Selection of sectoral committee members

Accreditation Board of Serbia hereby invites interested candidates to apply in accordance with the conditions specified below.

At its 26th meeting, Management Board of the Accreditation Board of Serbia made a Decision on the Mode of Forming Accreditation Committees and Selecting the Members Thereof, Their Working Methods and Accreditation Decision-Making Process. A decision on formation of sectoral committees was made at the joint meeting of the Management Board and Accreditation Council intended for the use of accreditation decision-making process as follows:

- Sectoral Committee for Testing Laboratories (mechanical testing laboratories) – 10 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Testing Laboratories (food) – 10 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Testing Laboratories (environment) – 10 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Testing Laboratories (civil engineering) – 6 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Testing Laboratories (electrical engineering) – 4 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Testing Laboratories (chemistry) – 6 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Medical Laboratories – 4 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Calibration Laboratories – 14 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Inspection Bodies – 10 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Certification Bodies Certifying Products – 6 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Certification Bodies Certifying Management Systems – 6 members;
- Sectoral Committee for Certification Bodies (environmental protection and occupational safety) – 6 members
- Sectoral Committee for Certification Bodies (food safety) – 6 members.

Criteria for the appointment of sectoral committee members:

- university degree;
- at least four years of work experience and qualifications in the field of accreditation, i.e. conformity assessment (knowledge of national and international standards and legislation governing accreditation and conformity assessment).

Members of the sectoral committees shall be selected from the representatives of:

- faculties and institutes;
- accredited conformity assessment bodies;
- technical assessors and technical experts from the Directory of Assessors and Technical Experts of the Accreditation Board of Serbia;
- public administration (ministries, agencies, directorates in charge of accreditation, standardisation, metrology and conformity assessment-related issues);
- companies, chambers, etc.

Candidates meeting the criteria for the appointment of sectoral committee members should submit their applications to the Accreditation Board of Serbia by 10th November 2010. These applications shall include their Curriculum Vitaes and reference lists containing technical papers, professional results, etc. to the following address: Accreditation Board of Serbia, Bulevar Mihaila Pupina 2, New Belgrade, and they include reference to the sectoral committee they apply for.