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23.10.09  The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company issues  EA Brochure named A  Briefing for Government and Regulators

17.6.09 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company issues its 2008 Annual Report.

9.6.09  We would like to inform you that 9.June 2009 was proclaimed by International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) as International Accreditation Day.
5.12.08 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company signed an agreement with General Health Insurance Company.

22.9.08 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company send to the accredited bodies the Survey of the satisfaction offered services.
 
9. June 2008 was proclaimed by International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation as International Accreditation Day.
 
12.5.08 From the end of March provide „European co-operation for Accreditation“ on his internet pages http://db.european-accreditation.org/ database called The EA Search Facility for Accredited Services  which make possible searching accredited Calibration and  Testing laboratories in Europe. CAI is one of the first five companies which got connected to this database.
 
20.6.08 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company, issues its 2008 Annual Report.
 
7.5.2008 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company received a letter from EA Multilateral Agreements Committee attesting that CAI successfully passed thru re-evaluation visit. CAI continues to be a signatory to the EA MLA in the fields of calibration, testing, inspection and certification of Persons, management Systems and Products in compliance with the internationally accepted criteria ISO/IEC 17011.
 
29.4.08 proceeded festive signature of the Ethical Codex of an accredited or certified person (staff member) by the representative of the first five companies which join to the Ethical Codex.
 
28.3.08 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company publically proclaimed an Ethical Codex of an accredited or certified person (staff member). The aim of the Codex is to raise the prestige of Accreditation and Certification.
 
18.3.08 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company arranged  seminary called  Significance of Accreditation for Government and Business Community.
CAI organized this seminar in cooperation with the Czech Senate.


8.12.07 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company received Certificate EA MLA, attesting his signatory to the European co - operation for Accreditation (EA) Multinational Agreement (EA MLA), in compliance with the internationally accepted criteria ISO/IEC 17011.
 
12.09.07  The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company announces that he will send all new information only by electronic way.
 
02.07.07 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company, issues new Price list valid from 1.7.2007.
 
28.6.07 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company, issues its 2006 Annual Report

28.11.06 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company together with the Factum Invenio s.r.o. research company published press release with results of the “Perception of the quality issues by the companies” project.

16.11.06 There have been published Appendixes to Certificate of Accreditation of all accreditation of all acredited bodies (e.g. Testing laboratories) for all specified areas of accreditation (e.g. P1 149 2006.pdf) in section Subject List. You can use full-text search in the text of the Certificates and in the Appendixes as well. There has been modified design of our web sites simultaneously.

07.09.06 With effectiveness from 1 January 2006, the Czech Accreditation Institute introduces a new service: "Update of the Scope of Accreditation", which will make it possible for the certification bodies operating certification of products to update, revise old documents or include new normative documents in their scope of accreditation.

30.06.06 The Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company, issues its 2005 Annual Report

21.06.06 On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of accreditation, the Czech Accreditation Institute issued a "Chronicle", which provides information about both the past and present of accreditation in the CzechRepublic.

8.3.06 Dear clients, on 16 March 2005, the Czech Accreditation Institute Public Service Company sent you a letter informing you about eventual use of the Combined ILAC MRA and IAF MLA marks on the accreditation documents. We would like to inform you that International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation has extended its conditions for the use of the combined ILAC MRA mark. Newly, from 1 April 2006 it is possible to use the mark on test reports, calibration certificates, letterheads, offers for work, in adds, on websites and in other documents relating directly to an accredited service, in order to demonstrate the accreditation by an ILAC MRA's signatory. In this way ILAC wants to harmonize its approach to the use of the mark with the rules of International Accreditation Forum. With regard to these changes, CAI has amended the Sublicence Agreement on the Combined ILAC MRA mark, and issued a Modification Form 01/06 to MPA 00-04-05. If you want to use the Combined ILAC MRA or IAF MLA mark, be so kind and call CAI to get information about possibility of conclusion of the Sublicence Agreement. The extended conditions of the use of the Combined ILAC MRA mark will be solved with the signatories of the Sublicence Agreement in form of an amendment by 28 February 2006. We believe that you will appreciate this information, and that the use of the mark will bring you benefits and recognition.  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions to this offer or to any other service. We are ready to provide consultancy and answer your questions in this matter.

6.1.06 At its 33rd meeting, the Administrative Board approved two documents: Conception of the Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company, and Structure of Conceptual Documents of CAI.Both the documents can be examined at the CAI's headquarters.

12.12.05 From 1 January 2006, CAI introduces a new service - accreditation of certification bodies performing certification of food safety management systems according to the international standard ISO 22000:2005

09.06.05 From 1 July 2005, CAI introduces a new service - accreditation of certification bodies for certification of the chain of custody according to CFCS 1004:2005.

04.04.05 CAI introduces a new service - accreditation of entities performing sampling without traceability to test procedures according to ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025. In connection with this offer, CAI issues a Modification Form 01/05 to MPA 10 - 01 - 01

CAI information on the transfer to the new requirement standard for accreditation of inspection bodies – ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17020

03.02.05 In January the Czech Accreditation Institute, Public Service Company (CAI) as a national accreditation body in the Czech Republic completed the accreditation of the National Reference Laboratory for DNA Diagnostics, which is a part of the Molecular Genetics Department of the Haematology and Blood Transfusion Institute, according to ČSN EN ISO 15189.

21.02.05 The set of documents have been updated

CAI published IAF program to transition (accredited certicication EMS) from ISO 14001:1996 to ISO 14001:2004.

11.02.05 The Basic Information and Price List have been updated. You will find here. Lists of accredited entities have been updates.

09.02.05 Proficiency testing plan for the year 2005 was published.

03.02.05 CAI published information on accreditation of National Reference Laboratory for DNA according to standard ČSN EN ISO 15189.

10.01.05 CAI published document EA 4/16