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The supreme authority of the IEC is the Council,
which is the general assembly of the National
Committees, who are the Commission's members. The IEC also comprises
management, executive and advisory bodies and Officers.
The Officers of the IEC are the President, Deputy President (Immediate
Past-President or President-elect), Vice-Presidents, Treasurer,
and General Secretary.
Council
The Council
sets IEC policy and long-term strategic and financial objectives.
It delegates the management of all IEC work to the Council Board,
with specific management responsibilities in the spheres of standards
and conformity assessment being assumed by the Standardization Management
Board (SMB) and the Conformity Assessment Board (CAB). The Council
is a legislative body and comprises the IEC officers, Past-Presidents
of the IEC and Presidents of the full member National Committees.
In addition to setting policy and being responsible
for financial matters, the Council elects the IEC Officers, and
the members and chairmen of the Council Board, Standardization Management
Board and the Conformity Assessment Board. Council is responsible
for revising IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure and for appeal
resolution from the Council Board. The Council meets (see meetings
calendar) at least once a year at the IEC General Meeting (list
of general meetings dating back to
1904).
Council Board
The Council
Board (CB) implements the IEC Council policy and makes policy
recommendations to it. The CB is a decision-making body that comprises
the IEC Officers and 15 voting members elected by Council. CB reports
all its decisions to Council.
In addition, the CB endorses agendas and prepares
documents for Council meetings, and receives and considers reports
from the Standardization Management Board and Conformity Assessment
Board. The CB also sets up advisory bodies, as needed, and is responsible
for appointing chairmen and members of such advisory bodies. The
CB normally meets at least twice a year. |
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Management advisory committees
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Marketing Committee |
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The Marketing Committee
(MC) is an advisory body to the Council Board (CB) that
creates awareness of the IEC and its contribution to
global trade. It comprises a chairman and members appointed
by the CB.
The MC also promotes increased participation
by key players who are most aware of market needs in
appropriate IEC activities. |
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Sales Advisory Group |
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The Sales Advisory Group (SAG) is an advisory body
to the Council Board (CB) that helps to plan sales policy
and product strategy for the IEC. It comprises a chairman
and members appointed by the CB. The chairman is automatically
a member of the Marketing Committee.
The SAG’s other responsibilities include planning
the development of services to support members’
sales and product promotion activities and IEC copyright
policy. |
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Finance Committee |
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The Finance Committee (CDF) is a consultative
committee to the IEC Treasurer that advises him on all
matters relating to IEC finances. It comprises the Treasurer,
the IEC General Secretary and seven members appointed
by the Council.
The Finance Committee also strengthens
the liaison, on financial matters, between the Treasurer
and the National Committees, and contributes to the
exchange of financial information between the Officers
and the National Committees of the IEC. The Finance
Committee works by correspondence and meets only when
required. |
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Standardization Management Board |
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The Standardization
Management Board (SMB) is responsible for the management
of the IEC’s standards work including the creation,
dissolution and scopes of the IEC
Technical Committees, the timeliness of standards
production and liaisons with other international organizations.
The SMB is a decision-making body and comprises a chairman,
the IEC General Secretary and 15 members (and alternates)
elected by Council. It reports all its decisions to
the Council Board and to all National Committees.
The SMB is also responsible for the appointment of
secretariats and chairmen of TCs and ensures that priorities
for the technical work are set according to the recommendations
of the IEC Sector Boards, technical advisory committees
and technical committees. The SMB normally meets at
least three times a year. |
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Sector
Boards |
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Sector Boards report to the Standardization
Management Board and are responsible for advising on
priorities and ensuring the continuing market relevance
of IEC standards. Sector Boards comprise senior executives
with market awareness who provide strategic guidance.
Sector Boards work with all technical
committees in an industry sector also to ensure coherence
at the systems level. At present, Sector Boards cover
electricity
transmission and distribution, industrial
automation systems and infrastructure
of telecommunications networks. The IEC has plans
to create further Sector Boards. |
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Technical
advisory committees |
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The IEC’s three Standardization
Management Board advisory committees on electronics
and telecommunications, safety, electromagnetic compatibility,
and the environment help to ensure horizontal co-ordination
and the inclusion of relevant requirements in IEC standards.
ACOS
(Advisory Committee on Safety) is composed of members
appointed by the Standardization Management Board and
of members from relevant TCs. ACOS assigns "horizontal
safety functions" to certain TCs for the preparation
of basic safety publications. It also assigns "safety
group functions" to TCs involved with families
of products for preparing group safety publications.
ACEC
(Advisory Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility)
groups individual members, members from the International
Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR) and
TC77 members, and members of IEC product TCs.
ACEA
(Advisory Committee on Environmental Aspects) co-ordinates
and focuses the IEC’s efforts to ensure that IEC
product standards don't harm the environment. It is
composed of 12 individual members knowledgeable in environmental
matters and standardization. |
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IEC
Environmental Policy |
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IEC recognizes the growing
importance of preserving the environment and the role
electrotechnical standardization has to play to foster
sustainable development. Therefore it is the responsibility
of IEC staff and technical committees, members and experts,
to contribute actively to the evolving standards framework
for the benefit of the environment. For this purpose,
the IEC cooperates with ISO and regional standards development
organizations such as CENELEC. With respect to product-related
standards, IEC technical committees must assess and continuously
improve new and existing standards in view of reducing
adverse environmental impacts over the whole life-cycle
of products. The IEC will monitor and annually report
progress according to this policy. |
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Market Strategy Board |
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The Market Strategy Board (MSB), which reports to the Council Board (CB), identifies the principal technological trends and market needs in the IEC's fields of activity. It sets strategies to maximize input from primary markets and establishes priorities for the technical and conformity assessment work of the IEC, improving the Commission's response to the needs of innovative and fast-moving markets. It may establish Special Working Groups (SWG) under the leadership of an MSB member to investigate certain subjects in depth or to develop a specialized document.
The MSB comprises a chairman, 15 top-level technology officers as members appointed from industry, and (ex officio) the IEC Officers. The MSB meets at least once a year. |
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Conformity Assessment Board |
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Assessment Board (CAB) is responsible for the overall
management of the IEC’s conformity assessment activities.
The CAB is a decision-making body and comprises a Chairman,
12 voting members (and alternates) elected by Council,
one representative from each IEC conformity
assessment system, the IEC Treasurer and General Secretary.
It reports all its decisions to the Council Board.
The CAB is also responsible for evaluating
and modifying of IEC conformity assessment activities
including approval of their budgets, as well as liaison
with other international organizations on conformity
assessment matters. The CAB meets at least once a year. |
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Executive Committee
The Executive
Committee (ExCo) implements Council’s and Council Board’s
decisions and supervises the operation of the IEC
Central Office as well as communication with IEC National Committees.
The ExCo comprises the IEC Officers.
The ExCo also prepares agendas and documents for Council Board.
The ExCo normally meets at least four times a year. |
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