News & Events

External Representation

A number of key international bodies develop policy and rules relating to accredited certification. IIOC vigilantly monitors these activities and provides input, contributions and leadership to ensure developments benefit the certification industry and most importantly, its customers and clients.

• Sep 22, 2021

  IAF Remote Task Force

  Representative:

  Zeno Beltrami (DNV), Liliana Niculae (Intertek), Charlene Rice (SGS)

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• Sep 23, 2021

  IAF CABAC (Conformity Assessment Body Advisory Committee)

  Representative:

  Manuela Held (DEKRA); Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV); Guillaume Gignac (Intertek); Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Committee of Conformity Assessment Body Association members of IAF. Committee chaired by Marcus Long

• Sep 24, 2021

  GFSI Stakeholder Advisory Forum

  Representative:

  Jeremy Chamberlain (SGS)

  Comments:

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• Sep 28, 2021 - Sep 29, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Certification Committee

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV)

  Comments:

  EA Certification Committee hosted by French national accreditation body, COFRAC. Terms of Reference for the EA Certification Committee can be viewed here.

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• Sep 28, 2021

  FSSC 22000 Advisory Committee

  Representative:

  Remco Pieters (Lloyd’s Register)

  Comments:

  FSSC Advisory Committee

• Oct 5, 2021

  IAF Management System Certification Working Group

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV); Guillaume Gignac (Intertek); Manuela Held (DEKRA)

  Comments:

• Oct 6, 2021

  IAF Food Working Group

  Representative:

  TBC

  Comments:

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• Oct 13, 2021 - Oct 14, 2021

  FSSC 22000 Harmonization Day

  Representative:

  Comments:

  FSSC 22000 Harmonization Event brings together all certification bodies who provide certification to FSSC 22000 for briefings, updates, presentations and debate.

• Oct 18, 2021 - Oct 20, 2021

  IAF /ILAC Joint Working Group Communications & Marketing

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Committee responsible for output of IAF Promotional Documents and other communication material.

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• Oct 19, 2021

  IIOC Food College

  Representative:

  Comments:

  Meeting of the IIOC Food College, bringing together IIOC members’ specialists in the field of food management system certification.

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• Oct 22, 2021

  IIOC Technical Committee

  Representative:

  All IIOC members represented

  Comments:

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• Oct 26, 2021

  IIOC Board

  Representative:

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• Oct 27, 2021 - Oct 28, 2021

  IAF Technical Committee

  Representative:

  Manuela Held (DEKRA); Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV); Guillaume Gignac (Intertek); Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

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• Nov 1, 2021

  IAF Executive Committee

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

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• Nov 4, 2021

  IAF General Assembly

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV); Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

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• Nov 10, 2021 - Nov 11, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Communications & Publications Committee

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  EA’s Communication and Publications Committee (CPC) is involved in the development of any matter related to internal and external communications activities, including the publication of EA documents and the monitoring of EA IT facilities, according to the Communication Plan deriving from the EA strategy. Meeting hosted by Hungarian national accreditation body NAH. EA CPC terms of reference can be viewed here.

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• Nov 10, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Conformity Assessment Bodies College

  Representative:

  Manuela Held (DEKRA)

  Comments:

  College meeting feeding into EA Advisory Board meeting (11 November 2021). Terms of reference of the EAAB can be seen here.

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• Nov 24, 2021 - Nov 25, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) General Assembly

  Representative:

  Philippe Jeanmart (Bureau Veritas) and Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

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• Dec 2, 2021

  ISO/CASCO Chairman’s Policy and Coordination Group

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV)

  Comments:

  Key ISO/CASCO advisory group on conformity assessment

• Mar 1, 2022 - Mar 2, 2022

  EA (European Accreditation) Horizontal Harmonization Committee

  Representative:

  Anne-Fré Vollema (DEKRA)

  Comments:

  EA’s Horizontal Harmonisation Committee (HHC) deals with horizontal technical issues regarding the application of general accreditation requirements on different types of conformity assessment bodies (ISO/IEC 17011 etc), the assessment of notified bodies and the process for sector schemes. The Committee monitors the network sharing of knowledge for EU directives. The terms of reference of the EA HHC can be viewed here.

• Apr 25, 2022 - Apr 29, 2022

  ISO/CASCO Plenary meetings

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC) and Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV and IIOC Technical Committee Chair)

  Comments: