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Singapore Accreditation Council

Joint General Assembly of APLAC PAC 2014

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2 July 2014

SAC signed key mutual recognition agreements at the 2014 APLAC PAC Joint General Assembly, enabling SAC accreditation to support market access across more than 75 economies.

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A large conference room with attendees seated at tables during the APLAC-PAC 2014 Joint General Assembly.

The inaugural Joint General Assembly (GA) for the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) and the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) was held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 21 to 27 June 2014. These joint meetings between the two regional groups facilitate closer collaborations and joint activities to achieve the common outcomes of both organisations.

SAC is a full member of both APLAC and PAC, and has contributed significantly as an immediate former Chair of APLAC and as a member of the PAC Executive Committee. As a MRA signatory member of APLAC and PAC, SAC participates in key meetings to ensure the equivalence of accreditations provided by our counterparts and influence related accreditation and certification issues where necessary.

The key highlight for SAC at this Joint Meeting is our signing of the inaugural APLAC MRA for Proficiency Testing Providers (PTP) and the PAC MLA for Food Safety Management System (FSMS). We have also successfully renewed both our APLAC MRA and PAC MLA signatory status for another 4 years for Testing, Calibration, Medical and Inspection, and for Quality Management System and Product respectively. With these MRAs, SAC accreditation facilitates market access to over 75 economies.

Congratulations to SAC! All these achievements are only possible with the good work of all our volunteers, assessors and staff.

Three people stand at an APLAC event table, two holding an open document, with flowers and small flags on each side.

Signing of MRA to include PTP
(From L to R) Mr Nigel Jou (APLAC Chair), Ms Choy SK (SAC/SPRING Singapore), Ms Roxanne Robinson (APLAC MRA Council Chair)

Seven people stand holding certificates at an APLAC event, with a flower arrangement and APLAC banner visible.

Group Picture with other AB signatories who signed the MRA for PTP.
(From L to R) Mr Nigel Jou (APLAC Chair), Ms Maribel Lopez (ema), Mr. Keith Greenaway (ANSI-ASQ), Mr Yoshinobu Uematsu (JAB), Ms Roxanne Robinson (APLAC MRA Council Chair / A2LA), Mr Chen JS (TAF), Mr Wong WW (HKAS), Ms Choy SK (SAC/SPRING Singapore)

A group of eleven people posing together at a formal event in front of a projected PAC screen.

Group Picture with 9 other AB signatories who signed the MLA for FSMS

They are Indonesia (KAN), Sri Lanka (SLAB), India (NABCB), Vietnam (BOA), Australia/New Zealand (JAS-ANZ), Chinese Taipei (TAF), Japan (JAB), Singapore (SAC) and Mexico (ema).

PAC is now ready to accept MLA application for Certification of Persons. At the meeting, the development of MLA for Energy Management System (EnMS) was approved. SAC can look forward to entry into these new MLAs in the near future.

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