Message from the PAC Chair
The 13th annual meetings of the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) will be held at the Traders Hotel in Kuala Lumpur from 21 to 28 June 2008, hosted by Standards Malaysia.
Change to the PAC Membership Categories
Following a revision of the PAC Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) earlier in the year, PAC is pleased to announce that Full membership is now available to Accreditation Bodies operating in the Asia and/or Pacific Region, and not only to APEC member economies as was the case in previous years.
International Accreditation Day
The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) have designated June 9th of each year as International Accreditation Day.
New Document Numbering System
Following the introduction of the IAF/ILAC A series documents, it was agreed that PAC should perform a thorough examination of all its policies and procedures to eliminate those that had been incorporated into the new IAF/ILAC documents and to ensure that all remaining PAC documents complied with the A series documents.
News from PNAC
The Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) updates on recent activities.
News from ANSI
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the launch of a pilot accreditation program for bodies facilitating the inventory, reduction and removal of greenhouse gases.
News from JAS-ANZ
Recognising that the market for better known certification schemes such as quality management systems and environmental management systems will at some stage begin to mature, JAS-ANZ has invested resources in new scheme development and sought to develop new opportunities for accredited certification.
News from SADCA
In February 2008 the SADCA Project Management Committee [PMC] met in Gaborone, Botswana. The aim was to discuss pertinent SADCAS issues, the support the PMC would give to SADCAS going forward and time was also spent on the preparations for the 2008 annual SADCA meeting.
New Look for PAC Website
Over the next month or so you will notice a change to the PAC website. The content is in the process of being completely updated and at the same time we have developed a more modern “look” to the website that is, we hope, more interesting and easier to navigate.
PAC Promotional Brochure
The PAC promotional brochure has been published and all members should receive printed copies shortly. The brochure is also available for downloading from the PAC website, along with a letter to regulators and other interested parties, explaining the purpose and functions of PAC.
View the PAC Promotional Brochure. (830KB PDF)
Current PAC Members
The Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) is an association of accreditation bodies and other interested parties whose objective is to facilitate trade and commerce among economies in the Asia Pacific region. A current listing of PAC members is available from the PAC website.
Change of address for PAC Secretariat
The PAC Secretariat moved in November. The new address details are as follows.
Physical address: “Barbary”, 2328 Grenfell Road, Cowra, NSW, 2794, AUSTRALIA.
Postal address: PO Box 334, Cowra, NSW, 2794, AUSTRALIA.
Phone: +61 2 6345 5828 Fax: +61 2 6345 5838 Email: pacsecr@email.com
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The Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) is an association of accreditation bodies and other interested parties whose objective is to facilitate trade and commerce among economies in the Asia Pacific region. http://www.apec-pac.org/