’s 51st National Day. 2

EIAC celebrated the UAE national day. The ceremony was held in EIAC office. On this occasion EIAC CEO Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed thanked the wise leadership of UAE for their great efforts for the development of country. She said the untiring efforts of founding fathers and present leadership of UAE has made the country a […]

The meeting of Advisory Technical Committee of EIAC was held on 28 November 2022 in EIAC office. The meeting was the first in-person meeting after COVID-19 pandemic. EIAC CEO Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed who is also the chairperson of the committee presided the meeting. The committee reviewed the EIAC’s arrangement for impartiality in accreditation activities. […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) has conducted a three day training on ISO 15189 accreditation standard for medical testing laboratories. Dr. Venkatesh Thuppil was the main resource persons. Mr. Prabhakar Golkonda and Engr. Abdul Aziz Khamis Al-Merrri were the coordinators for the training course. Doctors, medical laboratory technologists, hospital officials, auditors and assessors attended […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) accreditation as an apex governmental accreditation body in Dubai has launched accreditation scheme for Healthcare Providers that covers the scopes of Hospitals, Clinics, Day Surgery Centers, Fertility Centers, Home Health Services, Medical Tourism and Telehealth Services.   Ms. Khawla Mohamed Al Zarooni -Project Associate for EIAC’s healthcare accreditation scheme […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) has formally launched accreditation scheme for medical tourism on 9 November 2022. The scheme was launched in the DXH Partner Connect 2022 event of the Health Tourism Department of Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Engineer Alia Ismail Al Marzouqi Director of Healthcare Sector-EIAC and Mr. Mohammad Al Muhairi Director of […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) is conducting special 4 days training for assessors for healthcare facilities including hospitals, day surgery centers, clinics, fertility centers, home health services, medical tourism and telehealth services on 5 November to 8 November 2022. The training is focused on EIAC Accreditation Standard for Healthcare Providers (EIAC-RQ-HCO-003). The EIAC standard […]

EIAC participated in 16th Dubai International Food Safety Conference (DIFSC). The conference was held in Dubai on 1st to 3rd November 2022. Large number of speakers from around the world attended the conference. Various plenaries, seminars, workshops and sub sessions were held during the three days of conference. EIAC also gave presentation about accreditation and […]

Meeting with FSMS Certification Bodies- October 2022 EIAC Advisory Technical Committee Meeting- November 2022 EIAC Board of Directors Meeting- November 2022

Annual meetings of International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF) are being held from 4 October to 17 November 2022. The IAF/ILAC Joint General Assembly will be held on 10 November 2022 while separate general assemblies of ILAC and IAF   IIAC will be held on 15 November and 17 November, respectively. The […]

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has issued a mandatory document IAF MD 26 containing transition requirements for upcoming version of certification standard i.e ISO/IEC 27001:2022. All Information Security Management Systems (ISMS ISO/IEC 27001) Certification Bodies are required to implement the IAF MD document according to the defined dates.  The new version of ISO/IEC 27001 is […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) has granted accreditation to the Forensic Investigation Unit of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Police in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17020 for the scopes of Questioned Documents, Fire and Arson Investigation, Forensic Autopsy & Histopathology, Clinical Forensic Medicine and Women and Child Examination. Ras Al Khaimah police is the first […]

The External Evaluation Award Committee (EEAC) of the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (ISQuaEEA) has endorsed the EIAC Accreditation Standard for Healthcare Providers after independent assessment. The EIAC Accreditation Standard for Healthcare Providers covers the scopes of Hospitals, Clinics, Day Surgery Centers, Fertility Centers, Home Health Services, Medical Tourism and […]

Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed Chair of Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) and CEO of EIAC attended the ISO Annual Meeting 2022 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She participated in ISO session that was organized in collaboration with IAF and ILAC. The session was arranged to discuss the digital transformation of conformity assessment with regard to the COVID […]

Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) accredited Kazakhstan Institute of Standardization and Metrology for Halal certification according to UAE halal standards. Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed CEO of EIAC presented the accreditation certificate in presence of Prime minister of Kazakhstan His Excellency Alikhan Smailov and Minister of Energy of UAE His Excellency Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei in a […]

EIAC CEO participated in Arab Regional Forum on Voluntary Third-Party Assurance in Food Sector Approach and Modalities in the Arab Region, which was held in Amman, Jordan. The forum was conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO) and Swedish International Development […]

The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) is maintaining close interaction with all stakeholders during Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The remote meetings are being conducted with accredited and applicant conformity assessment bodies (CABs). The EIAC is also conducting remote trainings for assessors and staff of CABs. The EIAC management is remotely participating in national and international meetings […]

Circular no.: EIAC /02/2020 DATE: 18 March 2020 To: All Conformity Assessment Bodies Greetings from Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) This is in continuation with our previous statement vide Circular no.: EIAC /01/2020, dated 11 March 2020. The EIAC is continuously monitoring the advice to assess the developments and risks following the outbreak of coronavirus […]

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE & Ruler of Dubai, issued Decree No. (02) of 2020 in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai on the restructuring of Board of Directors of the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC). According to the Decree, the Director General of Dubai […]

EIAC CEO gets Emirates Women Award of the year 2019 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohamed achieved “Emirates Women Award-2019”. She was the overall winner for professional category. There were seventy five (75) finalized nominations of high achieving professionals in this category. She was awarded for […]