Notified bodies: the new “EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes”
European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has published the revised EA 2/17 “EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes” and its 3 Supplements.
The EA Working Group ‘Accreditation for Notification (AfN)’ started in 2025 the revision of EA 2/17. It aims to improve clarity, consistency, and harmonisation in the application of the mandatory document across EA members when accrediting conformity assessment bodies for the purpose of notification.
Key objectives of the revision included updating terminology, improving the structure and readability, revising tables, and incorporating several new Union Harmonisation Legislation (UHL) into the document, as well as adding “validation/verification in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029” for accreditation for the (future) activities on sustainability.
In addition, a new chapter on subcontracting has been introduced, along with three new supplements:
- EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes
- Supplement 1 to EA-2/17: Non-aligned legislations/modules/activities in the context of Decision No 768/2008/EC on a common framework for the marketing of products – mandatory
- Supplement 2 to EA-2/17: Examples of scoping – informative
- Supplement 3 to EA-2/17: Specific aspects of the Construction Products regulation – informative.
By June 25, 2027, one year after publication, all national accreditation bodies must implement the procedures for applying the new requirements. The transition period applies exclusively to new or revised requirements introduced in version 05 of the document.
