Prices for services the National Accreditation Center have been discussed in public
August 17, 2021 Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology, guided by the Rules of pricing of goods, works, services, produced and implemented by the state monopoly, held public hearings to discuss the prices for the services of the republican state-owned enterprise National Accreditation Center (NAC).
More than 250 representatives of accreditation entities, representatives of the Agency for Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the representatives of mass media attended the public hearings.
Chairman of the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology Arman Abenov informed that the National Accreditation Center (NАС) received registration from the Ministry of Justice and has the status of a state monopoly entity. The aim of the NAC is the accreditation of bodies for the assessment in order to ensure public trust in the quality and safety of products and services, the increase in the effectiveness of the national system of assessment and ensuring international recognition of works on certification, testing and measurements held on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
«According to the Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On technical regulation" the functions of the NAC now include activities such as overseeing good laboratory practice (GLP), and fulfillment of international obligations to international accreditation organizations» said Arman Abayev.
During the meeting, NAC representatives presented the pricing policy, providing detailed justification of each item of the proposed tariffs. Thee have also presented a comparative analysis of current tariffs for similar services in the world and neighboring countries, members of the Eurasian Economic Union.
According to the organizers of public hearings, this fact is related to the increase in the volume of work, the introduction of digital technologies, as well as the increase in the number of violations of the law in the field of assessment of compliance.Particular attention was paid to the need to develop new areas of accreditation for the purpose of improving the entire system of assessment of compliance.
The subjects of accreditation provided their comments and proposals, which were supported by the NPA "Atameken". These proposals were included in the protocol and will be reviewed by the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology, Agency for Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other interested parties.
To remind, in accordance with Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On technical regulation" from July 1, 2021, the functions of the accreditation body will be carried out by the re-established republican state-owned enterprise as a subject of the state monopoly.