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1 APLAC PR 008 INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF TEST REPORTS, CALIBRATION CERTIFICATES, INSPECTION REPORTS, REFERENCE MATERIAL CERTIFICATES AND STATEMENTS, AND PROFICIENCY TESTING REPORTS (What to look for on reports to make sure they are from an accredited laboratory, inspection body, reference material producer or proficiency testing provider) Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 1 of 36

2 APLAC PR 008 TABLE OF CONTENTS page 1. INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION THE APLAC ACCREDITATION NETWORK OBLIGATIONS OF APLAC MRA SIGNATORIES RECOGNITION OF APLAC THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCREDITATION APLAC PARTNERS THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE APLAC MRA SIGNATORIES...7 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 2 of 36

3 1. INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION Most trading nations have established systems to accredit technically competent and reliable testing, calibration and inspection facilities, reference material producers, and proficiency testing providers. These accreditation bodies are usually government-owned or government-endorsed and operate free from any commercial influence. Industry depends on reliable calibrations, testing, inspections, reference materials and proficiency testing. Accurate test and calibration results, inspection reports and reference material certificates and statements as well as proficiency testing reports are critical for the protection of public health and safety, the environment, and to facilitate trade. Testing and calibration laboratories are accredited as complying with the international standard, ISO/IEC (ISO for medical laboratories). Inspection bodies are accredited as complying with the international standard ISO/IEC Reference material producers (RMPs) are accredited as complying with ISO Guide 34 (until November 2019) and/or ISO Proficiency testing providers (PTPs) are accredited as complying with ISO/IEC Accredited testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, RMPs and PTPs are entitled to use the accreditation symbol (mark) of their accreditation body on their test, calibration and inspection reports, reference material certificates and proficiency testing reports within their scope of accreditation. 2. THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION Thirty-seven accreditation authorities in twenty-three Asia-Pacific economies and one multi-economy accreditation authority are signatories to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA). This MRA is based on regular peer evaluations against the international standard ISO/IEC Signatory accreditation bodies have thoroughly evaluated each other s systems of accreditation. These recognition arrangements also include mechanisms to ensure that the results of testing, calibrations, inspections, reference materials certification, and proficiency testing covered by the Arrangement, carry the same degree of accuracy and credibility on an on-going basis. Mutual Recognition means that each partner agrees to recognise accreditations granted by the other partners as equivalent to their own. The APLAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement enables testing, calibration, inspection reports, reference material certificates, and proficiency testing from the exporting country to be accepted in the importing country, avoiding requirements for re-testing, re-calibration, re-inspection, or re-certification thus saving exporters time and money. Accreditation operates in the voluntary sector, in that laboratories, inspection bodies, reference material producers, and proficiency testing providers are not required by accreditation bodies to be accredited. However, accreditation is increasingly being recognised by regulators worldwide as evidence of competence to carry out testing, calibration, inspection, reference material production, and proficiency testing for mandatory purposes, and thus the requirement for accreditation can also become mandatory. Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 3 of 36

4 An accreditation body cannot, however, compel a domestic regulator to accept endorsed reports and certificates from an overseas laboratory, inspection body, reference material producer, or proficiency testing provider accredited by an MRA partner. The decision on regulatory acceptance is with the regulators. The APLAC MRA replaces earlier bilateral arrangements between some of the economies mentioned below. 3. THE APLAC ACCREDITATION NETWORK The APLAC MRA involves thirty-seven counterpart authorities in twenty-three economies in the Asia-Pacific region and one multi-economy accreditation authority. These economies are: Australia; Bangladesh; Canada; People s Republic of China; Gulf region; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea, Malaysia; Mexico; Mongolia, New Zealand; Pakistan, Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Russian Federation; Singapore; Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Vietnam. 4. OBLIGATIONS OF APLAC MRA SIGNATORIES Each APLAC MRA Signatory for Testing, Calibration, ISO 15189, Inspection, Reference Material Production and Proficiency Testing Provider services: (a) uses equivalent procedures in the accreditation of: (i) laboratories under ISO/IEC 17011, any additional normative documents as specified in APLAC MR 001, and ISO/IEC 17025, or ISO for medical laboratories; (ii) inspection bodies under ISO/IEC 17011, any additional normative documents as specified in APLAC MR 001, and ISO/IEC 17020; (iii) reference material producers under ISO/IEC 17011, any additional normative documents as specified in APLAC MR 001, and ISO Guide 34 (until November 2019) and/or ISO 17034; (iv) proficiency testing providers under ISO/IEC 17011, any additional normative documents specified in MR001, and ISO/IEC 17043; (b) recognises, within its scope of recognition in this MRA, the accreditation of a laboratory, inspection body, reference material producer or proficiency testing provider by other signatories as being equivalent to an accreditation by its own organisation; recognises, within its scope of recognition in the MRA, the accreditation of a laboratory, inspection body or reference material producer by other signatories as being equivalent to an accreditation by its own organisation; (c) accepts, for its own purposes, endorsed test reports, calibration certificates and inspection reports issued by laboratories and inspection bodies, endorsed reference material certificates and statements issued by reference material producers, and endorsed proficiency testing reports issued by proficiency testing providers accredited by other signatories on the same basis as it accepts endorsed test reports, calibration certificates, inspection reports, reference material certificates and proficiency testing reports issued by its own accredited laboratories, inspection bodies, reference material producers and proficiency testing providers; Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 4 of 36

5 (d) recommends and promotes the acceptance by users in its economy of endorsed test reports, calibration certificates, inspection reports, reference material certificates and statements, and proficiency testing reports issued by organisations accredited by other signatories; (e) investigates all complaints initiated by a signatory resulting from endorsed test reports and calibration certificates issued by their accredited testing and calibration laboratories, endorsed inspection reports issued by their accredited inspection bodies, endorsed reference material certificates and statements issued by their accredited reference material producers, or endorsed proficiency testing reports issued by their accredited proficiency testing providers; (f) contributes to the work of the APLAC MRA Council; (g) participates in the work of APLAC including the return of ballots; (h) provides evaluators for the evaluation and re-evaluation of accreditation bodies appropriate to their size and to the needs of the APLAC MRA Council as resolved periodically by the MRA Council; (i) uses all information obtained from the peer evaluation process in a confidential and professional manner; (j) informs one another, as soon as possible, of any significant changes that have occurred or will occur in the status and/or operational practices of its accreditation body. The full text of the APLAC MRA (APLAC MR 002) can be found on the APLAC web site: 5. RECOGNITION OF APLAC APLAC is recognised as a Specialist Regional Body within the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Government regulators in the APEC economies use the APLAC MRA to underpin confidence in the acceptance of test, calibration and inspection reports, reference material certificates, and proficiency reports in the region. APLAC is a recognised regional body of ILAC. Thus, signatories to the APLAC MRA for testing and calibration are also signatories to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Global Arrangement, which groups over 90 nationally recognised accreditation authorities worldwide. 6. THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCREDITATION Accreditation by an APLAC MRA signatory is formal recognition that an organisation is competent to carry out specific tasks. A facility is accredited to issue specific types of test, calibration, inspection reports, reference material certificates, or proficiency testing reports. The specific areas of competence are specified in the Scope of Accreditation (e.g. a laboratory may be accredited to undertake specific chemical tests but not to test electrical products). Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 5 of 36

6 Accreditation is granted after detailed assessment of the competence of the organisation and its staff against technical and management system criteria defined in ISO/IEC for testing and calibration laboratories, (ISO for medical laboratories), ISO/IEC for inspection bodies, ISO Guide 34 (until November 2019) and/or ISO for RMPs and ISO/IEC for PTPs. This assessment is conducted by accreditation body staff in association with technical experts from the particular technology being assessed. Accredited organisations are subject to regular surveillance and reassessment by their national accreditation body. 7. APLAC PARTNERS The contact details of the APLAC MRA signatories are on the following pages. New partners are added once the APLAC MRA Council has voted on their acceptance following satisfactory reports from peer evaluations. On the following pages, details of the accreditation symbol (mark) visible on reports and certificates within the accredited facilities scopes of accreditation, the scope of recognition for each accreditation body (testing/calibration/inspection/iso 15189/RMP/PTP), and individual accreditation body website addresses are listed. For details of the scope of accreditation of individual facilities it is advisable to confirm details through the individual accreditation body s website. Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 6 of 36

7 8. THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE APLAC MRA SIGNATORIES Australia NATA National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia Bangladesh BAB Bangladesh Accreditation Board NATA 7 Leeds Street Rhodes NSW 2138 AUSTRALIA Tel: Fax: nata@nata.com.au URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; RMP; ISO 15189; PTP Signed: 19 November November December January 2016 BAB Ministry of Industries (5th Floor) 91 Motijheel C/A Dhaka 1000 BANGLADESH Tel: Fax: dg@bab.org.bd URL: Scope: Testing; Calibration Signed: 8 January June 2015 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 7 of 36

8 Canada SCC Standards Council of Canada/Conseil canadien des normes SCC Metcalfe Street Ottawa, ON K1P 6L5 CANADA Tel: Fax: URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; ISO Signed: 26 October 2000; 7 June 2012 Canada CALA Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc. CALA Baseline Road Ottawa, Ontario K2H 1B2 CANADA Tel: Fax: ccotter@cala.ca URL Scope: Testing Signed: 16 November 2005 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 8 of 36

9 Canada IQMH Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare IQMH University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E6 CANADA Tel: Fax: URL Scope: ISO Signed: 5 December 2012 China CNAS China National Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment CNAS 8 Nan Hua Shi Dajie Dongcheng District Beijing PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Tel: Fax: info@cnas.org.cn URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; ISO and RMP; PTP Signed: 3 December December December January 2015 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 9 of 36

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11 Gulf Region GAC GCC Accreditation Center GAC AlGadeer-Olaya Street Riyadh KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Tel: Fax: URL: Scope: Testing Signed: 15 June 2016 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 11 of 36

12 Hong Kong China HKAS Hong Kong Accreditation Service HKAS 36 th Floor, Immigration Tower 7 Gloucester Road Wan Chai HONG KONG, CHINA Tel: Fax: hkas@itc.gov.hk URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; ISO 15189; RMP; PTP Signed: 19 November November April June June 2014 Some conformity assessment bodies may perform more than one type of accredited activity under the MRA and use a combined accreditation symbol. Please contact HKAS for further information Inspection Calibration laboratories Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 12 of 36

13 Medical testing laboratory directed by a Pathologist Medical testing laboratory directed by a Scientist Testing laboratories other than medical testing laboratories Reference material producers Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 13 of 36

14 Proficiency Testing Provider India NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories Testing Laboratories Certificate No. : TC-XXXX Calibration Laboratories Certificate No. : CC-XXXX NABL National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories NABL House Plot-45 Sector 44 Gurgaon Haryana INDIA Tel: Fax: director@nabl-india.org URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; ISO 15189; RMP and PTP Signed: 26 October 2000; 11 December November 2016 Medical Laboratories Certificate No. : MC-XXXX Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 14 of 36

15 Proficiency Testing Provider Certificate No. : MC-XXXX Reference Material Producers India Certificate No. : RC-XXXX NABCB National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies NABCB National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies Quality Council of India 2 nd Floor, Institution of Engineers Building 2, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi INDIA Tel: /57; /38 Fax: ceo.nabcb@qcin.org URL: Scope: Inspection Signed: 11 September 2013 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 15 of 36

16 Indonesia KAN Komite Akreditasi Nasional KAN Medical Laboratory Gedung BPPT I, 10th Floor Jalan M.H. Thamrin No. 8 Kebon Sirih Jakarta Pusat INDONESIA Tel: Fax: kan-aplac-ilac@bsn.go.id URL Scope: Testing; Calibration; Inspection; ISO 15189; PTP Signed: 22 May November December March June 2017 Testing Laboratory Calibration Laboratory Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 16 of 36

17 Inspection Body Proficiency Testing Provider Japan JAB Japan Accreditation Board JAB Gotanda AN Building, 3F Higashigotanda, 1-chome Shinagawa-ku Tokyo JAPAN Tel: Fax: iajapan@nite.go.jp URL Scope: Testing; Calibration; ISO 15189; Inspection; RMP and PTP Signed: 23 October May April December June 2014 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 17 of 36

18 IAJapan International Accreditation Japan (IAJapan) For JNLA Testing IAJapan National Institute of Technology & Evaluation Nishihara , Shibuya-ku Tokyo JAPAN For JCSS Calibration and Reference Material Producers For ASNITE Testing, Calibration and Reference Material Producers Tel: Fax: iajapan@nite.go.jp URL: Scope: JNLA Testing; JCSS Calibration and Reference Material Producers; ASNITE Testing, Calibration and Reference Material Producers Signed: 23 October December April December 2007 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 18 of 36

19 Japan VLAC Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center Inc. VLAC 7F NOA Bldg., 2-3-5, Azabudai Minato-ku Tokyo JAPAN Tel: Fax: sugiyama@vlac.co.jp URL Scope: Testing Signed: 13 November 2003 Kazakhstan NCA National Center of Accreditation NCA National Center of Accreditation 11 Mangilik Yel Avenue Centre of Measurements Standards Building Astana REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN Tel: Fax: ic_nca@mail.ru URL: Scope: Testing Calibration Signed: 21 June 2017 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 19 of 36

20 Korea KOLAS Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme KOLAS Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) 93 Isu-ro, Maengdong-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA Tel: Fax: URL Scope: Testing Calibration ISO Signed: 23 October May November 2016 Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia Standards Malaysia Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia Standards Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia Century Square Level 1 & 2 Block 2300, Jalan Usahawan Cyberjaya MALAYSIA Tel: Fax: shaharul@jsm.gov.my URL Scope: Testing; Calibration; ISO 15189; Inspection Signed: 14 November November April June 2015 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 20 of 36

21 Mexico ema entidad mexicana de acreditación ema Mariano Escobedo 564 Col. Nueva Anzures CP MÉXICO DF Número de acreditación N X-XXX. Fecha de Acreditación AAAA-MM-DD Número de acreditación N X-XXX. Fe cha de Acreditación AAAA-MM-DD Número de acreditación N X-XXX. Fecha de Acreditación AAAA-MM-DD Número de acreditación N X-XXX. Fecha de Acreditación AAAA-MM-DD Tel: Fax: martha.mejia@ema.org.mx URL Scope: Testing, Calibration, Inspection; ISO 15189; PTP; RMP Signed: 16 November April June June 2016 Mongolia MNAS Mongolian Agency for Standardisation and Metrology (MASM) MNAS Bayanzurkh District, Peace Avenue 46A PO Box 48 Ulaanbaatar MONGOLIA Tel: Fax: gantsetseg@masm.gov.mn URL Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection Signed: 7 June June 2016 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 21 of 36

22 TL 0x MNS ISO/IEC For Testing CL 0x MNS ISO/IEC For Calibration IB 0x MNS ISO/IEC For Inspection Body Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 22 of 36

23 New Zealand IANZ International Accreditation New Zealand IANZ Level 1, 626 Great South Road, Greenlane Ellerslie, Auckland 1051 Private Bag 28908, Remuera Auckland 1541 NEW ZEALAND Tel: Fax: info@ianz.govt.nz URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; ISO 15189; RMP and PTP Signed: 19 November November April June 2015 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 23 of 36

24 Pakistan PNAC Pakistan National Accreditation Council PNAC Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) Ministry of Science and Technology 4 th Floor, Evacuee Trust Complex Agha Khan Road, Sector F-5/1 Islamabad PAKISTAN Tel: Fax: dg@pnac.org.pk URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration Signed: 21 May 2009 Papua New Guinea PNGLAS Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme PNGLAS NISIT Portion 414, Tabari Place Boroko NCD (PO Box 3042, Boroko, National Capital District) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Tel: Fax: Annah.Bale@nisit.gov.pg baleannah@gmail.com URL: Scope: Testing Signed: 13 May 2010 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 24 of 36

25 Philippines PAB Philippine Accreditation Bureau PAB 3 rd Floor, Trade & Industry Building 361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue Makati City 1200, Metro Manila PHILIPPINES Tel: loc.3225 / Fax: pab@dti.gov.ph URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration Signed: 16 November 2005 Russian Federation AAC AAC Analitica AAC AAC.A.XXXXX (where X is a number) AAC Analitica Apartment 1320 Leninsky Prospect 1/2 k.1 Moscow RUSSIAN FEDERATION Tel: /9333 Fax: / Boldyrev@analitica.org.ru; info@analitica.org.ru URL: Scope: Testing; RMP; PTP Signed: 21 May March June 2017 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 25 of 36

26 Russian Federation RusAccreditation Federal Accreditation Service Singapore SAC Singapore Accreditation Council RusAccreditation Federal Accreditation Service 7 Vavilova Street Moscow RUSSIAN FEDERATION Tel: Fax: MelyachenkovAN@fsa.gov.ru URL: Scope: Testing Calibration Signed: 21 June 2017 SAC SPRING Singapore 2 Fusionopolis Way #15-01 Innovis SINGAPORE Tel: Fax: chang_kwei_fern@spring.gov.sg URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; ISO 15189; PTP Signed: 19 November November April June 2014 Note (ZZZZ) may vary depending on the accreditation scheme e.g. PTP = Proficiency Testing Provider Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 26 of 36

27 Sri Lanka SLAB Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment SLAB ISO/IEC TL XXX-XX ISO ML XXX-XX Testing Laboratories Medical Laboratories Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment No 104A, Kithulwatte Road Borella SRI LANKA Tel: /9158 Fax: URL: Scope: Testing and ISO 15189; Calibration; Inspection Signed: 9 December June 2012; 6 January 2016 ISO/IEC CL XXX-XX Calibration Laboratories Inspection Bodies ISO/IEC IB XXX-XX Type A/B/C Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 27 of 36

28 Chinese Taipei TAF Taiwan Accreditation Foundation TAF 2F 95 Beida Road Hsinchu Taiwan CHINESE TAIPEI Tel: Fax: ceo@taftw.org.tw URL Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; ISO 15189; RMP; PTP Signed: 19 November 1997; 16 November 2005; 18 April September June 2014 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 28 of 36

29 Thailand NSC-ONSC NSC Office of the National Standardization Council NSC-ONSC Thai Industrial Standards Institute Building Rama VI Street, Rajthevi Bangkok THAILAND Tel: Fax: URL Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection Signed: 25 October 2001; 9 December 2009 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 29 of 36

30 Thailand BLQS-DMSc Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thailand BLA-DSS Department of Science Service BLQS-DMSc Bureau of Laboratory Quality Standards 5 th Floor, Building 14, Bureau of Laboratory Quality Standards Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health 88/7 Tiwanon Road Amphoe Muang Nonthaburi THAILAND Tel: Fax: blqs@dmsc.mail.go.th URL Scope: Testing; ISO 15189; RMP Signed: 14 November April June 2015 BLA-DSS Bureau of Laboratory Accreditation Department of Science Service (DSS) 75/7 Rama VI Road Ratchathewi District Bangkok THAILAND Tel: Fax: dusadee@dss.go.th URL Scope: Testing; RMP and PTP Signed: 22 May 2006; 17 June Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 30 of 36

31 United States of America A2LA American Association for Laboratory Accreditation A2LA 5202 Presidents Court, Suite 220 Frederick, MD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: Fax: URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; RMP; ISO 15189; PTP Signed: 19 November September December May June 2014 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 31 of 36

32 United States of America ANAB ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board ANAB Coldwater Road, Suite Fort Wayne IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: Fax: URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; RMP; Inspection; PTP Signed: 13 September 2006; 11 December 2008; 5 December 2012; 25 June 2014 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 32 of 36

33 United States of America AIHA-LAP, LLC AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs AIHA-LAP, LLC 3141 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 777 Falls Church VA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: Fax: URL: Scope: Testing Signed: 8 December 2010 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 33 of 36

34 United States of America IAS International Accreditation Service, Inc. IAS 3060 Saturn Street, Suite 100 Brea, California UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: Fax: URL: Scope: Testing; Inspection; Calibration Signed: 3 December April April 2005 United States of America NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program National Institute of Standards and Technology NVLAP 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2140 Gaithersburg, MD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: Fax: brad.moore@nist.gov URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration Signed: 19 November 1997 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 34 of 36

35 United States of America PJLA Inc Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc PJLA Inc 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1325 Troy MI UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Tel: Fax: URL: Scope: Testing; Calibration RMP Signed: 6 June 2008; 21 May September 2013 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 35 of 36

36 Vietnam BoA Bureau of Accreditation S BoA 8 Hoang Quoc Viet Street Cau Giay District Hanoi VIET NAM Tel: Fax: vuthuy@boa.gov.vn URL: Scope: Testing and Calibration; Inspection; ISO Signed: 26 October December December 2012 Australasia JAS-ANZ Joint Accreditation System Australia and New Zealand JAS-ANZ Level The Terrace (PO Box The Terrace, Wellington 6143, NEW ZEALAND) Wellington NEW ZEALAND Tel: Fax: kathryn.lockyer@jas-anz.org URL: Scope: Inspection Signed: 13 September 2006 Issue No. 59 Issue Date: 2017/08 Page 36 of 36

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