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The Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Multi-Lateral Arrangement (MLA)

On October 24, 2002, A2LA, INMETRO (Brazil) and SCC (Canada) signed the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) multi-lateral arrangement.

The IAAC is an association of accreditation bodies and other organizations interested in conformity assessment in the Americas. As of May 31, 2006 signatories to the IAAC MLA are:

A2LA (United States)
INMETRO (Brazil)
SCC (Canada)
OAA (Argentina)
ema (Mexico)
ONARC (Cuba)

By signing the arrangement, all three organizations agree to formally recognize and promote the equivalency of each other's laboratory accreditations. Since these three bodies already recognize each other under the ILAC MRA, this first signing is largely symbolic but forms the foundation for expanding recognition in the Americas.