MB TF - IEC Masterplan

In view of the upcoming revision of the IEC Masterplan 2011, the SMB established a Task Force to provide input to the Masterplan revision process.

IEC 62035 Discharge lamps (excluding fluorescent lamps)

The SMB noted the recommendation from CAB concerning clause 7 of IEC 62035 and invites SC 34A and IECEE to discuss the issues and report back to the SMB the outcome of their discussions before 2010-05-30.

ISO/IEC JTC 1

The SMB approved ISO/IEC JTC 1 Resolution 51: Appointment of Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) as Registration Authority for ISO/IEC 9834-9.

 

Concerning Resolutions 25 and 26 regarding Smart Grid, and Resolution 34 on Sensor Networks, SMB instructs JTC 1 to coordinate with the SMB/Strategic Group 3 Smart Grid, and suspend the new work item proposal JTC1 N9921 Sensor Networks and Interface for Smart Grid Systems.

 

ISO/TMB is invited to concur.

SO/TC 22 ISO/NP 15118

The SMB is in favour of a JWG with IEC TC 69 for ISO/TC 22 ISO/NP 15118 Communication protocol between electric vehicle and grid Part 1: Definitions and use-case Part 2: Sequence diagrams and communication layers.

 

SMB considered that these items are a subset of the interoperability and communication protocols that will be needed for the smart grid and liaison needs to be established with the appropriate IEC committees (TC 13 and TC 57/WG 17 and others) involved in Smart Grid communication standardization under the coordination activities of the SMB Strategic Group 3.

 

ISO/TMB is invited to concur.

MB TF on ISO/TC 22 counter proposal on Automotive MoU

The SMB agreed to establish an SMB Task Force of 4 SMB members to address a counter proposal from ISO/TC 22 for the Joint Memorandum of Understanding between ISO and IEC on Automotive Electrotechnics. The Task Force comprises DE, FR (H. Rochereau), ES (P. Corrons) and JP (S. Harada).

 

The SMB group will meet with representatives from TMB and ISO/TC 22.

 

The TF will report to SMB before 2010-05-30, for consideration/decision by SMB at its June 2010 meeting.

New ISO TC - Industrial Furnaces - IEC TC 27 Industrial electroheating equipment

SMB invites ISO/TMB to concur with the TC 27 request to both IEC/SMB and ISO/TMB, to facilitate a fruitful liaison between IEC/TC 27 and ISO/TC 244.

Recommendations from ACEA following the meeting held in Geneva 2009-12-01 to 2009-12-02

The SMB approved the following recommendations from ACEA, taking into account the comments received from SMB members, document SMB/4169A/CC:

 

• 0912/01 “Environmentally conscious design for electrical and electronic products” - since IEC 62430 has been published and has a horizontal function, IEC Guide 114 will be withdrawn.
• 0912/03: ECO design and ISO - to avoid development of conflicting standards the work of ISO TC 207 and IEC TC 111 should be aligned.

SG 3 Smart Grid

The SMB approved the SG 3 recommendations 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10, taken at its meeting held 2009-11-19..20, and detailed in document SMB/4175/R, and asked SG 3 to provide action plans for all of the recommendations based on the input from SMB members and TCs/SCs given in document SMB/4175A/CC. SMB however asks SG 3 to take into consideration the comments for recommendations 1, 2, 4 and 8.

 

Regarding recommendation 8, SMB remarked that there are several IEC TCs working in this area and asks SG 3 to review the recommendations in light of the comments made at the meeting.

 

Recommendation 9 “to add a Smart Grid certification process to the IEC System family”, is referred to CAB for further input to SMB.

SG 1 Energy Efficiency and renewable resources

The SMB reviewed the revised SG 1 recommendations 15, 18 and 20 and new recommendations 27 to 34, submitted in the SG 1 report following the meeting held in Tel Aviv, 2009-10-20.

 

Taking into consideration the input received from SMB members and TCs/SCs, the SMB approved SG 1 recommendations: 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34.

 

SMB noted that SMB/SG 3 is addressing the subject of the SG 1 Recommendation 29 - Smart Meters.

 

SMB requested SG 1 to clarify recommendations 15 rev, 18 rev and 20 rev, noting work already ongoing in TC 100 and TC 108. SMB requested SG 1 to submit revised recommendations with action plans for SMB approval by correspondence.

 

SG 1 is asked to respond to the input received from IEC TCs/SCs, reference documents SMB/4135A/CC and SMB/4135B/CC.

Alternative Test Methods

The SMB approved text for ISO/IEC Directives Part 2 - clause 6.3.5.4, proposed by the IEC DMT, concerning the designation of a referee test method:

 

"If more than one test method is to be standardized, a referee method (often called "reference method") may be identified in the document to resolve doubts or dispute. The decision to specify a referee method is made by each committee based on its particular needs. The committee shall either identify one method as the referee method or shall be allowed to identify alternative test methods."

 

ISO/TMB is invited to concur.

Directives Maintenance Team - DMT

The SMB approved the five recommendations submitted by the Directives Maintenance Team, outlined in document SMB/4153/R, following its meeting held 2009-10-20, and decided:

 

• not to extend to other IEC TCs/SCs, the derogation accorded to TC 100 for the acceptance of new work item proposals with a minimum of 2 experts;
• not to extend to other IEC TCs/SCs, the use of the TC 100 Fast Standardization Procedures (FSP);
• concerning the questions of principle from TC 86:

 

1) PAS validity – to modify Part 1 of the ISO/IEC Directives clause 3.2.4 be modified to read – “The validity may be extended for a single period up to a maximum of 3 years, at the end of which it shall be published as another type of normative document, or shall be withdrawn”.

2) Persistently inactive experts - add new clause 1.12.3 “Persistently inactive experts, meaning absence of contributions through attendance to working group meetings or by correspondence, shall be removed, by the office of the CEO at the request of the technical committee or sub-committee secretary, from working groups after consultation with the P-member.”

 

ISO/TMB is invited to concur on the above two items;

 

• to circulate the guidelines for use of video- and teleconferencing by IEC TC/SCs developed by ISO and JTC 1 to IEC NCs and IEC TC/SCs for their comments;
• to approve the nomination of Max Maffucci (AU) as a member on the IEC DMT.

ISO/IEC JDMT report

The SMB concurred with ISO/TMB resolution 132/2009 following approval of the five recommendations from the Joint ISO/IEC DMT concerning:

• A1 0906/01: Review the recommendations of the JDMT’s Market Relevance Task Force (MRTF);
• A2 0906/02: WG participation, numbers of experts and continuation of projects;
• A3 0906/04: ISO/IEC Directives Part 2 – modifications for the 2010 edition;
• A4 0996/08: Review of the respective texts from IEC and ISO for ISO/IEC Directives Part 2 clauses 6.7 and 6.8;
• A5 0906/11: Use of ISO’s four digit stage code in IEC’s project data base.

ISO/IEC/ITU-T SAG on security

The SMB concurred with the ISO/TMB Resolution 145/2009 and requests the joint SAG on Security to submit a final report and recommendations by May 2010.

ISO NP Mechatronics - ISO/TS/P 209, SMB/4068A/CC

The SMB noted the ISO proposal for a new field of technical activity on Mechatronics and SMB believes that existing TCs, for example in ISO 184 and in IEC 22G, 65 and others, are already covering significant portions of this work. The SMB recommends that further consultations take place before continuing with the proposal.

ISO/TMB is invited to concur.

Power transmission from offshore to onshore

In line with a Swedish initative Power transmission from offshore to onshore, the SMB requests TC 20 to inform the SMB when the work being carried out by CIGRE-B1 (i.e. WG B1-32 and WG B1-27), on shore cable standard for high voltage AC and DC is mature, which can be used as the basis for an international standard to cover the connection between offshore power stations and the onshore grid.

Power transmission from offshore to onshore

In line with a Swedish initiative Power transmission from offshore to onshore, the SMB, requests TC 18, together with other relevant IEC and ISO committees, to consider which new standards are required to cover HV offshore based non-explosive power stations, both for receiving power from onshore and for supplying the onshore grid.

SMB TF on Batteries and Battery Chargers

The SMB received an oral report from Jan Roed, convener of the Task Force explaining the recent developments in this domain and at his request disbanded the TF. The report will be circulated after the SMB meeting.

The SMB thanked Mr. Roed for his report.

Joint IEC-CIGRÉ Coordination Group (JICCG) meeting held 2009-08-31 in Kista, Sweden

The SMB received the final report from JICCG, established less than two years ago to provide guidance to IEC and CIGRE in the development of UHV standardization for both AC and DC where the state of the art permits such standardization to be undertaken.

The SMB thanked the JICCG and the co-chairmen Dr. Hisatoshi Ikeda (IEC) and Mr Mark Waldron (CIGRE) for the documentation and work undertaken to provide a road map of UHV AC technologies. The outstanding open issues identified by JICCG will be addressed by SG 2.

The SMB agreed that TC 99, which has competences both in HVAC and HVDC, should be included in the Roadmap. TC 115 is requested to finalize its scope and submit it for SMB approval by February 2010.

In accordance with the recommendation of JICCG, upon the completion of its mandate the SMB disbanded JICCG and invited CIGRE to concur.

SMB SG 2: Standardization of Ultra High Voltage(UHV) Technologies

The SMB approved the three recommendations from SG 2, submitted in the report from its first meeting held in Kista Sweden, 2009-09-02, concerning the revision of its scope; to provide a definition of UHV and to develop a road map of standardization on UHV DC technologies.

IEC Guides - SMB/4081/DC, SMB/4081A/CC

The SMB confirmed that IEC Guides contain mandatory and non-mandatory text and requested that the Guides listed in the annex to document SMB/4081/DC, be referred to the bodies responsible for review, to identify parts that are mandatory or for guidance only. IEC Guides 104, 107 and 108 are mandatory.

The SMB agreed that in future, all new Guides should give a clear indication of those which are mandatory or for guidance.

TCs/SCs will be provided with a clear definition of a “Guide” including instructions of their use by administrative circular.

ISO/TMB is invited to concur.

Alternative “referee” Test Methods - SMB/4080/DC, SMB/4080A/CC

The SMB, on the subject of Alternative “referee” Test Methods, agreed that the IEC should be flexible allowing each TC/SC to decide, as a function of their needs, on the necessity of designating a referee test method.

The SMB agreed to request the DMT to develop text to revise the existing wording of the ISO/IEC Directives to reflect this and report back to SMB for its February 2010 meeting.

TC 23 Electric Accessories & SCs, SMB/4042/R

The SMB approved the report of TC 23 with the exception of the SBP and requested TC 23 and its subcommittees to develop a plan to address the concerns of the US NC, given in document SMB/4042A/CC, and supported by other NCs, about several TC 23 standards covered by SC 23B, SC 23C and SC 23H not reflecting the needs of significant markets.

The SMB requests TC 23 to revise the SBP accordingly, in time for the SMB June 2010 meeting.

Proposal for ISO and IEC Collection and Databases on Adoption/Use of ISO and IEC Deliverables

The SMB considered a proposal for ISO and IEC for collection into databases information on adoption/use of ISO and IEC deliverables, and noting that the IEC has a well established database, suggested to broaden the database to include more information regarding usage of standards and encouraging harmonization of the content of the IEC and ISO databases.

The SMB supported the ongoing discussions between IEC and ISO on this subject.

Joint ACEA/ACOS TF flame ignition requirements

The SMB thanked the Joint ACEA/ACOS Task Force for the recommendations, document SMB/3994/R, on external small flame ignition requirements in IEC standards, endorsing them and authorizing the distribution (via AC/20/2009) to all TCs and to further publicize the recommendations throughout the IEC.

AC’s’ Terms of Reference

The SMB approved the revised terms of reference of SMB Advisory Committees, as referenced in document SMB/3982/INF, with small editorial changes. The SMB approved the membership of ACEC to consist of up to 20 members including the chairman of TC 77 and CISPR as ex officio members of ACEC.

The SMB advisory committees are invited to implement the revised terms of reference. The current membership of the ACs will remain unchanged until their terms of office have expired.

SMB/SG on LVDC

The SMB agreed to a proposal from the Swedish NC, document SMB/4007/DP, to establish a strategic group on “LVDC distribution systems up to 1500V DC in relation to energy efficiency”, which includes all mobile products with batteries, lighting, multimedia, ICT etc. with electronic supply units.

The Swedish NC, which has offered to undertake the convenership of SG 4, is invited to take into account the comments received in document SMB/4007B/DP and made at the meeting, and propose the membership of the SG 4 from the TCs proposed.

SMB nominations are requested by 2009-07-31.

Joint ISO/IEC Guide Security- SMB/3971/DC, SMB/3971A/CC

The SMB approved the submission of ISO/IEC Guide: Guidelines for the inclusion of security aspects in standards in parallel with ISO for a formal 4 months vote in accordance with the Directives. The SMB requests that the SAG-S take into account the SMB comments and bring the definition of safety in line with ISO/IEC Guide 51 before circulation.

ISO/IEC Project Committee on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources - Common International Terminology

The SMB approved a joint ISO/IEC proposal for a common international terminology document for energy efficiency, reference documents C/1559/DV and C/1574/RV, to be undertaken by a Joint ISO/IEC Project Committee. At the present time IEC NCs Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Sweden and the United States have indicated that they will appoint experts to the Joint Project Committee.

ISO/TMB is invited to note and concur.

TC 88 Wind Turbines - TS 61400-22 - SMB/3981/DP, SMB/3981A/CC, SMB/4017/INF

The SMB approved the request from TC 88 for TS 61400-22 to be converted into a full standard in conformance with the criteria for requests by Technical Committees to prepare sector specific operating procedures for use by conformity assessment bodies in accordance with the IEC Supplement of the ISO/IEC Directives subclause 6.3.

TC 88 is requested to circulate the document for approval as an FDIS.

French Translations - SMB/3999/DP

The SMB confirmed that the TC/SC secretariats, without exception, shall send the English texts that need to be translated (CDV, FDIS, DTS, DTR) in an editable format to the French NC, in application of the IEC Supplement to the ISO/IEC Directives, Annex L.

EMF exposure limits in IEC TCs

The SMB agreed in principle to the recommendations from the Canadian NC on the use of EMF exposure limits in IEC TCs, reference in document SMB/3979/DC, taking into account the comments received, document SMB/3978A/CC. A revised version will be submitted to SMB for approval by correspondence.

The SMB agreed that all TCs should avoid any reference to exposure limits in the normative sections of a standard, and that a disclaimer statement be added whenever exposure limits are included in an informative annex.

The SMB endorsed the proposals concerning the scope of TC 106, and requested TC 106 to implement them. TC 106 is asked to avoid using the fast track procedure for documents that include exposure limits specifically those offered to TC 106 under the Dresden agreement.

Clear instructions to TCs involved in the development of standards on EMF measurement techniques will be provided based on the recommendations proposed.

Danish NC proposal on CD and DC documents

The SMB noted the Danish NC proposal concerning the “no comments” box when voting on CD and DC documents and agreed that this be changed to “no comments at this stage”. 

NCs are requested to follow the procedures given in AC/15/2007.

SMB ahGs and SG membership

The SMB decided to keep the membership to a minimum to ensure efficient working.  NCs may nominate one member to ad hoc Groups (ahGs) and SMB Strategic Groups (SGs) and where desired an alternate may also be named who can replace the member at meetings. The members are to be appointed by the SMB chairman and the SG/ahG convener, in consultation with the IEC Central Office, from the nominees submitted.The convener may invite experts when needed to attend meetings.

Documentation is to be made available to all in liaison.

Exposure limits in EMF measurement standards

The SMB agreed to the Canadian proposal to draft a paper on the subject of the development of exposure limits in EMF measurement standards by several TCs.  The SMB NCs DE, DK, ES, JP, SE and the US will participate in drafting the paper with the Canadian NC.

Approval TC reports by correspondence

The SMB agreed to approve TC/SC reports by correspondence within 4 weeks following circulation of the reports for comment and approval, for inclusion in the consent agenda of the subsequent SMB meetings following the approval periods.

This decision is in line with SMB Decision 131/2, following a successful trial period of one year which proved to be an efficient and fast method of approving TC/SC reports.

Interpretation of “active participation” by P-members

The SMB concurred with the interpretation of “active participation” by TC/SC P-members and WG/PT experts, in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives Part 1, 1.7.4 , given in document SMB/3815/DC. Central Office will provide guidance, in consultation with the IEC TC Officers, for evaluating whether the requirements of the Directives have been met before proposing appropriate action.

SMB strategy implementation plan

The SMB approved the SMB Standardization Strategy Implementation Plan 2008-2011, with slight improvements which will require small editorial changes in the approved policy document. An amended version of the policy will be circulated.

Transitional periods

The SMB approved in principle the DMT recommendation to extend the use of transitional periods to all IEC publications and requests the DMT to revise the text in the current edition of the IEC Supplement to the Directives.

PAS procedures

The SMB concurred with the DMT recommendation concerning PAS procedures, requesting, that for direct submission of a PAS, a check list be developed by Central Office for use with the FormPAS, to ensure that there is no conflict with existing International Standards, copyright agreements and that IPR issues have been addressed.

The SMB thanked TC 65 for its input to the improvement of FormNP, which will be sent to the ISO/TMB and IEC/SMB group on market relevance. TC 65 is requested to explore the use of the Fast Track option given in the ISO/IEC Directives Part 1, F.2, for publications from external organizations dealing with mature technology.

Common terminology, metrics, general calculation methods and criteria in the field of energy efficiency

The SMB agreed to the proposal of the chairs of IEC SMB/SG1 and ISO/TMB/SAG E to establish a joint ISO/IEC Project Committee to develop a common general terminology, metrics, general calculation methods and criteria in the field of energy efficiency in order to provide a generic framework as the basis for further detailed domain specific requirements for the development of suitable ISO/IEC deliverable(s).The SMB concurs with ISO/TMB resolution 135/2008 to invite AFNOR, together with the French NC, to develop a new work item proposal.The SMB invited ITU to participate and invited ISO/TMB to note the SMB position.

Reduction of voting times in the development process

The SMB noted the conclusions from the joint SMB/TMB ahG on reduction of voting times in the development process and agreed to:

• reduce the result of vote on NP (IEC specific) from 6 weeks to 3 weeks
• change the comment period on CDs from 3 months to a period of 2, 3 or 4 months as agreed by the TC/SC concerned.

The SMB thanked and disbanded the joint SMB/TMB ahG.

SMB invites TMB to concur.

IEC Strategic Group on UHV

The SMB agreed to set up a strategic group on UHV to address the IEC standardization needs and coordinate activities of IEC TCs.

SMB members are asked to provide names of approximately 12 experts to participate in this group by end December 2008.

The Swedish NC will provide the name of the convener.

Smart Grid

The SMB complemented Alvin Scolnik, Vice President Technical Services of NEMA and Richard Schomberg, Chairman of IEC TC 8, for interesting presentations on smart grid to provide an overall view of this activity.

The SMB proposes to set up a Strategic Group on Smart Grid with the primary responsibility for the development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems.

Members of SMB agreed to provide names of approximately 12 representatives from systems integrators, utilities, business, manufacturers and users by end December 2008.

The US NC is invited to convene this group. A progress report will be reviewed at the SMB February 2009 meeting.

International standards on public policies

The SMB approved the draft document Principles for developing ISO and IEC standards related to or supporting public policy initiatives to be made available as a policy statement.

The SMB concurred with ISO/TMB Resolution 123/2008 to ask the Joint Directives Maintenance Team to review the document to determine whether consequential changes are needed to the ISO/IEC Directives.

DMT recommendations from Tokyo meeting - SMB/3441/R

The SMB approved DMT recommendations:

• • A.1
  • Decisions taken by TCs when meetings over-run and some of the P-members have already left - the Chairman’s survival kit should be modified to give guidelines (as outlined in DMT report) for handling voting decisions taken when meetings over-run.
• • A.2
  • Rules for JWGs (ISO/IEC) – the key principles (outlined in the DMT recommendation)on the ISO proposed rules for JWGs (ISO/IEC) for discussion/negotiation with ISO at the next ISO/IEC DMT meeting.
• • A.3
  • Review of terms of reference – the revised Terms of Reference given in Annex A of DMT report.
• • A.4
  • DMT membership – the extensions to the terms of office of M. Graham, D. George and C. Zegers, for the period 2007-07-01 to 2010-06-30.
• • A.5
  • Maintenance procedures – that the DMT verify that the maintenance programme initiated in 2000 is fulfilling its objective of ensuring that there is adequate stability of IEC publications.
• • A.6
  • Handling of SMB TC QPs – that all TC QPs related to fundamental changes/derogations to the Directives be submitted to the DMT for their comments and recommendations and to put in abeyance this type of QP until the DMT has submitted its comments and recommendations without delaying the circulation of the TC RSMB.

SPSs

The SMB thanked ahG 24 for the proposals to improve the SPS of IEC TCs and agreed to:

• a more market oriented SPS as outlined in document SMB/3481/R
• focus on strategic issues not available on the website
• modify the designation to “strategic business plan”

trial a few TCs with the new “SBP”, for use as guidance before agreeing to implementation for all TCs

AhG 24 is asked to analyse the results of the trial to ensure that those SBPs correspond to the desired result for use as examples for other TCs and report to SMB by June 2008.

NP - Marine Energy – Wave and Tidal Energy Converters

The SMB noted the interest of 6 NCs to participate in a new TC dealing with Marine Energy – Wave and Tidal Energy Converters and decided to establish IEC TC 114 as proposed in document SMB/3487/NP, with the deletion of the last bullet in the programme of work.

The SMB noted the requests from the British and Canadian NCs to undertake the secretariat duties of this new TC and will decide after the deadline of 2007-08-17 for NCs to respond to SMB/3487/NP.

Transitional period for the adoption by member countries of IEC safety publications

The SMB considered that transitional periods for the adoption by member countries of IECsafety publications to define a suitable transitional period from the use of the old to the new edition could be provided on an informative basis. However, emphasized that IEC standards are voluntary, not mandatory, including those that are suitable for national/regional regulatory use. IEC standards should not specify arbitrary transitional periods that would not be consistent with the requirements in different markets. Those dates should be determined by authorities having jurisdiction.

During the transitional period, both editions of publications concerned will be available.

New initiatives for IEC work

The SMB agreed to set up two SMB strategic groups to look into new initiatives for IEC work, one on aspects of energy and one on automotive electronics, to further develop the proposals that are outlined in document SMB/3382A/CC and to report back to the SMB 129 meeting in June 2007.

SMB/SG 1: The SMB Strategic Group on energy efficiency and renewable resources will hold consultations under the leadership of Germany with participation of CA, CN, ES FR, GB, IT, JP and US.

SMB/SG2: The SMB Strategic Group on automotive electronics will hold consultations under the leadership of Japan with the participation of DE, FR, IT, KR and the US.

ISO/IEC/ITU Common Patent Policies

The SMB welcomed the draft guidelines for implementing the common IEC/ISO/ITU patent policy, and agreed with the ISO/TMB resolution to make every effort to obtain patent information in cases where a patent holder refuses to grant licences free of charge or under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions. The SMB noted the WSC decision to refer comments received to the three CEOs for further consideration.

The SMB decided to set up a new IEC TC 113 with the provisional title and scope as outlined in document SMB/3235/DV.

It is noted that the German and US NCs have indicated an interest in undertaking the secretariat of TC 113.

The deadline for responding to document SMB/3235/DV has been extended to 2006-06-30, to allow for a longer period for NCs to respond regarding membership and secretariat.

The SMB requested SMB ABN 20 to propose concrete recommendations to ensure close cooperation between ISO and IEC and to review the proposed programme of work for the next SMB meeting, 2006-09-25.

The SMB having considered input from TC/SC officers:

• agreed to request TC 31 to draft a “code of good working practice“ for TC 31 work referring to all relevant IEC guides. The model can be used as a basis for work of other TCs/SCs.
• approved a proposal for re-scheduling retraining sessions for TC/SC officers in consultation with the TC/SC secretaries and with the agreement of the secretariats concerned.
• agreed the DMT to review the responses to the survey about IEC Directives Part 2 Annex A Principles for drafting standards to improve guidance for ensuring that IEC publications are market relevant and to report to the SMB in February 2007.

The SMB thanked SB 1 for recommendation 1 and agreed that Ultra-high-voltage transmission standards may be needed in the near future. However, the SMB is also concerned as to whether sufficient research has been done and felt that before the IEC proceeds with the SB1 recommendation that a Ultra High Voltage Symposium be held with CIGRE, EPRI and other research institutions as well as representatives from key IEC TCs to address the subject.

Central Office will consult the chairmen of SB 1 and TC 8 to determine which of the two entities should organize the symposium.

The SMB welcomed the proposal from ISO/TMB to transform IEC TC 31 Equipment for explosive atmospheres into a joint IEC/ISO TC, agrees with the intent to work collaboratively, but noted that there were several organizational issues associated with creating a JTC.

The SMB suggested to set up a subcommittee within IEC TC 31 with ISO secretariat and chair with participation of ISO and IEC members to process double logo standards on “non electrical” matters. This provision is not fully covered by the current Directives and a special provision would be needed for this particular case.

ISO/TMB is invited to concur and SMB welcomes further dialogue.

The Committee of Action requested TCs to apply the Directives, article 1.7.4, concerning participation of P-members which directly influences the number of experts required for the acceptance of New Proposal (NP). If the required number of experts has not been obtained by the end of the voting period, NCs can, within one month, nominate further experts they consider will contribute effectively to the work, without resubmitting the NP for vote.

However, in the case of highly specialized technology the Committee of Action is prepared to give derogation, on a project-by-project basis, after careful study of justifications provided by the TCs/SCs.