National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia

Arrangement Council and Arrangement Committee (ARC) • Applications can now be submitted to ILAC from regional cooperation bodies for the evaluation of the recognition of their MRA/MLAs for the accreditation of biobanks as a result of the revision and publication of ILAC P4, P5 and R6 in June 2022. [...] On the completion of the evaluation and recognition of a region for the accreditation of biobanks, the final step for the extension of the ILAC MRA to include this activity can be completed. [...] Further information and access to presentations can be found through the link on the webpages: and WG Scopes of Accreditation The next face-to-face meeting of the AIC will discuss whether the year of the standard / method is to be included in scopes of accredit. [...] OIML – the application of ISO/IEC 17020 to the assessment of OIML Issuing Authorities under the OIML-CS An update on the progress of the OIML draft guidance document for the assessment of issuing authorities was provided. [...] • ISO TS 23824 Guidance on the application of ISO15189 in anatomic pathology - The review of the document was given to the WG, this was the first draft given the advanced stage of the ISO15189(2022) FDIS.