CAB, ILAC & IAF Steering Committee

CAB, ILAC & IAF Steering Committee

MATERIAL FOR ILAC NEWS

October 2010

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Terms of Reference:

The CAB, ILAC & IAF Steering Committee will develop and facilitate the implementation of the following elements of collaboration:

* Common understanding of the requirements laid down in ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and ISO/IEC Guide 65, General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems, applicable to the electrotechnical sector (ISO stands for the International Organization for Standardization.)

* Reassessments of CBs and TLs using CA Systems expertise

* Use of harmonized assessment forms

* Use of harmonized assessment preparation guidelines

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Information about the IEC(CAB)-ILAC-IAF Steering Committee Meeting

Saturday, October 23rd 2010 in Shanghai

Chairman		Secretary
Pierre de Ruvo IECEE Executive Secretary		Regina Robertson ILAC AIC

Members
CAB Representatives		ILAC/IAF Representatives
	Toshiyuki Kajiya Panasonic	Peter Unger ILAC Chairman

	Gosta Fredriksson IECEE Chairman	Randy Dougherty IAF Chairman

	Joe Gryn ULC	Norbert Borzek IAF Technical Committee Chair

	Mike Lawson Intertek Testing & Certification Ltd.	Norbert Mueller ILAC&IAF Liaison Officer

	Chris Agius IECQ and IECEx Secretary	Merih Malmqvist Nilsson ILAC Vice Chairman

	Ted Gaertner KEMA Quality B.V.	Xiao Jianhua IAF Vice Chairman

	Kerry McManama IECEx Chairman	Guenther Beer IAF (User Group)

	Dave W. Smith IECQ Chairman
ILAC/IAF Secretaries
	Annette Dever ILAC Secretary	John Owen IAF Secretary

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IEC(CAB)-ILAC-IAF Steering Committee - Meeting Documents

Item	Subject	Document(s)
1	To appoint the Secretary of the meeting
2	Opening of the meeting
3	Approval of the Agenda	Linked Agenda
4	To confirm the Terms of Reference of the IEC(CAB)-ILAC-IAF Steering Committee	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1002/DEC
5	To note the content of the “Tripartite MoU” IEC-ILAC-IAF	Master IEC MoU
6	To resume the outstanding topics that were dealt with by the former Technical Panels
6.1	JGA (Sydney) Resolution 7	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1004/DEC
6.2	Joint Re-assessments model (as opposed to the new “unified Re-Assessment” model)	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1005/DEC
6.3	Common understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC Guide 65	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1006/DEC
6.4	Determination of calibration intervals of measuring instruments	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1007-A/DEC IEC-ILAC-IAF/1007-B/DEC IEC-ILAC-IAF/1007-C/DEC
6.5	Definition of Product Consultancy for Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1008-A/DEC IEC-ILAC-IAF/1008-B/DEC
7	To review the result of the trial experience over the New Model of Joint Re-Assessments	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1009/INF
8	To consider the queries received by the Parties (IEC-ILAC-IAF) and determine common Policies
8.1	How will non conformances recorded during these assessments be handled?	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1010/DEC
8.2	Process involving appointment of assessors	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1011/INF
8.3	Training of assessors in completing IEC assessment forms	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1012/DEC
8.4	How will extension of scope be handled?	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1013/DEC
8.5	Who will be responsible for finalizing and sending out the report to the IEC CA Systems?	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1014/DEC
8.6	How to harmonize the Re-Assessment Cycles between the ABs and the IEC C.A. Systems	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1015/RPT
9	Conditions for use of Accreditation Logo on Reports/ Certificates	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1016/DEC
10	Any other business
10.1	To determine the communication channels	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1017/INF
10.2	To establish Working Parties to deal with specific issues
10.3	To advise on the IECEE CTL Proficiency Testing Operational Procedure	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1018/RPT
11	Report to the Boards of the Respective Organizations	IEC-ILAC-IAF/1019/RPT
12	Future meetings
13	Close of the meeting