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A new EU Council Regulation, 1893/2006, on statistical classification of economic activities (NACE codes, version 2) was published in December 2006 and comes into effect on 1st January 2008 .

Bríd Burke attended the above GLOBALGAP Accreditation body meeting on behalf of INAB. The main areas discussed were the following:

At the recent EA General Assembly in Cyprus (Nov 2007)- INAB were presented with their EA Multilateral Agreement certificate.

ISO15189:2007 2nd edition was published in April 2007.

The Directorate General Environment of the European Commission is proud to announce the winners of the European EMAS Awards 2007 in the prestigious ceremony on the EXPO 1998 area in Lisbon. The European EMAS Awards 2007 is the most prestigious award in environmental management and has been handed to top companies and local authorities since 2005.

The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) has developed a graphic symbol (Weblink) that can be used for linking to the ILAC website. This Weblink can be used from the websites of accreditation bodies, accredited laboratories, liaison partners and other interested organisations.

On the 5th and 11th September, INAB held two client workshops in Cork and Dublin, respectively, for its members.

The EA Certification Committee held its 14th meeting in Vienna on 11th and 12th September 2007. Adrienne Duff attended on behalf of INAB. The committee is formed primarily of European Accreditation Bodies but also has representatives from stakeholder groups.

ILAC is the international cooperation of laboratory and inspection accreditation bodies which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary. One of the primary aims of ILAC is the removal of technical barriers to trade.

INAB are delighted to announce that the 2nd INAB Assessor Forum will be held in Wilton Park House, Wilton Place, Dublin in January 2008.