ENAC has presented the Report of the last financial year in its General Assembly. According to this document, by the end of the year it had accredited 915 testing and 168 calibration laboratories, 70 clinical laboratories and other diagnostic services, 441 inspection entities and 216 accredited certification entities from different sectors. <a href="https://techpress.es/noticias/enac-acredita-espana-entidades-certifican-esquemas-reconocidos-gfsi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In total 1,844 entities</a> , 3% more than there were at the end of 2020. José Manuel Prieto , president of the national entity, has highlighted the value of ENAC accreditations for entities, as ";a door to security and confidence in these convulsive and changing times we are experiencing";. During his intervention in the Assembly, he pointed out that "; the Spanish accreditation is an effective passport for the Spanish company in more than 100 economies around the world, as ENAC is a signatory of all the recognition agreements signed by the international organizations of accreditors";.<h2> The agri-food sector</h2> Regarding the agri-food sector, the national entity highlights in the Report some developments in the food sector in 2021, such as the first accreditation granted for the certification of agents and brokers under the BRC scheme (Global Standards for Food Safety) . ENAC also highlights “the inclusion of requiring accreditation in activities related to animal welfare, such as the new PAWS beef seal, which can only be issued by certification entities accredited by ENAC. Or the requirement of accreditation for laboratories that carry out tests for the authorization of electronic identifiers in terrestrial animals in captivity”. In addition, last year new services related to new areas of great importance in the transition to more sustainable economic growth were accredited, such as digital, energy efficiency, animal welfare, or anti-bribery management systems, among others. ";These are areas of great importance for the transition towards sustainable economic development, such as verification of the calculation of the carbon footprint or certification in the field of plastic recycling, among others,"; said Beatriz Rivera , general director of ENAC. <h4 style="float: right; width: 50%; margin-left: 28px; padding: 0 28px; border-left: 2px solid #0095dd; font-size: 19px;"> In 2021, more than 200 national and regional provisions and more than a hundred at European level required accreditation and accredited services among their requirements or recommendations.</h4> The entity includes in the Report the growing interest of companies in accrediting their own or internal evaluation services, such as those requested by laboratories of companies in the food sector such as Fertinagro Biotech , Futureco Bioscience and Suntory Beverage &amp; Food Europe . And, on the other hand, the value that public administrations increasingly give to accreditations. Last year, more than 200 national and regional provisions in Spain and more than a hundred at European level required accreditation and accredited services among their requirements or recommendations. For example, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has recently included the requirement for official phytosanitary accreditation for the export of plants and plant products (Royal Decree 387/2021). And it is also required in the basic regulations regarding the <a href="https://techpress.es/noticias/citoliva-acreditacion-oficial-enac-de-su-panel-de-cata-de-aceite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">panels of virgin olive oil tasters</a> (Royal Decree 83/2021, of February 9). Increasingly, administrations ";appreciate the value that accreditation provides by making available to them a rigorous, independent and transparent process that ensures the technical competence of the evaluation and control entities that monitor compliance with regulatory requirements,"; it indicated in this regard. the president of the National Accreditation Entity, the only body designated by the Government to operate in Spain as a valid accreditation agent, in application of the regulations that regulate the functioning of accreditation in Europe (Regulation (CE) nº765/2008 of the Parliament European).<h2> international collaboration</h2> ENAC is participating in several international projects, such as ";the working group established in European Accreditation (EA) to collaborate with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), in the development of three new European product certification schemes in within the framework of the European Cybersecurity Act Regulation”, stated Beatriz Rivera. The Report also includes the collaboration of the national entity with international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Organization for Standardization worldwide, ISO or the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA).

The 2021 Activity Report of the National Accreditation Entity (ENAC) highlights the 3% increase in the number of laboratories, diagnostic or inspection services, among others, to which it granted a certification last year in Spain; in addition to the new accreditation requirements that public administrations

ENAC had accredited 1,844 entities in Spain at the end of 2021

ENAC had accredited 1,844 entities in Spain at the end of 2021