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The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) has launched the following new accreditation schemes. ISO/IEC 17029 accreditation for Validation/Verification Bodies ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation for Health & Safety Officers (HSO) Working in Laborers’ Accommodations ISO/IEC 17021-1 accreditation for ISO 13485-Medical Device Quality Management Systems For these new schemes following EIAC requirements have been issued/amended: Accreditation Requirements for […]

As part of its efforts to keep onboard the clients and stake holders regarding accreditation system, the EIAC has sent following EIAC requirements for comments from stakeholders. Draft New EIAC Requirement for New Accreditation Scheme for Validation/Verification Bodies (Comments due on 11th December 2024). Draft New EIAC Requirement for New ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditation Scheme for […]

Joint annual meetings of International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) are being held from 1 to 10 October 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The Asia and Pacific regions are represented by regional accreditation group Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) and Arab region is also represented by the Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC). Details […]

Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) accredited Aster healthcare groups’ four hospitals and a Day Surgery Centre. The accreditation certificates were awarded on the occasion of “World Patient Safety Day”. The accreditation certificates were awarded in presence of Ms. Amina Ahmed Mohammed CEO of EIAC and Dr. Marwan Al Mulla CEO of the Health Regulation Sector […]

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 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 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 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) 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 […]

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 […]



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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 […]