Within the visit of the Institute for accreditation of the Republic of Macedonia which was organized as a part of the training on Quality Infrastructure for Food Safety targeting the countries in the Balkan region, IARM signed a Contract of Collaboration with the accreditation body of Moldova (Center of accreditation in the field of products conformity assessment – CAECP).

The object of the Contract is to ensure a permanent connection between the two accreditation bodies to standardize accreditation processes in the region, for the purpose of providing mutual support for increase and development of accreditation in the both countries.

The Contract envisages the following activities:

·         Exchange of experience;

·         Common participation in the information sessions, conferences and work-shops etc.;

·         Common participation in the training courses;

·         Organization of the assessments with mixed evaluation teams;

·         Common accreditations.