USNC Toolbox of Reference Documents

The USNC online Toolbox is a one-stop resource where USNC constituents will find a compilation of the key documents and forms that facilitate their work: USNC Reference Documents IEC Reference Documents Suggestions of additional documents that should be included on this page can be sent to Tony Zertuche at tzertuche@ansi.org

USNC Reference Documents

• Guide for U.S. Delegates to Meetings of ISO and the IEC
• Model Operating Procedures for USNC IEC Technical Advisory Groups (USNC/TAGs)
• USNC Statutes
• USNC Rules of Procedure
• USNC Policy on Adoption/Adaptation of IEC Standards as American National Standards
• USNC Policy in Distribution of Free Copies of IEC Standards and Working Documents for use in USNC Standards Development Activities
• USNC Policy on Information Interest Groups (IIGs)
• Conformity Assessment Policy Coordination Committee (CAPCC)
• Why the USNC Charges Fees
• Head of Delegation Report Template
• Development of ANSI and USNC/IEC Policy and Technical Position to ISO and IEC

IEC Reference Documents

• ISO/IEC Directives: Part 1

  (Procedures for the technical work)

• ISO/IEC Directives Part 2

  (Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards and related documents)

• ISO/IEC Directives, IEC Supplement

  (Procedures specific to IEC)

• IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure

  (2001 edition, incorporating amendments approved by Council on 2004-01-02, 2005-01-07, 2005-09-02, 2006-06-23, 2008-01-18, 2009-02-13, 2011-07-01, 2013-01-11 and 2015-01-30)

• IEC Basic Agreement

  Governing the relations between a National Committee accepting to undertake the secretariat duties of a technical committee or a sub-committee and the IEC Central Office (1992 edition)

• IEC Masterplan

• Guidance for National Committees (NC) on the Hosting of Technical Committee (TC) Meetings (2012)

• IEC Administrative Circulars

  various important IEC issues from document access to meetings to procedures and more