NDLI: Regional cooperation in proficiency testing: strategy planning and practical experiences in Western Balkan countries

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Author	Drvšek, Janko Pušnik, Igor Bojkovski, Jovan Begeš, Gaber
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	The article describes the project of regional cooperation in proficiency testing within CARDS 2006 (assistance programme to the Western Balkans), which was coordinated by European Committee for Standardization, European Commission and European Free Trade Association and conducted by the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Laboratory of Metrology and Quality. The later is the holder of the national standard for thermodynamic temperature as well as an accredited proficiency testing provider and also accredited as a calibration, testing and inspection laboratory. It is also responsible for graduate study programme Quality Engineering. Proficiency testing was considered as a core activity of the entire project, but additionally as a very appropriate platform for knowledge transfer of EU technical legislation in selected sectors, metrology, testing and quality assurance in general. The project had a high added value for participating laboratories in countries of Western Balkans, because it required an active role of all participating laboratories, assured participation of staff from national metrology institutions, all national accreditation bodies, and was supported by national quality infrastructures, such as standardization, governmental institutions etc. in the entire Western Balkans region. The activities stimulated progress in the area of conformity assessment, added knowledge to the implementation of technical directives and development of the technical part of national legislation and therefore facilitated the process toward the accession to the European Union. The main objective was therefore to organize proficiency testing in those sectors (construction, consumer protection and environment) that were vital in the pre-accession process of countries seeking full implementation of EU technical legislation.
Starting Page	125
Ending Page	131
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09491775
Journal	Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14320517
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-07-30
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Proficiency testing Regional quality infrastructure EU technical legislation Conformity assessment Measurement and testing Marketing Ecotoxicology Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Commercial Law Food Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Instrumentation Chemical Engineering Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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