European Agile Specifications Become Permanent From January 2027

CEN and CENELEC have approved European Agile Specifications (EAS) as a permanent standardization deliverable from January 1, 2027, following their pilot introduction.

UNI Develops Italian Guidance for Managing and Recovering Food Surplus

UNI is developing national guidance for managing and making use of food surplus, alongside the implementation of UNI ISO 20001 for food loss and waste management.

Italy Publishes UNI ISO 50100 for Energy-Related Decarbonization

UNI has announced publication of UNI ISO 50100:2026, providing requirements and guidance for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions associated with energy.

Hungarian Editions of ISO 9000 and ISO 9001 Scheduled for December 1

The Hungarian Standards Institution (MSZT) has announced that the Hungarian-language 2026 editions of MSZ EN ISO 9000 and MSZ EN ISO 9001 will become available on December 1, 2026.

UNI Launches SUITE 9001 to Connect Requirements, Evidence and Transition Tracking

UNI has launched SUITE 9001, a web application intended to support implementation and management of quality management systems under UNI EN ISO 9001:2026.

Cofrac Withdraws External Quality Assessment Directory and Points Laboratories to ANSM

The French Accreditation Committee (Cofrac) has withdrawn SH INF 19, its information document listing principal external quality assessment organizers.

PCA Recommends Revised EA Guidance for Small Interlaboratory Comparisons

The Polish Centre for Accreditation (PCA) is recommending the revised EA-4/21 INF:2026 guidance to accredited laboratories organizing or participating in small interlaboratory comparisons.

Accredia Updates Laboratory Accreditation and Test-Reporting Documents

Accredia has outlined three laboratory-document updates with effective dates spanning November 2026 and January 2027, covering accreditation scopes, laboratory requirements and the reporting of test results.

Cofrac Targets Spring 2027 for Biobank Accreditation Scheme

The French Accreditation Committee (Cofrac) is targeting spring 2027 for opening its biobank accreditation scheme under NF EN ISO 20387.

RvA Publishes Eight Accreditation Specifications Across Management-System and Safety Programs

The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published eight accreditation specifications, replacing several former specific accreditation protocols and separating privacy information management into its own document.

RvA Grants First Cyber Resilience Act Accreditations

The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has announced its first accreditations for certification bodies assessing products under the EU Cyber Resilience Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/2847.

DANAK Sets Accreditation Routes Under the New Construction Products Regulation

The Danish Accreditation Fund (DANAK) has issued AMF 11, explaining accreditation arrangements for assessment systems 3 and 3+ under the revised EU Construction Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/3110.

Global ACI Sets Transition Periods for Revised ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO 20387

Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI) has agreed transition arrangements for the forthcoming revisions of ISO/IEC 17065 and ISO 20387, alongside decisions extending its international recognition framework to two sustainability-related schemes.

ISO 14025:2026 Strengthens Verifier Independence and Clarifies When EPDs Can Be Compared

The second edition of ISO 14025 strengthens independence requirements for verifiers of environmental product declarations (EPDs) and clarifies when those declarations can be compared.

ISO 22316 Organizational Resilience Revision Reaches Final Approval

The revision of ISO 22316, the international guidance on organizational resilience, entered stage 50.20 of the final approval process on October 30, 2026.

ISO/IEC TS 17021-16 Establishes Competence Requirements for Innovation Management Certification

ISO/IEC TS 17021-16:2026 has been published, establishing additional competence requirements for personnel involved in auditing and certifying innovation management systems.

ISO 30301 Records Management System Revision Reaches Proof Stage

The revision of ISO 30301, the requirements standard for management systems for records, entered stage 50.20 on November 2, 2026.

ISO Advances Guidance on Ethical Technology Integration and Workforce Wellbeing

Two human resource management standards have entered final approval: ISO/FDIS 30440, addressing the strategic and ethical integration of technology, and ISO/FDIS 30441, covering workforce wellbeing.

ISO/IEC TS 20000-18 Brings Experience Management Into Service Management Systems

ISO/IEC TS 20000-18:2026 has been published, providing guidance on integrating experience management into a service management system based on ISO/IEC 20000-1.

ISO/UNDP 53002 Implementation Guidance Reaches Final Approval

ISO/UNDP 53002, the forthcoming implementation guidance for management systems supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has reached final-draft approval.

GFSI Opens Consultations on GLOBALG.A.P. and Global Seafood Alliance Programs

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has opened public consultations on GLOBALG.A.P. programs and the Global Seafood Alliance’s Seafood Processing Standard Issue 6 against its Benchmarking Requirements Version 2024.

Global ACI and BIPM Sign Agreement Linking Metrology, Accreditation and Digital Transformation

Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI) and the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding linking cooperation on metrology and accreditation with policy coordination and digital transformation.

ISO 41012 Facility Management Sourcing Revision Enters Final Approval

The revision of ISO 41012, covering strategic sourcing and the development of facility management agreements, has entered final-draft approval.

Conformity Assessment Schemes Gain Broader Guidance Under ISO/IEC 17067:2026

The second edition of ISO/IEC 17067:2026 has been released, expanding the standard's scope beyond product certification to cover all types of conformity assessment schemes.