The Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) Multilateral Agreement Group (MLA) decided in its meeting held on 19-02-2017 in the United Arab Emirates – Dubai, to accept the Accreditation Unit in the Jordan Accreditation and Standardization System (JAS –AU) as a signatory to its Mutual Recognition Arrangement in the fields of Accreditation of Testing and Calibration Laboratories according to (ISO/IEC 17025) and Accreditation of Medical Laboratories according to (ISO 15189) . this means the acceptance of test (including medical) and calibration reports in the region, thus contributing to the facilitation of trade and the free-trade goal of “Accredited once, accepted everywhere”.
This long-awaited achievement comes after years of hard work, continuous efforts and collaboration of Assessors, Technical experts, Technical Committee members, Accreditation Committee members and accredited labs.
The Accreditation Unit in the Jordan Accreditation and Standardization System (JAS –AU) congratulates and thanks everyone who has contributed in the realization of this Grand National Achievement, Hoping for the continued cooperation to achieve international recognition.