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| The MRA Law and JAB as Designated Accreditation Body |
Each government has agreed to designate conformity assessment bodies, which will be registered with the relevant Joint Committee. In doing so, each government must ensure that an on-site assessment is performed to confirm that conformity assessment bodies are conforming to the relevant accreditation standards (MRA Law Article 5, paragraph 2). The government can, however, delegate this assessment to a Designated Accreditation Body that will conduct the evaluation on the government's behalf (MRA Law Article 14, paragraph 1). Rather than conducting the evaluation itself, the government will consider the evaluation results of the Designated Accreditation Body (Article 14, paragraph 2).
JAB is a Designated Accreditation Body for each of the areas listed below. Therefore, if conformity assessment bodies wish to apply for accreditation to conduct conformity assessment activities in these areas against the regulatory requirements of the EC or Singapore, they should submit an application to JAB and to the government at the same time. JAB will conduct the evaluation on behalf of the government, and notify the evaluation results to the government. The government will then determine whether to accredit, after considering the evaluation results from JAB (see Figure).
| Date of designation | Target products | Conformity assessment standards | Country or area accepting the results |
| January 25, 2002 | Electrical products, telecommunication & radio equipment | EMC Directive | Europe |
| June 17, 2002 | Electrical products, telecommunication & radio equipment | R & TTE Directive, Low Voltage Directive | Europe |
| February 24, 2003 | Electrical products, telecommunication & radio equipment | Singaporean statutes | Singapore |
Figure : MRA Law and function of JAB
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