WG 11

Systems issues

Terms of Reference:

WG 11 has the responsibility to undertake the following activities and make related recommendations for CAB approval:

- Develop the modifications to the Harmonized Basic Rules (HBR) necessary to ensure consistency among the CA Systems and with the IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure and IEC CAB Policy, and as directed by CAB to oversee the development of Harmonized Rules of Procedure and principles for standalone schemes;

- Review IEC CA Systems Supplements to the HBR;

- Act as the reviewing body for the CA System Rules of Procedure to evaluate their compliance with IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure, CAB Policy and the identification  of possible areas for harmonization or alignment, when appropriate, and give recommendations to the CA System(s);

- Identify opportunities for harmonization of documents and programs at the System level and across the CA Systems and act as the coordinator of the Subject Matter Experts from the Systems in an effort to harmonize or align aspects;

- Considers issues associated with CA System membership of suspended IEC NCs;

- To consider the use by the IEC Systems of non-ISO and non-IEC documents.