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.

• Mar 2, 2021 - Mar 3, 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.

• Mar 2, 2021

  IIOC Board

  Representative:

  Comments:

• Mar 4, 2021

  IAF CABAC (Conformity Assessment Body Advisory Committee)

  Representative:

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

  Comments:

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

• Mar 8, 2021

  IIOC Technical Committee

  Representative:

  All IIOC members represented

  Comments:

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• Mar 10, 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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• Mar 24, 2021 - Mar 25, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Certification Committee

  Representative:

  Leo Omodeo-Zorini (DNV GL)

  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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• Mar 24, 2021

  IAF Food Working Group

  Representative:

  TBC

  Comments:

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• Mar 29, 2021 - Mar 31, 2021

  ISO/CASCO JWG 36 ISO 22003 (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems)

  Representative:

  Remco Pieters (Lloyd’s Register) and Neil Milvain (SGS)

  Comments:

  Joint Working Group between ISO/TC 34/SC17 (Committee responsible for ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System standard) and ISO CASCO.

• Apr 6, 2021

  IAF Management System Certification Working Group

  Representative:

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

  Comments:

  Working Group at IAF-ILAC Mid-term meetings 2021

• Apr 28, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Conformity Assessment Bodies College

  Representative:

  Manuela Held (DEKRA)

  Comments:

  College meeting feeding into EA Advisory Board meeting (29 April 2021). Terms of reference of the EAAB can be seen here.

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• Apr 28, 2021

  ISO/CASCO STAR, Strategic Alliance and Regulatory Group

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

  Key ISO/CASCO advisory group on conformity assessment

• Apr 29, 2021

  GFSI Stakeholder Advisory Forum

  Representative:

  Jeremy Chamberlain (SGS)

  Comments:

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• May 12, 2021

  IAF Technical Committee

  Representative:

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

  Comments:

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• May 20, 2021 - May 21, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) General Assembly

  Representative:

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

  Comments:

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• May 25, 2021

  FSSC 22000 Advisory Committee

  Representative:

  Remco Pieters (Lloyd’s Register)

  Comments:

  FSSC Advisory Committee

• May 27, 2021

  IAF Executive Committee

  Representative:

  Marcus Long (IIOC)

  Comments:

• Jun 16, 2021

  EA (European Accreditation) Certification Committee Food Working Group

  Representative:

  Todd Redwood (BSI)

  Comments:

  EA Certification Committee Food Working Group

• Sep 20, 2021 - Sep 22, 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: