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Issuance of the new Policy PL-59: Policy and procedure for assessing the organizers of proficiency tests according to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17043: 2023 

This regulation determines the policy and procedure of SNAS for the transition to the accreditation of proficiency testing providers according to the requirements of the revised standard ISO/IEC 17043: 2023 published in May 2023.

Effective from: 20.10.2023

Accreditation of profeciency testing providers

Since 2019, SNAS is a signatory of EA MLA and ILAC MRA in the field of PT providers. In accordance with EA and ILAC policies, SNAS uses accreditation activities to ensure permanent fulfillment of all requirements resulting from the relevant accreditation scheme ISO/IEC 17043. PT providers are currently SNAS accredited in the following areas: testing (food of plant and animal origin, beverages, cosmetics, fuels, water, soil, sludge, construction industry, textiles, chemical products, air in the environment, testing of mechanical quantity measures, sampling of water and building materials) and calibration (calibration of measures of geometric quantities, mechanical quantities, thermal and technical quantities, measures and reference materials physically - chemical quantities, gauges and measurements of electrical quantities, frequency and time, medical devices - audiometers).

Submission of Application for Accredtation in the area PT Providers

The application for the accreditation service is submitted exclusively through the AIS accreditation information system.

Registration in AIS is required before submitting the first application for accreditation. When filling out the application for the accreditation service for the field of competence test providers, it is necessary to insert the completed Annex OA 4.

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Annex OA 4: Proficiency Testing Provider - v.01.07.21, v.29.11.19 59.12 KB
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Submission of a request for change of accreditation of a formal character

In the event of a change in accreditation of a formal character according to point 7.1.7 of MSA-04 (e.g. formal adjustment in the area or scope of accreditation, change in normative documents, change in a standard that does not affect the method, incorporation of reported changes to the flexible SA, adjustment of the SA resulting from requirements regulator, modification of the SA, resulting from the requirements of the mandatory documents EA, ILAC, IAF, other modifications that do not affect the relevant determining data, etc.), it is necessary to submit an application on the form TL 607 Application for change of accreditation of a formal character.

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TL-607: Application for change of accreditation of a formal nature 36.83 KB
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Methodical Guidelines for accreditation PT Providers

Identification Title Valid from File Extra Note
MSA-02 SNAS logo and marks 07/24
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MSA-04 Procedure for the accreditation 05/24
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MSA-05 Requirements for SNAS assessors and professional experts 09/24
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MSA-06 Responsibilities of SNAS and conformity assessment bodies 02/24
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MSA-07 EA requirements for the accreditation of flexible scopes (EA-2/15) 02/20 info
MSA-L/01 Field and scope of accreditation of laboratories field and proficiency testing providers 07/24
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Policies SNAS for accreditation PT Providers

Identification Title Valid from File Extra Note
PL-01 SNAS Policy on Quality and Impartiality 02/24
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PL-02 Code of conduct for SNAS employee 07/19
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PL-03 SNAS Policy on Non-Discriminatory Access to Accreditation 05/20
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PL-04 EA Cross Border Accreditation Policy and Procedure for Cross Border Cooperation between EA Members (EA-2/13 M:2019) 05/20 info
PL-05 SNAS Policy for the Implementation of Accreditation Schemes 06/21
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PL-06 SNAS Policy on Cooperation with Interested Parties 09/18
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PL-16 SNAS Policy on Protection and Use of SNAS Logo, Accreditation and Combined Mark of Accredited Body 03/20
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PL-25 SNAS Policy for Subcontracting 07/21
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PL27 SNAS Policy for accreditation of proficiency testing providers 06/21
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PL-59 Policy and procedure in assessment of PTP according to ISO/IEC 17043: 2023 10/23
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Checklist - Profeciency testing providers

Profeciency testing providers accredited by SNAS

Provider Informations
INTERPROJECT Ltd. https://inter-project.bg/en/
Proficiency Testing Solutions Bulgaria Ltd. https://ptsbg.eu/en/services/pt-provider/
Slovenská legálna metrológia (SLM) https://www.slm.sk/en/our-services/interlaboratory-comparison-measurements.html
PT Provider UCLSB Ltd. https://ptprovider.sslsb.org/en/
VUIS – CESTY, spol. s r. o. http://www.vuis-cesty.sk/
Výskumný ústav vodného hospodárstva (VUVH) http://www.vuvh.sk/?lid=3
Slovenský hydrometeorologický ústav https://www.shmu.sk/en/?page=2666

European database of profeciency testing programs (EPTIS)

EPTIS Informations
European database of profeciency testing programs (EPTIS)
https://www.eptis.org/

Selected competent Profeciency testing providers

Provider Information
ATG s.r.o. https://www.atg.cz/
Biorad EQAS https://www.bio-rad.com/en-sk/p/cd?ID=1200
B.I.P.E.A. Proficiency Testing provider https://www.bipea.org/
Calibrium http://calibrium.sk/
CompaLab https://www.compalab.org/pages/what-ilc-are-proposed/
CSlab https://www.cslab.cz/
Český metrologický institut https://www.cmi.cz/mezilaboratorni_porovnani
DRRR GmbH https://drrr.de/en/proficiency-testing/
EMQN https://www.emqn.org/
Fine Finish Proficiency Testing Provider https://finefinish.net/index.php/services/proficiency-testing/
GENQA https://genqa.org/
IFA-Tulln https://www.ifatest.eu/
IFA-Tulln https://boku.ac.at/ifa-tulln/
IFA-Tulln https://boku.ac.at/
Interlabtest.com http://interlabtest.com/
iis - Institute for Interlaboratory Studies Spijkenisse, The Netherlands https://www.iisnl.com/home_pagina_en.php
ILT – Interlaboratory Test https://ptinterlab.com/site/
INSTAND https://www.instand-ev.de/
LABQUALITY https://www.labquality.com/
LGC Standards https://www.lgcstandards.com/SK/en/
Národné referenčné centrum pre organizovanie medzilaboratórnych porovnávacích skúšok v oblasti potravín https://www.ruvzpo.sk/NRC_odd.htm
ORGREZ, a.s. http://www.orgrez.cz/sluzby/zkouseni-zpusobilosti/
Przedsiębiorstwo Geologiczne Sp. z o.o. http://interlabtest.com/
Randox Laboratories Limited https://www.randox.com/riqas-external-quality-assessment/
RfB https://www.rfb.bio/
Státní zdravotní ústav, Expetní skupia pro zkoušení způsobilosti, Praha, Czech republic http://www.szu.cz/espt
Studio D – akustika s.r.o. https://www.proficiencytesting.cz/seminare/
SEKK spol. s.r.o. http://www.sekk.cz/
Technická univerzita v Košiciach, Strojnícka fakulta, Katedra environmentalistiky http://www.mlpm.elfa.sk/
Umweltbundesamt GmbH https://www.umweltbundesamt.at/en/

Contact to NAB of neighbouring countries to the Slovak Republic with accreditation scheme according to ISO/IEC 17043 for PT providers

Country and abbreviation of the organization
Czech Republic CAI
Austria AA
Poland PCA
Hungary NAH

Contact the Technical Guarantor of PTP

Technical Guarantor: Ing. Stanislav Mikušínec; mobil: +421 948 893 169

Deputy Technical Guarantor: RNDr. Lívia Kijovská, PhD.; mobil: + 421 902 931 600

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