About
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Secretary:
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Chairperson:Dr Eunsook Moon
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1978
Scope
Membership
COPOLCO membership is open to interested member bodies as participating (P) or observer (O) members and to interested correspondent members as observer (O) members.
Terms of reference
- To study means of helping consumers to benefit from standardization, and means of improving consumer participation in national and international standardization.
- To provide a forum for the exchange of information on the experience of consumer participation in the development and implementation of standards in the consumer field, and on other questions of interest to consumers in national and international standardization.
- To advise ISO Council as to the consolidated viewpoints of consumers on matters relevant to ISO's current and potential standardization and conformity assessment work.
- To advise ISO Council on the need for new or revised policies or actions within ISO as they relate to consumers' needs.
More information about COPOLCO and related ISO activities can be found in the section Resources for consumers.
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Liaison Committees to ISO/COPOLCO
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/COPOLCO:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/TC 34/SC 12 | Sensory analysis | ISO |
ISO/TC 304 | Healthcare organization management | ISO |
ISO/TC 314 | Ageing societies | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/COPOLCO
ISO/COPOLCO can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/CASCO | Committee on conformity assessment | ISO |
ISO/TC 173/SC 1 | Wheelchairs | ISO |
ISO/TC 304 | Healthcare organization management | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym | Title | Category |
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ANEC | European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization | A |
CI | Consumers International | A |
ECOS (Environment) | Environmental Coalition on Standards | A |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD | A |
OIML | International Organization of Legal Metrology | A |
Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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21-23 | May 2024 | Nairobi (Kenya) | ISO/COPOLCO |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional