The ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC MRA)

Your Gateway to Worldwide Certifications

Compatible Electronics is an ILAC MRA-approved lab, a status that places us within the ILAC Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ILAC MRA) body. This arrangement, also known as the ILAC Arrangement, is a key facilitator of international trade, aiming to remove technological barriers and establish a global trade framework.

“Tested or inspected once, accepted everywhere with the Compatible Electronics, Inc. issued NVLAP/ILAC Test Report”

Accreditation bodies are recognized by governments and industries in many economies to examine and verify testing, calibration, inspection, and certification activities in the commercial and public sectors against worldwide standards.
ILAC comprises laboratory accreditation authorities, regional organizations, and stakeholders from 110+ economies. The ILAC MRA allows users to access a global network of accredited testing and calibration laboratories and inspection bodies for accurate and dependable results.

The ILAC MRA, in its mission to promote international trade, plays a crucial role in promoting confidence and acceptance of data from recognized laboratories and inspection authorities. This assurance helps in reducing technical trade barriers, including product retesting or inspection when entering a foreign economy. This reduction in barriers should bring a sense of relief and confidence to our audience, knowing that their products will be accepted without the need for additional testing.

How may you benefit from the MRA?

Benefits of ILAC to Governments: Government-to-government bilateral and multilateral international trade agreements can be further developed and improved upon using the MRA's reputable and technically sound framework. By using Compatible Electronics Inc’s NVLAP/ILAC MRA, the cost associated by using the One Stop lab reduces your costs.

Benefits of ILAC for Regulators: The MRA serves as a globally recognized "stamp of approval" to prove adherence to predetermined guidelines and specifications. As a result, there is less chance of error because choices will be made using solid information. By utilizing IEC Standards, there are common requirements that make testing harmonized.

ILAC Benefits for Industry users: Because the reports are produced by facilities that have been determined to be competent to carry out these particular tasks, the MRA guarantees that businesses that rely on test, calibration, and inspection data will have more confidence in the accuracy of the reports they purchase.

Benefits for Manufacturers: Thanks to the MRA, manufacturing companies are guaranteed to experience significant cost savings. Businesses can choose to defer to the assessments of internationally recognized competent accreditation bodies that are ILAC signatories rather than incurring the costs of setting up internal assessments to confirm the quality of the testing, calibration, and inspection results on their products. This option also allows businesses to take advantage of the ILAC MRA's market access.

Benefits for Consumers: The MRA gives the general public and customers who are paying for testing, calibration, and inspection services on their sample, instrument, or product more assurance. If they insist that the calibration, test, or inspection results come from an approved facility, they can be sure that the facility has been evaluated by an independent accreditation authority, which has acknowledged the facility as fulfilling international criteria of competence.