The relevant provisions are stipulated by the Order No. 677 of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation of December 13, 2017 (registered by the Ministry of Justice of the RF on 06.03.2018 No. 50272), which amends the procedure for using the sign of the national accreditation system approved by the Order No. 283 of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia of May 22, 2014.
The ILAC sign demonstrates compliance with the ILAC principles and rules and can be used by accredited laboratories in research protocols, verification certificates and calibration certificates. The sign cannot be used by organizations whose accreditation has been suspended or terminated, or by organizations that interfered with unscheduled inspections and evaded the procedure for confirming competence.
In order to obtain the right to use the ILAC sign, the accredited laboratory must voluntarily assume the obligation to comply with the documented requirements used by the International Laboratory Accreditation Organization, and to request permission from RusAccreditation. The procedure for granting the permission will be established by a separate document – the policy of the national accreditation body for using a combined sign of the national accreditation system.
In addition to the Order No. 677, the Ministry of Justice of Russia also registered two Orders of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia that improve certain procedures for accreditation and control over the activities of accredited individuals. Thus, the Order No. 438 of the Ministry of Economic Development of the RF of August 28, 2017 (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on 06.03.2018 No. 50270) regulates the issues of state control activities carried out without interaction with accredited individuals. The Order No. 619 of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia of November 17, 2017 (registered by the Ministry of Justice of Russia on 06.03.2018 No. 50271) improves certain administrative procedures for accreditation of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs. In particular, the Order No. 619 clarifies the timeframe of the accreditation procedure, the procedure for engaging technical experts, as well as individual cases when accreditation is denied.