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June 9th 2021 marks World Accreditation Day (#WAD2021), a global initiative established by ILAC and IAF to promote the value of accreditation.

A call for input regarding the UK’s negotiations for upgraded trade deals with Canada and Mexico and public consultation questionnaire for views on a UK-India free trade agreement have been released.

EA has informed its members of the European Court of Justice ruling on Regulation 765. The ruling found in favor of ACCREDIA and the European accreditation system regarding accreditation of European CABs by non-EA accreditation bodies. 
The full text of the ECJ ruling is at:

The introduction of the Metrology T Level offers companies a new opportunity to recruit and retain technical to the sector.   An integral part of this qualification is the requirement to undertake industry placement.

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has launched the UK’s first traceable hydrogen flow calibration facility for domestic gas meters.The new facility will help meter manufacturers determine if existing meter stock, and new technologies under development, are correctly measuring hydrogen flow rates. This is a crucial step to ensure that hydrogen gas meters deployed onto the market in the future will deliver accurate measurements for customer billing and taxation purposes.

The specifications for Health and Science T Levels are now live and in the public domain. The Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE) is now focusing on resource development and have paid opportunities available.

The IMEKO XXIII World congress (IMEKO2021) will be held August 30 – September 3, 2021, co-organised by the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) and The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE). IMEKO2021 will be held as the first online virtual conference for IMEKO to ensure the safety of participants, chairpersons, authors, conference delegates, sponsors and exhibitors.

EURAMET welcomes the Commission’s publication of its proposal for a European  Partnership on Metrology under Horizon Europe.

A new marketing resource has now been launched on the membership area on the BMTA website. Here, you can find BMTA marketing collateral to promote your BMTA membership via your website, email signatures, letterheads, marketing literature and social media.

The theme for World Metrology Day 2021 on May 20th is Measurement for Health. This theme was chosen to create awareness of the important role measurement plays in health, and thus in the wellbeing of every one of us.

Wednesday 14 April 2021 |12.30pm – 1.30pm

The new Trade and Cooperation Agreement resulting from the UK leaving the European Union means you need to address new administrative demands wherever you are based in the world.

BSI has been informed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) that it is an Approved Body (0086) for the UKCA marking. This new marking is required for placing relevant regulated products on the market in England, Scotland and Wales from 1 January 2021.