Problematic issues of activities of accreditation bodies on preventing and avoiding unjustified issuance of conformity assessment documents were discussed at the meeting of the Council of Heads of Accreditation Bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union with the participation of Valentin Tataritsky, Minister in charge of Technical Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission, on June 26 in Minsk on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Forum.

Particular attention was paid to tightening the regulation of activities of accredited laboratories that issue vehicle construction safety certificates
within the framework of the Union's technical regulation "On Safety of Wheeled Vehicles".

The Council members reached an agreement to create an interstate working group, with mandatory participation of technical experts, for convergence of positions and development of effective mechanisms for identification of unfair activities in this area. Also discussed was the need to establish common criteria that would ensure equal conditions for accredited entities of the Eurasian Five countries.

On August 15, 2025 in Minsk, within the framework of the international forum "New Horizons of Accreditation in the Context of Modern Challenges," it is planned to hold a discussion on this topic at the round tables "Digital Transformation of Accreditation: from Risks to Possibilities" and "Training of Accreditation Experts: Current Approaches in the Context of Modern Challenges." The forum will be organized by the Belarusian State Center for Accreditation.

In the course of the Council meeting the further steps for interaction between accreditation bodies of the EAEU states on preventing and avoiding unjustified issuance of documents on conformity assessment were outlined.

"In order to combat the "gray market" of protocols and certificates, the Commission is working on the creation of a unified register of test protocols, we are actively discussing an acceptable approach to the integration of our specialized resources with the digital labelling system," said Valentin Tataritsky. "However, we still lack concrete country-specific developments and proposals from accreditation bodies, which could be promptly implemented within the Union."

A number of other relevant matters in the field of accreditation were also considered.

The Mutual Comparative Assessment Group of the Accreditation Body of Armenia reported on the completion of the first stage — the analysis of the accreditation body's procedures (documentary assessment).

Mutual comparative assessments of accreditation bodies are stipulated by the Treaty on the EAEU. By decision of the Council of the Commission, the Procedure for implementing mutual comparative assessments by accreditation bodies of the Member States was approved, defining the rules for performing such assessments by accreditation bodies. Their results will allow determining further steps for harmonizing the legislation of our countries in order to achieve equivalence of the applied procedures.