Videoconference, 4 March 2026 — The 14th meeting of the test centres participating in the ECAC Common Evaluation Process (CEP) of security equipment focused on the status of ongoing and planned testing activities and key implementation aspects for 2026.
Participants reviewed progress across CEP test programmes, covering over 100 allocated tests (2025 and first quarter 2026), and discussed pending allocations and configuration change management (CCM) requests.
The meeting also addressed coordination across test centres and some practical aspects of testing, as well as the importance of maintaining efficiency and enhanced consistency in CEP testing activities.
For the first time, armasuisse (Switzerland) joined the meeting following its designation as a CEP participating test centre for explosive trace detection (ETD) testing.
Participants also discussed activities to support the integration of new and potential future test centres, including collaboration, knowledge sharing and practical guidance.