1. IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC CONCERNING MINIMUM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR CHEMICAL MONITORING METHODS AND THE QUALITY OF ANALYTICAL RESULTS via a Commission Decision working on the WORKING PAPER – Draft version 5

2. In a nutshell … Use of validated methods
Laboratories may select any analytical method of their choice for the purpose of monitoring, but must meet minimum performance criteria (LOD, U)
Except operational defined parameters : specific standard method obligatory
Laboratories to consult CIS Guidance Document
Obligatory use of QMS based on ISO/IEC-17025
Requirement to ensure traceability to common standards
applying appropriate quality control tools as described in the section 4 of the Annex to this Decision
The Member States shall designate competent authorities and bodies responsible for the coordination on their territory of Community-wide quality assurance programmes organized by the Commission or other competent bodies recognised by Member State authorities
successfully participation in an appropriate PT organised by the Commission or a competent body approved by Member State authorities
Results of participations in PT will be evaluated on the basis of scoring according to ISO-13528, to be linked to the Target Uncertainty values listed in the Annex

4. Scoring linked to the target uncertainty in Council Decision

5. This approach
avoids ‘redundancies’ in the Commission Decision and avoids ‘rapid aging’ and need for frequent updating
Reflected in EAF(5) – 04/01/AMPS
puts the responsibility for implementation of ISO/IEC with the laboratories and Competent Authorities

6. Operationally defined quantity
Your result directly depends on the measurement procedure/protocol
Standard methods are essential in this case
Typical examples :
AOX & EOX
leaching tests
ecotoxicological methods

7. Open discussion points
PTs :
What is successful participation?
Who is responsible to assesses this ?
‘designate C.A. and bodies responsible for the coordination QA programmes’ : what do we mean ? Provision of which QA tools (access to PT, RM, training) ?
Who assesses QMS ? By the way : in the GW Guidance document accreditation is set

8. Accreditation … ? Either not required at all
Or a way out : a laboratory to be accredited for
1/10 of monitoring analyses it provides
1/2 of monitoring analyses accredited ….
Advantage : a real commitment to quality, imbedded in management system