Use of surplus proficiency test items
Content
Test items are sometimes available from proficiency testing (PT) providers after the completion of a PT round. The EURACHEM Proficiency Testing Working Group has produced an information leaflet to advise laboratories on benefits and limitations of surplus PT items.
This second edition is an editorial amendment to reference recent guidance on PT.
Availability
The second edition is currently available in the following languages. Links to selected translations of the first edition are temporarily maintained on this page (below) for convenience while translations of the second edition are prepared.
- Download English version [203 kB] (2022-07-30)1,2
- Download Czech version [243 kB] (2023-09-20)
- Download French version [256 kB] (2023-09-20)
- Download German version [237 kB] (2023-09-20)
- Download Italian version [269 kB] (2024-01-15)
- Download Spanish version [230 kB] (2023-10-17)
Translation
Please consult the PT Working Group Chair if you would like to prepare a translation in your own language.
Previous editions
The first edition of this information leaflet can be found here, in our publication archive, in nine languages. Selected translations of the first edition are listed below for convenience pending translation of the second edition.
- Download Farsi version (1st ed.)
- Download Swedish version (1st ed.)
- Download Turkish version (1st ed.)
- Download Ukrainian version (1st ed.)
Notes
1. Dates show date of publication of the linked file on this website.
2. 2nd English edition first published 2022-07-30
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