Published: 25.05.2021.

Latvian National accreditation system is established in the law “On Conformity Assessment”, section 13.

  1. The Cabinet of Ministers establishes a unified, national accreditation system, which conforms to the international requirements. Its objective is to determine accreditation procedures and observance of unified management principles. 
  2. Ministry of Economics implements state policy in the field of accreditation and ensures operations of national accreditation system. 
  3. Latvian National Accreditation Council participates in development of state policy in the field of accreditation, promotes cooperation with international accreditation organizations, as well as provides consulting to conformity  assessment bodies on issues of the regulated and non-regulated area. Latvian National Accreditation Council is an advisory body. Regulations and personnel of this Council at the recommendation of the Minister o Economic are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. 
  4. Accreditation of conformity assessment bodies in the regulated and non-regulated area, as well as operations of conformity assessment bodies are performed by the national accreditation body. 
  5. National accreditation body is entitled to form technical committees of branches in order to receive consulting for solution of particular technical issues in the respective area.

The key anchor of operations of the accreditation system is the branch specialists, which are involved in assessments of conformity assessment bodies

Latvian National Accreditation Council is an advisory body for accreditation of laboratories, certification and inspection bodies, environment verifiers (EMAS), SEG verifiers in the regulated and non-regulated area. It participates in development of state policy in the field of accreditation and facilitates cooperation with the international accreditation organizations. Bylaws of this Council are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Republic of Latvia. 

The Council consists of representatives from the following interested parties: 

Ministries, national quality infrastructure bodies, conformity assessment bodies; professional non-governmental organizations in the field of conformity assessment; consumers’ rights protection organization.

Accreditation Sector Technical Committees (ANTK) are independent collegial bodies established by LATAK to provide professional support in addressing specific technical issues across different fields of accreditation. Their work is based on the professional knowledge and experience of committee members.  

The Committees advise LATAK on technical matters, contribute to the development and implementation of accreditation requirements and assessment schemes, participate in the training of experts involved in accreditation processes, and provide technical support in the review, translation and implementation of EA, ILAC and IAF documents. 

The Committees bring together representatives of different stakeholder groups, including sector experts, representatives of public authorities and supervisory bodies, businesses, LATAK-accredited conformity assessment bodies and academia, as well as other specialists with relevant knowledge and professional experience in the respective field.

Download: Regulations of the Accreditation Sector Technical Committees (Latvian)

The following Sector Technical Committees are currently active:

  • ANTK for the accreditation of proficiency testing providers;
  • ANTK for medical equipment inspection;
  • ANTK for energy audits of enterprises;
  • ANTK for geodesy, cadastral surveying and land management;
  • Artificial Intelligence ANTK and STK (Standardisation Technical Committee). Further information about this committee is provided below.

Since 2025, LATAK and Latvian Standard (LVS) have jointly operated a Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence, combining accreditation and standardisation expertise.

The Committee serves as a professional forum where experts share knowledge and experience, discuss current technical and standardisation issues, and promote a common understanding of the assessment, testing and certification of AI solutions.

We invite anyone with technical knowledge, relevant experience or an interest in artificial intelligence, as well as a willingness to contribute to the development of this field, to join the Committee.

👉 Apply to join the Technical Committee