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IEC’s mission 1
Founded in 1906 to promote international co-operation on all questions of standardization and related matters in the field of electrotechnology
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IEC’s mission 2
To achieve this mission, the IEC Through its National Committee members, Through cooperative agreements, and Directly
Encourages national use of IEC International Standards and IEC Conformity Assessment Schemes
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AM = Associate member
ARGENTINAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIABELARUSBELGIUMBOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (AM)BRAZILBULGARIACANADACHINACOLOMBIA (AM)CROATIACYPRUS (AM)CZECH REP.DENMARKEGYPTESTONIA (AM)
FINLANDFRANCEGERMANYGREECEHUNGARYICELAND (AM)INDIAINDONESIAIRANIRELANDISRAELITALYJAPANKAZAKHSTAN (AM)KENYA (AM)KOREA, DPR (AM)
KOREA, REP. OFLATVIA (AM)LITHUANIA (AM)LUXEMBURGMACEDONIA (AM)MALAYSIAMALTA (AM)MEXICONETHERLANDSNEW ZEALANDNIGERIA (AM)NORWAYPAKISTANPOLANDPORTUGALROMANIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSAUDI ARABIASERBIA & MONTENEGROSINGAPORESLOVAKIA SLOVENIASOUTH AFRICASPAINSRI LANKA (AM)SWEDENSWITZERLANDTHAILANDTUNISIA (AM)TURKEYUKRAINEUKUSAVIETNAM (AM)
Members (2006-07-31)
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IEC in numbers
IEC family (members + affiliates) Number of technical committees Number of working groups Number of experts Number of pubs. in catalogue Number of pubs. issued in 2006 Conformity assessment systems Valid certificates Regional offices (HQ in Geneva)
67 + 76 = 143
178
approx. 1 000
approx. 9 000
5 613
497
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100 000
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Updated on 2007-02-28
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IEC is a voluntary association of National Committees that fully represent electrotechnical interests in their countries:Government, industry, testing laboratories, academia,
consumer groups, etc.
Membership: one member per countryTotal members: 67, of which 16 are Associate members
Affiliate Country programme76 countries have joined (as of 2007-02-28)
Types of participation
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IEC functioning
Requirements
Work items
Standards outputExpert resources
National level
Industry
Government
Academia
Users
Etc.
Technical committees
National Committees
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Organization chart
IEC COUNCIL National Committees
COUNCIL BOARD
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENTBOARD
Management of Certification
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
(IEC Officers)
Central Office
(The Executive)
STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD
Management of International Consensus Standards Work
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International consensus products
International Standards (full consensus)
Technical Specifications (full consensus not (yet) reached)
Technical Reports (information different from an IS or TS)
Publicly Available Specifications (IEC-PAS)
Guides (non-normative publications)
Limited consensus products
Industry Technical Agreement (ITA)
Technology Trend Assessment (TTA)
Products
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International agreements
ISO natural partner ( Same Directives )
CENELEC ( Dresden agreement )
ITU ( case by case )
IEEE ( double logo stds )
Consortia and Manufacturer associations to develop IEC/PAS
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IEC producer of ICT standards
Information technology
Automation
Multimedia
Components
Conformity Assessment
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Information technology
Safety of IT equipment ( Publications of TC 108 )IEC 60950 Best seller on IT safety requirements
EMC requirements (Publications of CISPR and TC 77)IEC 61000 series CISPR 22 and 24
Protocols, OSI, languages, networking, communications, coding, cryptography ( Publications of JTC1 )
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Automation
Industrial automation ( Publications of TC 65 )IEC 61158 ( Industrial control systems )IEC 61784 ( industrial communications )
Design automation ( Publications of TC 93 )
Electronics assembly ( Publications of TC 91 )
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Multimedia and components
Integrated circuits ( Publications of TC 47 )
Fiber optics ( publications of TC 86 )
Cables ( publications of TC 46 )
Connectors ( Publications of TC 48 )
Multimedia components and systems ( Publications of TC 100 )Data storageHome server systemsCable networks
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Conformity Assessment
System conformity assessment considers aspects of manufacture, such as quality systems (ISO 9001, 9002)
Product conformity assessment considers properties of the product itself, such as product safety. It may incorporate system conformity assessment
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Conformity Assessment Schemes
IECEESystem for conformitytesting and certificationof electrical equipment(www.iecee.org)
IECExSystem for conformity testing and certification of equipment used inexplosiveenvironments(www.iecex.com)
IECQQuality assessmentsystem for electroniccomponents(www.iecq.org)
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD
CB SchemeMutual recognition of test certificates
CB FCS Mutual recognition of conformity assessment certificates
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Cooperation with ISO and ITU in the ITC field
JTC1 – Joint Technical committee ISO-IEC on Information Technology
Creation of the WSC – World Standardization Co-operation ( ISO-IEC-ITU )
Participation to WSIS – World summit on the information society
WSC workshop on “ Digital Home “
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Influence the developments and content of IEC standards
Early warning of developing markets, establish customer contacts
Improve product safety and quality
Rationalization and cost reduction in design and manufacturing
Benefits to business 1
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Acceptance of products on world markets
Meet future environmental demands
Access to the latest technology
Adds up to:
Reduced transaction costs
Increased trade
Benefits to business 2
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International standards are best source for governments forlegislation/regulationissuing tenders
Recognized source for WTO compliancecontributing towards fulfilment of the World Trade
Organization’s Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trades
Standards provide detailed technical interpretation of the law
Benefits to governments
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How to get details
IEC WEB site: www.iec.ch Any information on technical developments, marketing issues and organization.
IEC WEB store : webstore.iec.ch to search and buy standards