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.

• Aug 25, 2021

  IIOC Technical Committee

  Representative:

  All IIOC members represented

  Comments:

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• Aug 27, 2021

  GFSI Stakeholder Advisory Forum

  Representative:

  Jeremy Chamberlain (SGS)

  Comments:

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• Sep 1, 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 2, 2021

  INetQI

  Representative:

  Marcus Long

  Comments:

  INetQI brings together all specialized organizations that operate at an international level and that are active in promoting and implementing activities on metrology, accreditation, standardization and conformity assessment as tools for sustainable economic development.

• Sep 7, 2021 - Sep 8, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Horizontal Harmonization Committee

  Representative:

  Christian Schramm (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.

• Sep 9, 2021

  IAF Executive Committee

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

• Sep 13, 2021 - Sep 15, 2021

  ISO/CASCO JWG 59 ISO/IEC TS 17021-13, Competence requirements for auditing and certification of compliance management systems

  Representative:

  Annette Desi (DEKRA)

  Comments:

• Sep 16, 2021

  IIOC Board

  Representative:

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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:

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• Oct 6, 2021

  IAF Food Working Group

  Representative:

  TBC

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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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