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 PAO Philippines - testing, calibration                          A NAB USA - testing, calibration, RMP, inspection, PTP
 A AC Analitica Russian Federation - testing, RMP                IAS USA - testing, calibration, inspection
 SAC Singapore - testing, calibration, ISO 15189,                A -S-B doing business as L-A-B USA - testing, calibration
                                                                    N VLAP USA - testing, calibration
   inspection, PTP                                                  P JLA Inc. USA - testing, calibration, RMP
 S LAB Sri Lanka - testing, ISO 15189, calibration               A IHA-LAP, LLC USA - testing
 TAF Chinese Taipei - testing, calibration, ISO 15189,           B OA Vietnam - testing, calibration, inspection, ISO 15189
                                                                    J AS-ANZ Australasia - inspection
   inspection, RMP, PTP
 D MSc Thailand - testing, ISO 15189                            A2LA staff is able to provide specific details regarding the
 DSS Thailand - testing                                         names and contact information for the accreditation body in a
 N SC-ONSC Thailand - testing, calibration, inspection          specific country/economy listed above.

   (previously known as NSC-ONAC and TLAS)
 A2LA USA - testing, calibration, inspection, RMP, ISO

   15189, PTP

International Mutual Recognition (IAAC)

The Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC)
Multi-Lateral Arrangement (MLA)
On October 24, 2002, A2LA, INMETRO (Brazil) and SCC (Canada) signed the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC)
multi-lateral arrangement.

The IAAC is an association of accreditation bodies and other organizations interested in conformity assessment in the Americas.

Signatories to the IAAC MLA (as well as their Scope of Recognition) as of June 1, 2015, include:

 OAA – Argentina (testing, ISO 15189, calibration, inspection,   e ma – Mexico (testing, ISO 15189, calibration, inspection,
   product certification)                                             product certification)

 CGCRE – Brazil (testing, ISO 15189, calibration, inspection,    O NA – Nicaragua (testing)
   product certification)
                                                                     O NA – Paraguay (testing, inspection, product certification)
 SCC – Canada (testing, ISO 15189, calibration, product
   certification)                                                   INDECOPI-SNA – Peru (testing, calibration, inspection,
                                                                      product certification)
 INN – Chile (testing, ISO 15189, calibration)
                                                                    A2LA – USA (testing, ISO 15189, calibration, inspection,
 O NAC – Colombia (testing, calibration)                           product certification)

 E CA – Costa Rica (testing, calibration, inspection, product    AIHA-LAP – USA (testing)
   certification)
                                                                    A NAB – USA (testing, calibration, inspection)
 O NARC – Cuba (testing, calibration)
                                                                    ASCLD/LAB – USA (testing)
 SAE – Ecuador (testing, calibration, inspection, product
   certification)                                                   NVLAP – USA (testing, calibration)

 OSA – El Salvador (testing)                                      O UA – Uruguay (testing, calibration, product certification)

 OGA – Guatemala (testing, ISO 15189, calibration,              By signing the arrangement, all organizations listed agree to
   inspection)                                                     formally recognize and promote the equivalency of each
                                                                   other’s accreditations.
 J ANAAC – Jamaica (testing)
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