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IAAC Mandatory Documents are documents that provide MLA requirements and mandatory applications of MLA requirements published under the authority of the IAAC General Assembly.

ILAC P-5: 11/2023 [MD 009] ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement: Scope and Obligations

Mandatory document for the IAAC MLA for Testing Laboratories including Medical/Clinical Laboratories, Calibration Laboratories, Inspection Bodies, Proficiency Testing Providers and Reference Materials Producers, for those ABs that are ILAC members.

ILAC P-9:01/2024 [MD 011] ILAC Policy for Participating in Proficiency Testing Activities.

Mandatory document for the IAAC MLA for Testing including Medical/Clinical and Calibration Laboratories, and Inspection Bodies.

ILAC P10:07/2020 [MD 012] ILAC Policy on Traceability of Measurement Results

Mandatory document for the IAAC MLA for Testing including Medical/Clinical and Calibration Laboratories. This latest version of ILAC P10 has an implementation period of 12 months from the date of publication, ie July 2021.

ILAC P12:04/2009 [MD 013] Harmonisation of ILAC Work with the Regions.

Mandatory document for IAAC as a recognized Regional Group by ILAC.

ILAC P14:09/2020 [MD 033] ILAC Policy for Measurement Uncertainty in Calibration

Mandatory document for the IAAC MLA for Calibration. This document sets out the requirements and guidelines for the estimation and statement of uncertainty in calibration. This latest revision reflects the 2017 versions of ISO/IEC 17011 and ISO/IEC 17025. The policy continues to be based on the Guide to Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) and retains the common understanding of the term CMC from the joint declaration issued by the BIPM and ILAC https://ilac.org/about-ilac/partnerships/international-partners/bipm/  The implementation date for this most recent version of ILAC P14 is March 2021.

ILAC P15:05/2020 [MD 007] Application of ISO/IEC 17020:2012 for the Accreditation of Inspection Bodies

Mandatory document for the IAAC MLA for Inspection. This revision includes updates as a result of the outcome of the ILAC Inspection Committee workshops, ISO CASCO clarification requests, the experience gained in the application of ISO/IEC 17020:2012, and the previous version of ILAC P15. The implementation date for ILAC P15:05/2020 is 18 months from the date of publication on the ILAC website (November 2021).

ILAC R7:05/2015 [MD 029] Rules for the use of the ILAC MRA Mark.

Mandatory document for the IAAC MLA for Testing including Medical/Clinical, Calibration and Inspection, for those ABs that are ILAC members.

Other Mandatory documents

IAAC Mandatory Documents are documents that provide MLA requirements and mandatory applications of MLA requirements published under the authority of the IAAC General Assembly.