LA applies accreditation criteria in its activities defined by the following normative documents:

1.    Criteria for testing and calibration laboratories

LST EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (identical to EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005)

2.    Criteria for product certification bodies

LST EN 45011:2000 (identical to EN45011:1998)

IAF GD 5:2006

EA - 6/02 (rev. 01)

EA - 6/03 (rev. 02)

3.    Criteria for management system certification bodies

LST EN ISO/IEC 17021:2007 (identical to EN ISO/IEC 17021:2006)
                   IAF GD 2:2005 (Annexes)

                   IAF GD 6:2006 (Annexes)

                   EA – 7/04 (rev.01)
                   EA - 7/05 (rev.00)

4.    Criteria for persons certification bodies

LST EN 17024:2003 (identical to EN ISO/IEC 17024:2003)
                   IAF GD 24:2004

5.    Criteria for inspection bodies

 LST EN ISO/IEC 17020:2004 (identical to EN ISO/IEC 17020:2004)
                    EA IAF/ILAC – A4

                    EA - 5/02 (rev. 00)

6.    Criteria for EMAS verifiers

Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC” and all supporting Commission Decisions, Recommendations and Guidance Documents and Lithuanian national law;

7. Criteria for test facilities complying with GLP Principles 

Good Laboratory Practice Principles approved by the Order No. 612/564/411 of 23 November 2001 of the Minister of Health, of the Minister of Environment and of the Minister of Agriculture.  

National GLP monitoring programme.

LA also applies the following EA and ILAC documents for testing and calibration laboratories:

                     EA – 3/04 (rev. 01);

                     EA – 4/02 (rev. 00);  EA – 4/07 (rev. 01); EA – 4/10 (rev. 02);

                     EA – 4/14 (rev. 00);  EA – 4/15 (rev. 00); EA – 4/16 (rev. 00);

                     ILAC – G19:2002

Also:

CITAC /EURACHEM Guide to Quality in Analytical Chemistry;

EURACHEM/CITAC Guide Quantifying uncertainty in analytical measurements (second edition).