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The flexible scope of accreditation

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The scope of accreditation for testing laboratories can inhibit, in certain cases, their quick response to customers needs, if the scope is too rigid with regard to the modification of test methods and the introduction of new ones using the same measurement principles. Document EA-2-05 published by the European Cooperation for Accreditation describes possibilities to allow flexibility in accredited laboratories. Several examples of a flexible scope are given.

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  1. DAR – German Accreditation Council c/o, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12203 Berlin, Germany, , , , , , DE

    B. Steffen

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Steffen, B. The flexible scope of accreditation. Accred Qual Assur 7, 25–28 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-001-0395-1

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