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Directives / Guidance / Statutes

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ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1:2024 + IEC Supplement:2024
Procedures for the technical work - Procedures specific to IEC

2024年05月01日

edition 2024 of consolidated Part 1 and IEC Supplement (2024-05)
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edition 2024 of consolidated Part 1 and IEC Supplement (2024-05) redline version
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ISO/IEC Directives, Main changes

2024年05月01日


2021年05月19日

overview of main changes in Part 1 and in IEC Supplement 2024
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overview of main changes in Part 2:2021
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ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2:2021
Principles and rules for the structure and drafting of ISO and IEC documents

2021年05月19日

edition 9.0 (2021-05)
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edition 9.0 (2021-05) redline version
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ISO/IEC Directives, JTC 1 Supplement:2023
Procedures for technical work - Procedures specific to JTC 1

2023年10月01日

Based on ISO/IEC Directives Part 1 Edition, 2023

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Statutes and Rules of Procedure
2024 edition

Historical versions are available here

2024年12月20日

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Good practices - Project Management Methodology in the ISO and IEC environment
This document provides good practices about the methodology for project management when technical committees are developing International Standards or other publications.

2024年03月28日

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Guidance and process for addressing misconduct and breaches of the Code of Conduct
Guidance for the actors in the IEC technical work on how to handle situations relating to misconduct and breaches of the Code of conduct for technical work

2021年03月31日

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Guide for hosting TC meetings
Guidance for IEC National Committees (NC) for hosting Technical Committee (TC), Subcommittee (SC), Working Group (WG), Project Team (PT) and Maintenance Team (MT) meetings

2012年04月15日

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IEC Code of conduct for technical work
The Code is an obligation for participation in IEC management and committees and their subgroups that work in the framework of the ISO/IEC Directives and IEC Statutes and rules of procedure.

2023年02月02日

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Meetings Guidance
SMB Guidance on effective virtual and hybrid meetings edition 1.0

2021年09月24日

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Change Request form for the ISO/IEC Directives
National bodies of ISO and IEC, ISO and IEC committees, or ISO/IEC staff may propose changes to the ISO/IEC Directives at any time using this online form which is designed to track and monitor such change requests.

Anyone can propose changes to the Directives by submitting a change request through their committee or through their National Body.

2022年11月29日

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Guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for IEC Committees
This guidance document, underpinned by the principles of accountability, respect for privacy, avoidance of bias, safety by design and transparency, outlines the rules, procedures, and best practices for all IEC Committees. It applies to all officers and experts participating in IEC technical work and will continue to evolve.

Annex A – provides a list of relevant AI tools, applications, and typical use cases for IEC Committees. The IEC Secretariat will continually update the AI tools licensed for IEC committees.

2024年10月25日

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Policies / Statements

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Copyright Policy and Implementation Guidelines

2021年01月07日

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Diversity statement

2020年06月26日

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Sales Policy and Implementation Conditions

2019-2025

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Brand Policy and Implementation Guidelines

2019年08月30日

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Patent Policy and Implementation Guidelines

2018年11月02日

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Strategy documents

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IEC Strategic Plan
As a global membership association, the IEC has shaped its future strategy into three themes and nine strategic goals

2022年05月25日

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Abbreviations, Acronyms and codes

Abbreviations/ Acronyms

Description

Category

AAR

Annual Re-Assessment Report

Conformity Assessment

AC

Administrative Circular

Working document

ACAG

Assessment & Certification Advisory Group

Conformity Assessment

ACD

Approved for CD

Project Stage Codes

ACDV

Approved for CDV

Project Stage Codes

ACEA

Advisory Committee on Environmental Aspects

General

ACEC

Advisory Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility

General

ACEE

Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency

General

ACOS

Advisory Committee on Safety

General

ACTAD

Advisory Committee on Electricity Transmission and Distribution

General

ACTEL

Advisory Committee on Telecommunication

General

ADPAS

Approved for DPAS

Project Stage Codes

ADTR

Approved for DTR

Project Stage Codes

ADTS

Approved for DTS

Project Stage Codes

AFDIS

Approved for FDIS

Project Stage Codes

AGS

Advisory Group on Strategy (TC 100)

General

APUB

Approved for publication

Project Stage Codes

ARVD

Revised Report of Voting on FDIS

BoA

Board of Appeals

Conformity Assessment

BPUB

Being published

Project Stage Codes

BR

Basic Rules

Conformity Assessment

C

Council

Working document

CA

Conformity Assessment

General

CAB

Conformity Assessment Board

Conformity Assessment

CABPUB

ISO/IEC publication under the responsibility of the CAB

Working document

CAG

Chair Advisory Group

Conformity Assessment

CAN

Draft cancelled

Project Stage Codes

CASCO

ISO Conformity Assessment Committee

Conformity Assessment

CB

Council Board

General

CB Scheme

IECEE scheme for product test certificates

Conformity Assessment

CC

Compilation of Comments

Working document

CCAF

CENELEC Conformity Assessment Forum

Conformity Assessment

CCDV

Draft circulated as CDV

Project Stage Codes

CD

Committee Draft

Working document

CD

Committee Draft

Project Stage Codes

CD-TSTR

CD for TS/TR

CDF

Comité des finances (Finance Committee)

General

CDISH

Draft circulated as DISH

Project Stage Codes

CDM

CD to be discussed at meeting

Project Stage Codes

CDPAS

Draft circulated as DPAS

Project Stage Codes

CDTR

Draft circulated as DTR

Project Stage Codes

CDTS

Draft circulated as DTS

Project Stage Codes

CDV

Committee Draft for Vote

Working document

CE

Comité d'Etudes (Technical Committee)

General

CEN

Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization)

General

CENELEC (CLC)

Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization)

General

CFDIS

Draft circulated as FDIS

Project Stage Codes

CMC

Certification Management Committee

Conformity Assessment

CN

Comité National (National Committee)

General

SEC

IEC Secretariat

General

CTL

Committee of Testing Laboratories

Conformity Assessment

DA

Draft Agenda

Working document

DC

Document for Comments

Working document

DECDISH

DISH at editing check

Project Stage Codes

DECFDIS

FDIS at editing check

Project Stage Codes

DECPUB

Publication at editing check

Project Stage Codes

DEL

Deleted item/abandoned

Project Stage Codes

DELPUB

Deleted publication

Project Stage Codes

DFA

Document For Approval

Conformity Assessment

DISH

Draft interpretation sheet

Working document

DL

Decision List

Working document

DP

Draft Proposal

Working document

DPAS

Draft for PAS

DSH

Decision Sheet

Working document

DTR

Draft Technical Report

Working document

DTS

Draft Technical Specification

Working document

DV

Document for Voting

Working document

EAR

Extension Assessment Report

Conformity Assessment

ECMP

Electronic Component Management Plan

Conformity Assessment

EDR

Essential Differences in Requirements

Working document

EN

European Standard

Conformity Assessment

EPC

Engineering Procurement and Construction

Conformity Assessment

ExCo

Executive Committee

General

FAR

Follow-up Assessment Report

Conformity Assessment

FDIS

Final Draft International Standard

Working document

HBR

Harmonized Basic Rules

Conformity Assessment

IAF

International Accreditation Forum

Conformity Assessment

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

General

IECEE

IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components

Conformity Assessment

IECEx

IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres

Conformity Assessment

IECQ

IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components

Conformity Assessment

IECRE

IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications

Conformity Assessment

IEV

International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (Electropedia)

General

ILAC

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

Conformity Assessment

INF

Document for Information

Working document

IS

International Standard

General

ISH

Interpretation Sheet

General

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

General

ITA

Industry Technical Agreement

General

JMT

Joint Maintenance Team

General

JPT

Joint Project Team

General

JPT

Joint Project Team

General

JTAB

Joint Technical Advisory Board (IEC/ISO)

General

JTC 1

Joint Technical Committee on Information Technology (ISO/IEC)

General

JWG

Joint Working Group

General

MB

Member Body

Conformity Assessment

MC

Management Committee

Conformity Assessment

MC

Marketing Committee

General

ME

Marine Energy

Conformity Assessment

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

Conformity Assessment

MSB

Market Strategy Board

General

MT

Maintenance Team

General

MTG

Meeting Documents

Working document

N/A

Not Applicable

Conformity Assessment

NC

National Committee

General

NCP

National Committee Proposal

Working document

NCR

Non Conformity Report

Conformity Assessment

NP

New Work Item Proposal

Working document

O-MEMBER

Observer Member (of a TC or SC)

General

OD

Operational Document

Conformity Assessment

P-MEMBER

Participating Member (of a TC or SC)

General

PACT

President's Advisory Committee on future Technology

General

PAS

Publicly Available Specification

General

PC

Project Committee

General

PCC

Preparation of CC

Project Stage Codes

PDSH

Provisional Decision Sheet

Conformity Assessment

PNW

New work item proposal

Project Stage Codes

PPUB

Publication issued

Project Stage Codes

PRVC

Preparation of RVC

Project Stage Codes

PRVD

Preparation of RVD

Project Stage Codes

PRVDISH

Preparation of RVDISH

Project Stage Codes

PRVDPAS

Preparation of RVDPAS

Project Stage Codes

PRVDTR

Preparation of RVDTR

Project Stage Codes

PRVDTS

Preparation of RVDTS

Project Stage Codes

PRVN

Preparation of RVN

Project Stage Codes

PT

Project Team

General

PV

Photo Voltaic

Conformity Assessment

PW

Programme of Work

Working document

PWI

Preliminary work item

Project Stage Codes

Q

Questionnaire

Working document

QP

Question of Principle

Working document

R

Report (e.g. to C, CB, SMB or CAB)

Working document

RAR

Re-assessment Report

Conformity Assessment

RCMC

Report to the Certification Management Committee

Conformity Assessment

RD

Ruling Document

Conformity Assessment

RDISH

DISH received and registered

Project Stage Codes

RDTS

DTS received and registered

Project Stage Codes

RDTR

DTR received and registered

Project Stage Codes

RDPAS

DPAS received and registered

Project Stage Codes

RECB

Renewable Energy Certification Body

Conformity Assessment

RECoC

Renewable Energy Certificate of Conformity

Conformity Assessment

REMC

Management Committee of the IECRE System

Conformity Assessment

RETL

Renewable Energy Testing Laboratory

Conformity Assessment

RFDIS

FDIS received and registered

Project Stage Codes

RLAR

Re-Location Assessment Report

Conformity Assessment

RM

Report of Meeting

Working document

RoP

Rules of Procedure

Conformity Assessment

RPUB

Publication received and registered

Project Stage Codes

RQ

Report on Questionnaire

Working document

RR

Review report

Working document

RV

Report of Voting

Working document

RVC

Report of Voting on CDV

Working document

RVD

Report of Voting on FDIS

Working document

RVDISH

Report of voting on draft interpretation sheet

Working document

RVDPAS

Report of Voting on DPAS

Working document

RVDTR

Report of Voting on DTR

Working document

RVDTS

Report of Voting on DTS

Working document

RVN

Report of Voting on NP

Working document

SAG

Sales Advisory Group

General

SAG-S

Strategic Advisory Group on Security

General

SB1, SB3, SB4

Sector Board 1, 3 or 4

General

SBP

Strategic Business Plan

Working document

SC

Subcommittee / Sous-Comité

General

SG

Stakeholder Group

Conformity Assessment

SMB

Standardization Management Board

General

SPCG

Standards Programme Coordination Group

General

SRD

Systems Reference Deliverable

Project Stage Codes

TA

Technical Area

General

TC

Technical Committee

General

TCDV

Translation of CDV

Project Stage Codes

TDISH

Translation of DISH

Project Stage Codes

TDTR

Translation of DTR

Project Stage Codes

TDTS

Translation of DTS

Project Stage Codes

TF

Task Force

Conformity Assessment

TFDIS

Translation of FDIS

Project Stage Codes

ToR

Terms of Reference

Conformity Assessment

TPUB

Translation of publication

Project Stage Codes

TR

Technical Report

General

TRF

Test Report Form

Conformity Assessment

TS

Technical Specification

General

TTA

Technology Trend Assessment

General

WE

Wind Energy

Conformity Assessment

WG

Working Group

General

WPUB

Withdrawn publication

Project Stage Codes

WSC

World Standards Cooperation (IEC/ISO/ITU)

General