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In the present, ema has the recognition of two regional and two international organizations. These recognitions have different scopes for different Conformity Assessment Bodies:
 

	Organization: International Accreditation Forum SCOPE OF THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT (MLA) OR MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (MRA) Quality Management Systems Certification Bodies. Environmental Management Systems Certification Bodies. Products Certification Bodies Global G.A.P Food Safety Management Systems Certificaction Bodies Information Security Management System Certification Bodies Validators/Verifiers of Greenhouse Gases ISO 14065 Validators/Verifiers of Greenhouse Gases ISO/IEC 17029 Occupational Health and Safety 45001 Medical Devices 13485 Energy 50001
	Organization: International Laboratories Accreditation Cooperation SCOPE OF THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT (MLA) OR MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (MRA) Testing Laboratories, Calibration Laboratories, and Verification Units (Inspection Bodies).
	Organization: Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) SCOPE OF THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT (MLA) OR MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (MRA) Mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) Certificate
	Organization: Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation SCOPE OF THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT (MLA) OR MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (MRA) Quality Management Systems Certification Bodies. Environmental Management Systems Certification Bodies. Testing Laboratories. Medical and Calibration Laboratories Verification units (inspection bodies) Food Safety Management Systems Certificaction Bodies Reference Material Producers Proficiency Testing Providers Product Certification Bodies (ISO / IEC 17065) Verification / Validation of Green House Gases (ISO 14065) Medical Devices Certification Bodies Information Security Management System Certification Bodies Persons Certification Bodies Certification Bodies of Management Systems Level 4 and 5
	Organization: The International EPD® System
	Organization: World Anti-Doping Agency
	Organization: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Due to the amount of international trade which takes place in Mexico and the world, and to the need  proving technical and operational competence, these international recognitions are important to ema. But, what are these recognitions? And, why are they important?

MUTUAL AND MULTILATERAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS

Multilateral Recognition Agreement (MLA) and Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), are agreements that guarantee that the signatories to the MLA or MRA, operate in an equivalent manner, applying the same standards and regulations.

Therefore, the MRA/MLA recognizes the equivalency of the accreditation programs of the signatory members, and the equivalency of activities the accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies carry out.

MRA’s and MLA’s main objective is to reduce the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). The agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade from the World Trade Organization “urges the Members to accept, by the other Member´s request, to negotiate mutual recognition agreements for the results of their respective procedures in Conformity Assessment”. This leads to “mutually satisfying” results, due to the possibilities for the easier trade of the product.

In the present, different legislation in different countries and other considerations don’t always make it possible to accept in one country the results from an MRA accredited Conformity Assessment Body from other countries. Nevertheless, there are places like Australia, New Zealand and most European countries, where the services and products from an MRA/MLA accredited certification body are easily accepted, with few or none technical barriers.

Today, the number of countries that are MRA/MLA signatories is over 70 within all regional and international organizations. Mexico’s Accreditation System can be compared to other members who have signed multilateral agreements, such as the United States, Canada, France, Brazil, Argentina, China, Japan, among others.

It is important to stress the fact that ema’s international recognition offers Mexican Trade an opportunity for the country’s products and services to have an endorsement that is recognized in the world’s market.

MRA BENEFITS. SUCCESSFUL CASES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

Know more:
publicsectorassurance.org
business-benefits.org

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